In a bid to address unemployment and youth restiveness, the Sokoto State Government has announced plans to recruit 3,000 workers into the State Civil Service. The initiative, according to Governor Ahmed Aliyu, aims to curb social vices by engaging young people and making them productive members of society. Speaking...
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By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Commissioner for Energy and Petroleum Resources, Honourable Sanusi Danfulani has assured that the State Independent Power Project (IPP) is nearing completion and would soon be functional. Hon. Sanusi, who spoke after inspecting a complete and functional power restoration in Durbawa village of...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has commissioned multi-billion naira water and road projects in Sokoto State, marking a significant milestone in the state’s development journey. The projects, worth over N14 billion, were commissioned on Wednesday as part of the state’s efforts to improve access...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has gifted 1,000 Saudi Riyals equivalent to ₦450,000 to each of the pilgrim from the state as a Sallah gift. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Abubakar Bawa said the gesture was extended to them after he visited the...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has directed the early payment of June salaries to all civil servants across the state, beginning Monday, to enable them to prepare for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) festival. The directive, announced in a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s Press Secretary, Malam Abubakar...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has come out in strong defense of investments in religious propagation, asserting that every amount spent on the cause is worthwhile. The governor stated this during the official inauguration of Hassan Dan Mu’azu Jumu’at mosque, Runjin sambo area renovated...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has issued a scorecard of governor Ahmed Aliyu’s performance thus far. Addressing newsmen at the party’s Secretariat, the state chairman of APC, Alhaji Isa Sadiq Achida said they have no regrets marketing the governor as...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu while on a Salah homage to the Sultan and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 appealed for collaborative efforts from all and sundry towards combating insecurity and banditry in the state. Speaking at...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto– Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has attributed his government successes thus far to the leadership of his political mentor, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko and the massive support of the All Progressive Congress (APC) members in the state. Governor Aliyu, who stated this while hosting APC...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) led government of resorting to overdraft before meeting its obligations. The PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hassan Sanyinnawal, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and one time Presidential candidate, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, has denied joining the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Bafarawa made the clarification through his Media Aide, Dr Abubakar Umar, on Tuesday in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bafarawa had sometime ago excused...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has began the distribution of essential drugs and mama kits worth over N1.6bn to 244 Primary Health centers across the 23 local government areas of the state. Speaking before the flag off, the governor said the programme was part...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Sokoto State Government commences payment of the 70,000 naira new minimum wage, the state chapter of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed to support the state by fishing out ghost workers as much as possible. Giving the assurance in his office on Monday after commending...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Saturday signed the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill into Law. While signing the bill, Aliyu pledged to deliver additional dividends of democracy and accelerate ongoing development initiatives in the state. Describing the state’s 2024 budget implementation as a resounding success, the governor reaffirmed his...
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has called on Christians in the state to use the festive season to promote peaceful coexistence. In a message issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Abubakar Bawa, on Wednesday in Sokoto, the governor felicitated with Christians as they celebrate Christmas. “Sokoto is known for...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto state Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has flagged off the distribution of 2024 dry season fertilizers to farmers across the state. The governor while speaking in Wamakko village, headquarter of Wamakko LGA, divulged that, each of the 23 LGAs in the state will be given...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu on Friday presented N526.882 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. Governor Aliyu, who tagged the 2025 budget: “Transformation and Infrastructural Sustainability“, assured that the state government would commence the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has appealed for local solutions to local problems, even as he admitted that the devaluation of Naira has greatly affected purchasing powers of Nigerians. The governor, who spoke before commencing the 9th State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday at...
Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on Tuesday granted pardon to 113 inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre in commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. Speaking through the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Nasiru Binji, Aliyu said the pardon was in line with Section 212 of the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has said the state contributes approximately 40 percent of the total onions consumed in Nigeria, thus making the state the highest producer in the country. The governor, who made this submission at the ongoing 6th International Conference On Onion...