States, LGs Should Take 59% Of Federal Allocation – North-West   The North-West geopolitical zone of the country has demanded the lion’s share of the federation allocation for states and local governments. The zone said the two arms of the government should take 60 per cent while...

IMPR Chair, Sule Y Sule is NorthWest Cordinator NIPR Peace Security Project     The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has appointed Dr. Sule Yau Sule as the Coordinator of North-West on its "National Integration, Peace and Security" project. Dr. Sule, a Fellow of NIPR and University...

Insecurity in North West Nigeria: Armed Banditry or Jihadist Expansionism?  By Abdulhaleem Ishaq Ringim       North West Nigeria has for the past four to five decades suffered from waves of crisis and violence. The trajectory of such violence started with ethno-religious clashes and moved through electoral violence,...

PTAD Verifies Over 8,000 Pensioners In N/West   Over 8,000 retired federal workers have completed their verification at the ongoing Parastatal Pensioner Verification for pensioners and next of kin under the Defined Benefit Scheme in the North-West zone of the country. The North-West centre comprises seven states,...

Pension Commences Verification Of 13,000 Pensioners In North-West   The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has said it has commenced the verification of no fewer than 13,000 pensioners in the North-West. The Executive Secretary of the directorate, Mrs Chioma Ejikeme, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kano. She said the...