Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem A malaria treatment has been approved for infants for the first time ever. Africa carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. The region is home to 94% of global malaria cases (246 million) and 95% (569,000) of all malaria deaths. The majority of fatalities are children under 5 years old. A press release by pharmaceutical company Novartis said, eight African countries had participated in the assessment of the breakthrough medicine as they are expected to roll out treatments in the fall. Until now, there has been no approved malaria treatment for infants weighing…
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Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has joined counterparts from across the world at the 3rd Annual Global First Ladies Alliance Academy in New York, United States of America to tackle shared challenges. The meeting was to strategise on how their leadership roles can positively shape a rapidly changing global landscape. Mrs Tinubu stressed the need for innovative solutions to address the challenges facing vulnerable groups in Nigeria. She noted that her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) is focused on empowering women and youth to improve family life. This position is quite challenging. What…
Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has successfully neutralised 24 Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents during series of coordinated ambushes and clearance operations. Troops in an ambush conducted over five days across Borno and parts of Adamawa reportedly crushed the insurgents. The operations, which took place between 4 and 9 July, were confirmed, Wednesday in Maiduguri by Capt. Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command OPHK. Kovangiya said the joint operations, carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force component, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters, were…
By Editor July 9, 2025 Three different awards conferred on Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf by different organisations in appreciation and recognition of his commitment to the State’s development. The awards were delivered to him on Wednesday during the council’s meeting at Governor’s Lodge in Kwankwasiyya city by the Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya and his counterpart of Solid Minerals, Alhaji Hamza Safiyanu Kachako. A Press Statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad in Kano said, the awarding organizations are Mediscope Medical Services based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Northern Youth Unity…
By Editor Kano State Government inaugurates a 26 – member High-Level Committee that will articulate the State’s position on.the proposed Constitutional Amendments. The process was initiated by the National Assembly and Kano State Government says the voices of the government and people of Kano State would be adequately represented in the ongoing constitutional amendment process. At the inauguration ceremony performed by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Farouq Ibrahim, on behalf of His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, he stated that the composition of the committee reflects a deliberate selection of highly respected professionals and thought leaders whose…
Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem A vigilante leader in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, Abdullahi Hussaini, has vowed they would not surrender in the fight against bandits and kidnappers despite the recent loss of many members. Recalled that on Monday, over 70 vigilantes were killed in an ambush in the Kukawa community in Kanam and Bunyun village in Wase. It was gathered that hundreds of vigilantes had grouped to track down bandits in their hideouts due to the rampant attacks in various villages of Wase LG in recent years. Reacting to the incident on Tuesday, Hussaini, who also participated in…
By Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Tuesday revealed that Computer-Based Test centres in Imo and Anambra states topped the list of centres busted for finger pairing malpractices. In total, JAMB’s Data in its 2025 policy meeting revealed that about 19 centres were busted nationwide, with Anambra having six; Imo with four; Abia with one, Edo with one; Kano with two centres; Ebonyi, Delta, Kaduna, Rivers and Enugu with one centre each. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in his presentation during a meeting held with vice-chancellors, rectors, and provosts, among…
By Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem The Academic Staff Union of Universities had instructed its members to resume work, following the release of June salaries to its members. The Federal Government, on Tuesday, released the June 2025 salaries of lecturers and other tertiary institution-based workers. Recall that chapters of the union across certain federal universities had declared a no-pay-no-work policy, following what they described as consistent delay in payment of monthly salaries over five months. The delay was attributed to the migration of academics from the IPPIS platform to the GIFMIS platform by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.…
Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem Bandits terrorising Katsina State live among residents, Governor Dikko Radda has said. “They are neither strangers nor outsiders. These are not alien criminals. They are from among us, we know their fathers and their grandfathers. That is why local solutions like the community watch corps are effective. They understand the terrain and the people.” He canvassed state police as panacea to the insecurity in the Northwest state. The governor who spoke on a television programme, explained that insecurity remained a major obstacle to meaningful development in the Northwest state. Echoing the call by other governor’s call for…
_… 150 for Universities, 140 for Nursing, 100 for Polytechnics & Colleges_ By Khadijah Shehu Abdulkareem The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities in the country. JAMB made the decision on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. It said the cut-off mark for colleges for nursing is 140, colleges of agriculture 100, and colleges of education 100. “The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities,…