NITDA’s Kashifu Inuwa Urges Bold Path to Elevate Northern Innovation into a Tech Powerhouse   The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has challenged stakeholders in Northern Nigeria to move beyond traditional trade and embrace a strategic, innovation-driven economy. Speaking...

LASUCO: FG Commends Lafiagi Emirate, Calls for Continued Support   The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, has commended the 14th Emir of Lafiagi, HRH Alhaji Mohammed Kudu Kawu, and the entire town for maintaining peace and supporting the growth and progress of...

FG Steps up Sugar Sector Reform as Minister Inspects $300m LASUCO   The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, has commenced a series of strategic inspections of sugar projects across the country. These strategic visits which began with the Lafiagi Sugar Company (LASUCO) in...

Ex-NSITF Boss Akabogu Accuses Chris Ngige of Forced Resignation, 'Phantom' Contracts   The embattled former Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Michael Akabogu who was removed from office in February 2023, has filed an explosive petition detailing a culture of systemic...

Hon. Dasuki Flags Tax Law Discrepancies in National Assembly Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto) has raised an alarm over alleged significant discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions subsequently gazetted for public use. Rising under Order Six, Rule Two of...

Arewa Female Students Challenge Detention of Vulnerable Women for Petty Debts   Northern female students, under the aegis of the Arewa Female Students Association (AFSA), have raised concern over what they described as the indiscriminate detention of women—particularly mothers and widows—in correctional centres across northern Nigeria. The...