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Rakiya A. Muhammad BUA Cement Plc, on Thursday, launched the distribution of vital agricultural supplies to the first batch of 300 farmers, resettled from communities in Wamakko Local Government Area, Sokoto. Worth N400 million, the package provides tools for both the dry and rainy seasons, including improved maize and rice seeds, sweet potato seedlings, fertilisers, and pesticides, under the BUA Cement Sustainable Livelihood Restoration Programme. The Managing Director, Engineer Yusuf Binji, announced that beneficiaries will receive training in modern farming techniques. The MD, represented by Sada Suleiman, Director of Corporate Affairs Services, added that training would help beneficiaries adopt efficient…

Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) has matriculated 6,505 students for the 2025/2026 academic session, with the Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences recording the highest number at 1,146.

A civil society organisation, the Gender Educators and Empowerment Initiative (GEEI), has raised concerns over what it describes as an alarming increase in cases of malnutrition among women and children living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps across Northwest Nigeria.

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto has reiterated his administration’s zero tolerance for corruption, highlighting a welcoming environment for workers and a commitment to top-notch public services.

“Another thing is the livelihood of the common man- we interact with herders and farmers in different locations. We are already in Illela, Kebbe, Wamakko, Tambuwal local government areas, and recently we added Tureta as part of where we conduct our research, just to get the information that will make an impact.”

Five thousand women in Sokoto State have received Ramadan support packages, a generous gesture from Hajiya Fatima Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, the wife of the Sokoto State Governor.

“I can assure you all that the meals would be hygienic, well-packaged and of high quality,” asserted

Minister of State for Works, Muhammad Bello Goronyo, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership as people-centred and focused on unlocking economic opportunities across the country.

Senator Aliyu Wamakko (APC – Sokoto North) has extended a helping hand by providing foodstuffs and vital supplies to 1,787 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across nine IDP camps in Sokoto metropolis.

Rakiya A. Muhammad The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Sokoto State Chapter has called for the swift passage of the Special Seats Bill, highlighting it as a vital step toward ending the persistent underrepresentation of women in governance. “The Special Seats Bill is not a privilege request- it is a necessary structural intervention to correct the long-standing underrepresentation of women in governance,” asserted NAWOJ Sokoto in a statement signed by the Chairperson and Secretary, Aishatu Muhammad Madawaki and Hadiza Haliru Muhammad respectively. “Women constitute a significant percentage of Nigeria’s population, yet remain marginal in political decision-making spaces. This imbalance…