Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has announced a ₦100 million business recapitalisation grant for 2,000 women petty traders in Jigawa State as part of efforts to strengthen small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and promote economic empowerment. Speaking during a visit to the palace of the Emir of Hadejia, His Royal Highness Alhaji Adamu Abubakar…
The Federal Government has reviewed its Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, increasing the grant from ₦10,000 to ₦25,000 per payment cycle in a bid to provide greater relief to vulnerable Nigerians amid prevailing economic challenges. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Humanitarian Affairs in Jigawa State, Auwal Sankara, disclosed the development while addressing journalists in Dutse…
Ado Sani Kiri, the pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State, has officially resigned from the party. Kiri, who previously represented the Ringim/Taura Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023, disclosed his decision in a letter dated March 30, 2026, addressed to the Kiri Ward chairman, Saliku Mujtapha. In the…
Seven people lost their lives while 14 others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Yakasawa village, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The crash involved a Golf 3 wagon and a Sienna vehicle and happened at a busy time when residents and travellers were moving through the area….
No fewer than 23 people lost their lives, while four others sustained critical injuries in two separate auto crashes that occurred on Tuesday along the Dutse–Kiyawa Road and at Bandawa village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The first accident occurred at Danmasara Quarters along the Dutse–Kiyawa Road and involved two Golf 3…
The Jigawa State government has completed preparations for a large-scale polio vaccination campaign to reach 1.5 million children across the state. This announcement was made during a UNICEF-organised media dialogue ahead of the exercise. Dr. Shehu Sambo, Executive Secretary of the State Primary Healthcare Board, shared the details through the board’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer,…
The Jigawa State Government has approved a supplementary budget of ₦75 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, which will soon be submitted to the State House of Assembly for consideration. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture, Mr. Sagir Musa, on Wednesday in Dutse, following a meeting of the State…
The Nigerian government has announced the temporary closure of its border with the Niger Republic to enhance security, curb cross-border crimes, and protect the integrity of the by-election scheduled for Saturday. Electoral stakeholders have emphasized that the move is aimed at preventing potential threats and ensuring the election proceeds without any external interference. Jigawa State,…
At least 90 people were killed and over 50 injured after a huge fuel tanker explosion struck the Nigerian city of Jigawa, according to local authorities.
