News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria and Niger coordinate vaccination across shared border
Katsina, For families living along the border between Nigeria and Niger, crossing between the two countries is part of everyday life. People visit relatives, trade in local markets and move with their livestock in search of water and pasture. This movement can interrupt childhood vaccination and delay the detection of disease outbreaks, increasing the risk of infections spreading between communities.
News Nigeria Katsina: Troops rescue seven kidnapped victims along Katsina road
Troops of 17 Brigade, in collaboration with the Nigerian Police, have rescued seven kidnapped victims along the Dayi–Malumfashi road in Katsina State.
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigerian Police Search for 21 Teenagers Kidnapped in Northwest Katsina State
Security forces in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state are searching for 21 teenagers, most of them girls, who were abducted by gunmen from a farm Sunday and are being held for ransom. Katsina state ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Police Present ₦28m to Families of Deceased Officers in Katsina
The Katsina State Police Command has presented cheques totalling ₦28.01 million to the families of 25 officers who died in the line of duty. Commissioner of Police Ali Umar Fage handed over the ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Troops rescue 10 kidnap victims in Katsina
Nigerian troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 civilians abducted by armed terrorists in Katsina State. The victims were kidnapped ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Kano–Katsina Rail Nears Opening With Land Claims Unsettled
Nigeria says the Kano–Katsina railway is 80% complete for a December opening, while 3,252 enumerated landowners along the route remain uncompensated.
News Nigeria Katsina: Jigawa Research Institute’s success inspires Katsina’s plan for state-owned agricultural research centre
The success recorded by the Jigawa Research Institute (JRI) in agricultural research, seed development and soil mapping has inspired...
News Nigeria Katsina: NBTE Boss Hails Katsina For First Hausa-Translated Technical Training Manuals
He described the initiative as the first of its kind in Nigeria and praised Radda's administration for revitalising the Youth Craft Village.
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria: Kofar-Soro Upset By NFF's Exclusion of North From U-20 Women's World Cup
A former Katsina Director of Sports, Alhaji Aliyu Kofar-Soro is upset that no state in the north has been listed among the cities that have been picked by the Nigeria Football Federation to host matches of the 2020 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria: Concern Over Malnutrition in Katsina
Francis Sardauna writes on the need for the Katsina State Government to increase and ensure timely release of nutrition budget and counterpart funds to tackle the spate of malnourished children in the state.
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria: Textile Revival - in Praise of President Buhari
Last Tuesday, 23rd of July the National Executive Council (NEC) of the National Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers Union (NUTGWN) led by the President Comrade John Adaji had an historic privileged audience with His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Yours comradely as the General Secretary, made the remarks on behalf of the union. President Buhari is the first President of the Federal Republic to grant an audience to the leadership of a strategic labour intensive textile
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria's ban of Shiite Muslim group risks Boko Haram repeat
A ban on a Shiite Muslim group came after a court in Abuja ruled the government could classify it as a "terrorist organization." The ban raises fears the group could go underground, posing serious security challenges.
News Nigeria Katsina: Almajiri and Nigeria’s learning crisis: Beyond the Katsina Edict (2)
Similarly, the central component of the Almajiri system, which is learning in the form of Qur’anic education, is another major element that this edict is totally silent upon. It is ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria: HIV/Aids - Sani Aliyu Bags PEPFAR Heroes Award
Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has recieved the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,PEPFAR, Heroes' Award for demonstrating uncommon leadership, commitment and determination to change the course of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
News Nigeria Katsina: Gunmen kill six villagers in Nigeria’s northern Katsina state
Gunmen raided three villages in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state, killing six people, a police spokesman said on Monday. The black-clad group, riding on motorcycles, attacked Makers, Dan Sabau ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Almajiri and Nigeria’s learning crisis: Beyond the Katsina Edict (1)
The Katsina State Government recently recorded an epochal advance in governance when it issued official proclamation under the tag, “Responsible Parenting and Almajiri Right Protection Edict”. ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Nigeria: 'Over 13 Million Nigerians Battle With Malaria Annually'
Malam Umar Aminu-Imam, President, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN) in Katsina State, has said that 13,687,500 Nigerians battled with malaria annually. This statistics ...
News Nigeria Katsina: Katsina assures on workers’ welfare
The Katsina State Government on Thursday said it would continue to partner the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress towards safeguarding integrity and welfare of workers in the state. ...
