By Mahdi Waziri Isa The persistent electricity challenges faced by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria would soon be a thing of the past, as the institution has been selected as one of the seven universities to benefit from the special intervention project under the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund. Under the project,Continue Reading
By Hawwa Magaji A renowned Nigerian law scholar, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan Ladan, has called on African states to adopt the draft annexes to the AfCFTA protocol on intellectual property rights, unlocking Africa’s potential to tap into the two-trillion-dollar global creative economy. This move, Ladan argued, is critical to makingContinue Reading
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has approved major courses for the Iseyin College of Science and Health Technology, Iseyin, the institution’s management disclosed on Tuesday. The courses, according to the Proprietor of the College, Adewale Owoseni, are central to the focus of the Institution’s goal for health development.Continue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The Vice-chancellor of Nasarawa State University Keffi, Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, has approved the appointment of Dr Mohammed Salisu Yakubu as Head of department of Mass Communication in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies. Dr Yakubu who is the current Deputy Dean of the faculty,Continue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The President of Ahmadu Bello University Students Representative Council (ABUSRC) has, on behalf of the entire students of tertiary institutions in Kaduna State urged Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to facilitate a special intervention project by the federal government for the improvedContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) says it aims to roll out 17,000 to 20,000 day-old chicks of ShikaBrown parent stock of layers during this year’s hatching activity. The 2024/2025 hatching activity, which commenced on Thursday, 27th February, 2025, is part of NAPRI mandate forContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Dr AbdulKarim Adamu Biu of the Institute of Education has taken over from Prof Abubakar Ismaila Shika as Principal of Demonstration Secondary School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Prof. Shika, whose tenure elapsed on Friday 28th February, 2025 handed over to Dr Biu. Speaking at a briefContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has lost a senior lecturer, Dr Musa Bara’u Gamji. Dr Gamji slumped and died yesterday in a mosque in his country home, Gusau, during Isha’i prayers. Until his death, Dr Gamji was the coordinator of Postgraduate ProgramsContinue Reading
By Miftahu Zakariya, Ibadan The Hausa community in Southern Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the passing of its paramount chief, Alhaji Haruna Mai Yasin, popularly known as Sarkin Sasa. He died yesterday, Saturday, at the ripe age of 125. Alhaji Haruna Mai Yasin was not only a respectedContinue Reading