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News Nigeria Jigawa: NSCDC arrests scrap dealer for alleged cable vandalism in Jigawa

Published on: Monday 09 March 2026
NSCDC arrests scrap dealer for alleged cable vandalism in Jigawa
News source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/03/09/nscdc-arrests-scrap-dealer-for-alleged-cable-vandalism-in-jigawa/

Jigawa State Command, has arrested a 50-year-old scrap dealer for allegedly vandalising electrical cables in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Jigawa explains how it protects farmers, targeting 50% of rice, wheat supply

Published on: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Jigawa explains how it protects farmers, targeting 50% of rice, wheat supply
News source: https://businessday.ng/news/article/jigawa-explains-how-it-protects-farmers-targeting-50-of-rice-wheat-supply/

The Jigawa State Government has launched several initiatives to safeguard farmers from climate, market, and security challenges. These...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Teenager, 2 farmers, drown in Jigawa – Police

Published on: Thursday 25 July 2019
Teenager, 2 farmers, drown in Jigawa – Police
News source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/teenager-2-farmers-drown-in-jigawa-police/cn752yg

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu [Facebook/Nigeria Police Force] The Police Command in Jigawa said a teenager and two farmers have drowned in a river and pond in Kiyawa and Dutse Local ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria’s public debt now N24.9trn — DMO

Published on: Wednesday 10 July 2019
Nigeria’s public debt now N24.9trn — DMO
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/nigerias-public-debt-now-n24-9trn-dmo/

571 billion; Jigawa, N 38.227 billion; and Niger ... “This development calls for concern, bearing in mind that in three years, Nigeria’s debt profile rose from $10.32bn in June 30, 2015, to $22.08bn ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: CBN to create awareness on Apex Bank’s Development Initiatives in Jigawa

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2019
CBN to create awareness on Apex Bank’s Development Initiatives in Jigawa
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/cbn-to-create-awareness-on-apex-banks-development-initiatives-in-jigawa/

Nigeria News - Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has organized a sensitization fair for low income earners that are economically active on how to access the apex banks economic development initiatives designed for re-positioning entrepreneurship and agricultural production in Jigawa state.

News Nigeria Jigawa: Jigawa Mobilises 12,000 Volunteers To Strengthen Public Health

Published on: Wednesday 15 May 2019
Jigawa Mobilises 12,000 Volunteers To Strengthen Public Health
News source: https://leadership.ng/2019/05/16/jigawa-mobilises-12000-volunteers-to-strengthen-public-health/

Jigawa Mobilises 12,000 Volunteers To Strengthen Public Health Jigawa State government under its programme “Jakadan Lafiya” (Health Ambassador) has mobilised over 12,000 volunteers to strengthen the state’s public

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria’s food security to get $58m boost from UNDP, GEF

Published on: Thursday 16 May 2019
Nigeria’s food security to get $58m boost from UNDP, GEF
News source: https://www.worldstagegroup.com/nigerias-food-security-to-get-58m-boost-from-undp-gef/

“For Nigeria, it is the UNDP that is supporting the programme ... “The programme is for five years, which target Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Benue, Nassarawa, Gombe and Adamawa states. “We hope that at end ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: The Huge Data Rip-off in Nigeria

Published on: Saturday 18 May 2019
The Huge Data Rip-off in Nigeria
News source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/05/19/the-huge-data-rip-off-in-nigeria/

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, one of the MNOs ... Danbatta gave the marching order at the 95th consumers outreach programme in Dutse, Jigawa State last year. The NCC boss, who was represented by the ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria: Central Bank Sets Up Committee to Revive 50 Textile Firms in 4 Years

Published on: Thursday 16 May 2019
Nigeria: Central Bank Sets Up Committee to Revive 50 Textile Firms in 4 Years
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905170055.html

Following the earlier restriction of official forex supply to textile importers to boost local cotton/textile production, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday set up a committee for the revival of the country's cotton, textile and garment industry.

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria: Opposition to bill for ban on export and killing of donkeys

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Nigeria: Opposition to bill for ban on export and killing of donkeys
News source: https://www.worldstagegroup.com/nigeria-opposition-to-bill-for-ban-on-export-and-killing-of-donkeys/

Sani Zoro (APC-Jigawa) seeks to prohibit the killing and exportation of ... He said that if nothing is urgently done to salvage the situation, Nigeria would soon lose all its donkeys and would be ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Investors: Nigeria can generate $2 billion annually from donkeys

Published on: Monday 13 May 2019
Investors: Nigeria can generate $2 billion annually from donkeys
News source: https://www.today.ng/news/nigeria/investors-nigeria-generate-2-billion-annually-donkeys-220229

The Donkey Skin Processors Marketers and Export Association, DSPMEA, has refuted claims by a United Kingdom-based group, the Donkey Sanctuary, that the Nigerian donkey species are going into extinction.

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria can generate $2bn annually from Dunkies — Investors

Published on: Monday 13 May 2019
Nigeria can generate $2bn annually from Dunkies — Investors
News source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/nigeria-can-generate-2bn-annually-from-dunkies-investors/

“We have set up donkey ranches in Bauchi and Jigawa states and other parts of the north ... and use their derivatives for export in order to earn foreign exchange for Nigeria is in line with the ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria: Jigawa Land Grabbing - Protesting Farmers Lament Arrest, Treatment By Govt

Published on: Friday 10 May 2019
Nigeria: Jigawa Land Grabbing - Protesting Farmers Lament Arrest, Treatment By Govt
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905110019.html

Tension is rising in Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State as residents alleged constant arrest and police brutality following their protest of alleged seizure of their farmlands. ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: Jigawa Assembly impeach Speaker, 2 other principal officers

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/jigawa-assembly-impeach-speaker-2-other-principal-officers/7j4xndj

The Speaker, Jigawa House of Assembly, Alhaji Isa Idris (APC-Gwaram ... as Majority Leader. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the re-elected speaker (Idris Garba) was impeached in January ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: The Late 5: Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term; Jigawa House of Assembly removes speaker | Other stories

Published on: Thursday 09 May 2019
News source: https://ynaija.com/the-late-5-buhari-nominates-emefiele-as-cbn-governor-for-second-term-jigawa-house-of-assembly-removes-speaker-other-stories/

Isah Idris, the speaker of Jigawa state house of assembly ... acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says no human being can influence the judgement of the supreme court. Speaking on Thursday ...

News Nigeria Jigawa: 16 die in Nigeria road crash: official

Published on: Saturday 04 May 2019
News source: https://ewn.co.za/2019/05/04/16-die-in-nigeria-road-crash-official

Accidents are common on Nigeria's poorly maintained roads due ... veered off the road and burst into flames in neighbouring Jigawa state.

News Nigeria Jigawa: Nigeria: Jigawa Assembly Impeaches Speaker

Published on: Wednesday 08 May 2019
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905090537.html

Jigawa House of Assembly on Thursday impeached the Speaker, Alhaji Isa Idris. Idris was impeached by 20 out of 30 members of the House. AllAfrica publishes around 800 reports a day from more than ...