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Bayo Muhammad Alabira, Dutse Jigawa State government has vaccinated over 2.6 million children against polio across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state,achieving 117% coverage in the last round of immunization held in March 2026. This was disclosed on Monday during the workshop organized by the Jigawa State Healthcare Development Agency in collaboration with the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) held at 3Star Hotel Dutse, Ashiru Muazu, the Deputy State Immunization Officer, while speaking, described the first round of the exercise as the best so far, noting that at least 60 children were reached per LGA. Muazu commended…

Bayo Muhammad Alabira, Dutse Jigawa State government has vaccinated over 2.6 million children against polio across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state,achieving 117% coverage in the last round of immunization held in March 2026. This was disclosed on Monday during the workshop organized by the Jigawa State Healthcare Development Agency in collaboration with the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) held at 3Star Hotel Dutse, Ashiru Muazu, the Deputy State Immunization Officer, while speaking, described the first round of the exercise as the best so far, noting that at least 60 children were reached per LGA. Muazu commended…

Muhammad Alabira, Dutse Jigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi has promised that his administration will continue to support policies and partnerships that promote clean energy adoption, environmental sustainability, and economic empowerment. Namadi also pledged to scale up the Waste to Wealth Initiative to more political wards across the state, citing the success of its pilot phase in driving clean energy adoption, environmental sustainability, and economic empowerment. The Governor stated this during a Media Launch and Policy Engagement event for the Jigawa cooking Initiative held in Baranda Community area of Dutse local government area of the State. However, the initiative, under…

Bayo Muhammad Alabira, Dutse A total of 120 beneficiaries from Dutse, Ringim, and Kirikassamma local government areas of Jigawa State, are now producing artificial cooking charcoal made from the agricultural waste across the six production centres. The eco-friendly charcoal, processed from waste materials collected from dustbins, is already receiving strong patronage from residents across the state. The initiative transforms what was once waste into wealth, creating both income and cleaner energy alternatives for households. Speaking during the launch of the new product in Baranda village, Dutse Local Government Area of the state, the Executive Director of ELIP-Initiative and Project Manager…

Bayo Muhammad Alabira, Dutse Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi said a cross-border water strategy has been deployed to address security challenges tied to seasonal livestock migration from the neighboring Niger Republic. This was according to the press release made available to reporters on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammed Hamisu Gumel. The release said the Governor made this known while receiving a delegation from the Strategic Intelligence Management Institute (SIMI), led by Ambassador M.D. Aliyu, during a courtesy visit at the Government House, Dutse. Namadi described the influx of cattle and camels from Niger Republic…

Muhammad Alabira The Speaker of Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has emerged as Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The election, held in Abuja, saw Dangyatin succeed as leader of the group, which aims to promote the party’s philosophy, democracy, peace, and Nigeria’s progression. Other executive members elected include the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly as Deputy Chairman (South), the Speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly as Deputy Chairman (North), and the Speaker of Ondo State House of…

Muhammad Alabira Nabordo The media has been urged to play a pivotal role in driving change through relentless advocacy on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in Kano and Jigawa states. Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office Kano, made this appeal at a media dialogue on WASH services in Primary Health Care (PHC) and schools in Kano and Jigawa states. The Media dialogue which was held recently at Tahir Quest Palace Kano brought the stakeholders together where the problem of WASH services was discussed. “According to the Nigeria 2021 WASHNORM II survey, only 11% of schools…

Muhammad Alabira Nabordo The media has been urged to play a pivotal role in driving change through relentless advocacy on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in Kano and Jigawa states. Mr. Rahama Rihood Mohammed Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office Kano, made this appeal at a media dialogue on WASH services in Primary Health Care (PHC) and schools in Kano and Jigawa states. The Media dialogue which was held recently at Tahir Quest Palace Kano brought the stakeholders together where the problem of WASH services was discussed. “According to the Nigeria 2021 WASHNORM II survey, only 11% of schools…

By Andrew Ojih, Jalingo. The people of Takum, Ussa and Donga Federal Constituency on Sunday rejected ailing ex Taraba Assembly lawmaker, Douglas Ndatse Yahaya to represent the people of constituents come 2027 at the national assembly. Some voters who spoke to newsmen via telephone conversation in Jalingo expressed worried that Ndatse health situation had deteriorate to the extend he can’t walk without being supported by four or six people. A voter from Ussa, Iriminde Sentim who lamented over his deteriorating health noted that his condition led to voters to reject his candidacy. “The condition of Ndatse as it is now…

By Muhammad Tanko Armed gunmen, have Sunday shot and injured five Fulani men at a Conoil filling station along the Bukur Expressway in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has confirmed. The Plateau State Chairman of MACBAN, Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, confirmed the incident, explaining that the victims were travelling in a J5 open-body vehicle conveying eight herders. According to him, five of the occupants sustained gunshot injuries and were rushed to hospital for treatment. Babayo said the attack occurred while the herders were returning from Kara Market, a major…