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- 25 Jun 2023
NITDA, Jigawa State Partner to Empower Youths on Digital Entrepreneurship
In a significant move to foster digital skills development and youth empowerment, the Jigawa State Government has partnered with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to…
- 14 May 2026
UK Reaffirms Development Partnership with Kano, Jigawa States
Ms. Cynthia Rowe, the Head of Development Cooperation at the British High Commission Abuja, has completed high-level engagements with Kano and Jigawa States, reaffirming the United Kingdom's…
- 8 Apr 2025
NIGCOMSAT, Jigawa State Empower 150 Youths on Satellite New Innovations
Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) in collaboration with Jigawa state government, commenced training of 150 youths on satellite technology and digital communication. Jane…
- 16 Jun 2020
NITDA DG Urges Kano and Jigawa State to Harness Youth Population for Economic Recovery
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), firmly believe that the ever-growing youthful population of Kano and Jigawa can be a source of…
- 11 Mar 2015
Lamido, Jigawa Gov Calls for Kidnap of APC Chieftains
The presidential election campaign in Nigerian took an ugly turn yesterday when Sule Lamido, Jigawa state governor, called for the abduction of leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a…
- 13 Jan 2015
2015 Elections: GEJ Visits OBJ, Begs for Support
President Goodluck Jonathan last night met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, in an attempt to seek the latter’s support for his…
- 6 May 2022
Groups Purchase N100m APC Nomination Forms for Emefiele, CBN Gov
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for Mr. Godwin…
- 17 Sept 2014
Lamido Absent as PDP Govs Endorse Jonathan as Sole Candidate
Sule Lamido, governor of Jigawa state and a presidential aspirant, was absent yesterday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as sole candidate…
- 27 Dec 2019
Arrest, Detain Emefiele, CBN Gov over Ammunition Funds- Lamido
Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State governor, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to also arrest and detain Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank governor over the same ammunition funds for which Sambo…
- 30 Aug 2014
Sule Lamido Joins Presidential Race, Unsettles Aso Rock, PDP
Last-minute decision of Dr. Sule Lamido, Jigawa State governor, to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election may have stirred some troubles in the Presidency,…
- 2 Feb 2022
Fidelity Bank Finances Ultra-Modern Rice Milling Factory
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has joined Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, and a host of dignitaries including two state governors…
- 2 Feb 2018
NITDA, Jigawa to partner on ICT development
In a bid to leverage on IT infrastructural development and capacity building in developing the youths to be self reliant and productive members of the society, a delegation from Jigawa State, led by…
- 30 Jun 2026
First Lady inaugurates IT academy, clinic, launches food bank programme in Jigawa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis centre named in her honour, describing the…
- 28 Oct 2013
Na’Abba, Others Make Ministerial List
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to send fresh list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and clearance. The nominees are to fill the 10 vacant slots in the 42-member Federal…
- 16 Jan 2022
NITDA Trains, Empowers 60 Rural Women on ICT, Techpreneur
As part of efforts in bridging the digital divide in the country through the implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, the National Information Technology Development Agency…
- 16 Dec 2015
Jigawa to Begin Rural Telephone Programme
The Jigawa Government said that it had put in place appropriate machinery to provide rural telephone services to enhance quality telecommunication services in the state. Governor Badaru Abubakar, who…
- 16 Jul 2023
Our Regulation will Not Stifle Innovation, Inuwa tells Stakeholders
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reassured stakeholders that the agency's regulations are not intended to stifle innovation but rather to…
- 17 Jun 2015
EFCC Swoops on Ex-Govs over Allegations of Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have decided to swoop on some immediate past governors in the country, with their constitutional immunity stripped, according to National Mirror.…
- 14 Jul 2008
Jigawa Introduces e-Payment for Hajj
The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has introduced an e-payment system ahead of this year's Hajj to ease the exercise. Alhaji Suleiman Hadejia, secretary to the state Pilgrims Welfare Board,…
- 17 Dec 2014
Surprises as Buhari Announce Running Mate Today
After more than 48 hours of consultations, the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to have reached a decision on the choice of the running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen.…
- 2 Sept 2020
NITDA Pledges to Extend NAVSA Programme to All States
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information technology Development Agency, (NITDA), has reaffirmed the commitment of the Agency to extend the National Adopted Village for…
- 29 Sept 2024
Experts to Explore the Imperative of Data Protection, Cloud Security @ 2024 Edition of Nigeria ICT Forum
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and reliant on digital technologies, the importance of data security cannot be overstated. Protecting sensitive information is paramount for…
- 4 Mar 2021
Jigawa Inks Law to Tackle Cyber and Digital Crimes
Jigawa State government has signed laws to tackle social media, cyber and other digital crimes against the state or individual. Dr Musa Adamu, attorney-general and commissioner for Justice made the…
- 8 Jul 2016
EFCC Publishes 'Most Wanted List', Tompolo Number 1
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released information of its 76 most wanted people. They are being hunted in connection with a variety of various offences and among those wanted…
- 4 Mar 2016
Dangote, Others Acquire Peugeot Plant
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state on Friday said that the state government, Bank of Industry, business tycoon Aliko Dangote and some states will acquire the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 8 Oct 2023
SERAP Drags Akpabio, 9 Other Ex-Govs to Court Over Collection of Salaries, Pensions
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine other former governors in the 10th Senate over their collection of…
- 9 Jun 2018
NCC Directs Telecoms Operators to Start Data Rollover June 26
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has directed operators in the telecommunication industry to begin data rollover from June 26. This means telecom operators must henceforth add a…
- 11 Aug 2020
NCC, USPF, Others Advance FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and three other agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy have continued to implement…
- 29 Jun 2009
Citad, Microsoft Commence IT Training for Traders
Twenty (20) members of the Kantin Kwari Market Traders Association, Kano last week commenced one-month free computer training at the Centre for Information Technology and Development (Citad),…