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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 Feb 2017
Oriental, Greenwish Seal Partnership Deal On Jigawa 50mw Solar Power Project
Oriental Renewable Solutions (“Oriental”), a subsidiary of the Oriental Group has reached an agreement with GreenWish Partners (“GreenWish”) to co-develop the company’s solar power project in Jigawa…
- 9 May 2023
TGI Cares Foundation Partners Jigawa iLearn Scholars
To transform young learners' lives, the TGI CARES Foundation – philanthropy arm of TGI Group – has partnered with Jigawa iLearn Scholars, an NGO, to provide tech work tools to several students as…
- 29 Dec 2014
Etisalat Lifts 200 Women in Jigawa, Kano States
No fewer than 200 women in the North-Western states of Jigawa and Kano have benefited from the support of Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat, through its community support…
- 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…
- 1 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 4 Dec 2013
FG Committed to Jigawa Airport Project-Oduah
Princess Stella Oduah, aviation minister, has said the Federal government is very committed to the actualisation of the dream of Jigawa Airport project. The Minister spoke while on inspection tour of…
- 11 May 2018
AfDB Approves $1.5 million Grant for Jigawa Solar Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$1.5 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to support the Nigerian government's implementation of Phase 1 of the Jigawa…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 Nov 2013
MTNF EyeRIS Project Team in Jigawa
MTN Foundation has continued the implementation of the MTNF EyeRIS Project, endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Health. The project is being implemented by MTN in partnership with Eye Foundation…
- 22 Jul 2016
OR Solutions, NBET Sign 50MW Jigawa Power Purchase Agreement
Oriental Renewable Solutions (Oriental), an Oriental Group company, has signed a 20 year, dollar denominated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Nigerian Bulk Energy Trader (“NBET”) for the…
- 6 Jul 2017
NCC Arrests Four with 70 Pre-Registered SIM Cards
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has apprehended four suspects involved in selling pre-registered SIM cards in Jigawa. Mr Salisu Abdu, NCC’s Head of Enforcement Unit, disclosed this while…
- 5 Mar 2020
NITDA DG Pledges to Make Informatics Kazaure IT Breeding Centre
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has assured the management of Jigawa Institute of Information Technology, Kazaure of his…
- 16 Apr 2021
Sterling Bank Trains Pupils on Financial Literacy
A financial literacy training session has been organised for secondary school pupils in Jigawa State by Sterling Bank Plc to inculcate financial discipline into the pupils and equip them with skills…
- 22 Sept 2025
Police Begins Enforcement of Tinted Glass Permits from October 2
Nigeria Police Force has announced that it will begin enforcing the use of tinted glass permits nationwide on October 2, 2025. SP Shi’isu Adam, Public Relations officer, Jigawa State Command,…
- 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…
- 13 Feb 2020
NSCDC Partner NCC to Stop Circulation of Pre-Registered SIM Cards
Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to curb the circulation of…
- 7 Jul 2022
Furera Isma Jumare, Florence Chikezie, Ayanda More, others Join the Lineup of Speakers for PMI’s Africa Conference
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, has announced its lineup of speakers to include Furera Isma Jumare, Director-General, Jigawa State…
- 26 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…
- 4 Jan 2021
NITDA Provides ICT Centre to Decongest NIMC Offices for NIN
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has provided an ICT centre to address the overcrowded Jigawa National Identify Card Management Commission (NIMC) in the state, according to…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 3 Apr 2024
ECOCERT Renews WACOT's Certification to Export Organic Sesame
In a significant boost for the global organic food market, WACOT Limited, a TGI Group company, has once again secured its prestigious certification from ECOCERT to export organic sesame. This renewal…
- 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…