Tag: Sokoto State
Sokoto State Govt receives N2bn CBN MSME’s loan – Official
Sokoto - The Sokoto State Government on Wednesday said it had accessed N2 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Micro, Small and...
12,915 `ghost workers’ in Sokoto State payroll-Commissioner
SOKOTO -The Sokoto State Government said on Thursday that it had discovered no fewer than 12,915 `ghost workers,’ padded into the payrolls of the...
Leather Industry: UNIDO commences assessment visit to Sokoto State
Sokoto - A technical team from the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) began a seven -day assessment visit to Sokoto State on Monday in...
Ramadan: NSCDC deploys personnel to preaching centres in Sokoto State
Sokoto - The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it had deployed sufficient personnel to secure 95 centres for...
Police commissioner urges Barewa College Old Boys to develop alma mater
Sokoto - Mr Salish Fagge, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State, on Wednesday urged members of the Barewa College Old Boys Association (BOBA), to...
Muslim youths observe weekly fast for Buhari in Sokoto
Sokoto - The National Council of Muslim Youth Organisation (NACOMYO), Sokoto state chapter has embarked on voluntary prayer and fasting for peace, and success...
Late former envoy Hamzat Ahmadu buried in Gwadabawa
Gwadabawa - The remains of a former diplomat Alhaji Hamzat Ahmadu was laid to rest on Monday in his hometown, Gwadabawa, Sokoto State.
Ahmadu died...
Dogara commiserates with Sokoto State over Hamzat Ahmadu’s death
Abuja - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has condoled the government and people of Sokoto State and the Sultanate...
Sokoto NSCDC mobilises 300 security personnel for Easter festivities, says Commandant
Sokoto - Mr Adamu Soja, Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Sokoto State, said on Thursday that 300 security...
SEC to organise round-table on non interest banking in Sokoto
Sokoto - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will organise the second high level regional round-table on non-interest capital market (Islamic capital market) in...
Lassa fever: Sokoto has not recorded any incident – Commissioner
Sokoto - Dr Balarabe Shuni, the Sokoto state Commissioner for Health, has refuted reports of an outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.
``Sokoto has not registered...
Sokoto state to commence sale of 2016 Hajj seats on Feb....
Sokoto - The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) says it would commence the sales of 2016 Hajj seats on Feb. 2.
This is contained...
Sokoto State Govt to sustain non-discriminatory fees in schools – Tambuwal
Sokoto - Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday pledged to sustain the non-discriminatory policy on payment of school fees introduced by his...
Sokoto Govt. calls for public awareness on benefits of education
Sokoto (Sokoto State) - The Sokoto State Government has charged religious leaders in the state to intensify public awareness on the benefits derivable from the...
APC chairman urges supporters to come out en mass in LG...
Sokoto - Alhaji Danmadami Isa, Sokoto State Chairman, APC, has called on supporters of the party to vote for the party’s candidates in the forthcoming local...
Sokoto lawmaker initiates bursary scheme for girls
Sokoto - A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sani Yakubu, has introduced a bursary scheme for secondary school girls in his constituency.
Yakubu...
Fake corps member bags 1 month imprisonment
Jos - A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Abubakar Mohammed, to one month imprisonment for impersonating as a member...
FG, states committed to liberating Nigeria from security challenges – Tambuwal
Sokoto - Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Tuesday said federal and state governments were fully committed to liberating Nigeria from its current...
Kware LEA suspends headmaster, 20 teachers for absenteeism
Sokoto,- The Kware Local Education Authority in Sokoto State has suspended the headmaster and all 20 teachers of Rugar-Liman Primary School in the area...
Tambuwal orders probe of death of suspect in NSCDC custody
Sokoto - Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed its Human Rights Agency to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of...