The Managing Director of EcoBasic Seed, Temidayo Owoeye, has said increased adoption of hybrid seeds by Nigerian farmers could significantly boost agricultural productivity and accelerate the country’s drive towards food security. Owoeye said access to quality hybrid seeds, combined with modern farming practices, could substantially improve farmers’ yields, while...
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, visited the Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR, as part of activities ahead of the Commission’s planned interactive meeting with staff and readiness assessment for the 2027 General Election at the zonal level. The...
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has congratulated the newly commissioned officers of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), warmly welcoming the 351 Air Force officers into the Nigerian Air Force family and urging them to embrace the profession with courage, discipline, professionalism and...
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), recorded significant successes in separate operations conducted between 23 and 24 September 2026, thwarting a terrorist attack, recovering an AK-47 rifle and ammunition, and arresting a suspected criminal in Kaduna State. Media Information Officer, Joint...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, on Saturday visited the Sheikh Muhammad Sambo Memorial Islamic Institute in Rigachikun, Kaduna State, where he praised the school’s efforts to combine Islamic education with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Obi disclosed that he travelled from London to Abuja aboard Air Peace...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in Kaduna State and foiled a terrorist attack, rescuing two kidnapped victims in Sokoto State, during separate operations on 12 and 13 September 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task...
Northern leaders and stakeholders have acknowledged deep-rooted social, political and leadership failures across the region, warning that insecurity, neglect of education, corruption, elite rivalry and the Almajiri crisis are threatening the future of Northern Nigeria. The concerns were contained in the communiqué of the third Late General Hassan Usman...
There comes a point in the life of a nation when a problem becomes too large, too complex and too consequential to be treated as a temporary emergency. I believe Nigeria has reached that point with the crisis of internal displacement. That is why I am adding my voice...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested three suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate allegedly responsible for a string of vehicle thefts in Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The arrests were made by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) during intelligence-led operations...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested three suspected terrorist collaborators in Kaduna State and destroyed several terrorist hideouts in Katsina State in separate operations carried out on August 27 and 28. Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed...
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected gun runner and three suspected members of an armed bandit gang, while recovering firearms, ammunition, suspected cannabis and other exhibits in separate operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday, August 27, 2026, during...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), has raised the alarm over what it perceives as the audacious attempt by the Federal Government to take over lands belonging to ethnic communities in the Middle Belt under a spurious “pilot scheme” being introduced in...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned a new helipad at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (44 NARH), Kaduna, to enhance the emergency air evacuation of wounded soldiers from operational theatres. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Lieutenant General Shaibu described...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa (ABG), has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah in Kaduna State and across Nigeria on the occasion of the Maulud celebration commemorating the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a message to Muslim faithful, ABG urged...
Immediate past Secretary General of the Anglican Communion worldwide, Bishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has urged the Federal Government to acknowledge the economic hardship confronting Nigerians rather than deny its existence. Idowu-Fearon, who is the Founder and Director of the Kaduna Centre for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations, said millions of...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have sustained their operational momentum across the Joint Operations Area, rescuing a kidnapped victim in Kaduna State and foiling a terrorist attack in Sokoto State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA...
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has hosted a delegation from the Public Diplomacy Section of the United States Embassy in Nigeria to explore new opportunities for academic collaboration, research and professional development. The engagement, held at the Ibrahim Alfa Auditorium, was aimed at strengthening educational and professional...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has stepped up its nationwide campaign for safer workplaces, with stakeholder engagements now underway in Bauchi, Jos and Kaduna. The three-day programme, which started on Tuesday, August 18 and ends Thursday, August 20, 2026, is being organised by the Fund’s Health, Safety and...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has emerged national champion of the 2026 ENACTUS Nigeria National Competition and will represent the country at the 2026 ENACTUS World Cup scheduled to hold in São Paulo, Brazil, in November. The university clinched the prestigious ticket after the ENACTUS ABU team defeated other...
There is something profoundly unsettling about a government announcing a policy ostensibly designed to resolve one of Nigeria’s most intractable security and agricultural problems, only to discover that the announcement itself has become another source of anxiety. That, increasingly, appears to be the predicament of the Federal Government’s proposed...