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ONSA n collaboration with Partnership Against Violent Extremism an advocacy visit to Sokoto State into State Action Plan, security, development policies.

By Rakiya A.Muhammad In response to perennial canoe mishaps resulting in fatalities in Sokoto, the state government has approved N1.1 billion for acquiring motorised boats and life jackets. The committee that looked into the concern found that only Dange-Shuni local government, out of the 23 local government districts in the state, was not affected. Approval for the procurement of motorised boats and life jackets was based on the committee’s report, according to Alhaji Ibrahim Dade Adare, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. At the conclusion of Wednesday’s  state executive council meeting, which Governor Ahmed Aliyu presided over, Adare briefed…

In Sokoto Northwest Nigeria, millions of girls face an uphill battle. Early marriage often truncates their education, curbing their aspirations and limiting their futures.

Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu has tasked the newly elected 23 local government chairmen with positively impacting their localities

Senator Aliyu Wamakko, the All Progressives Congress party leader in Sokoto, has called on newly elected local government chairmen in the state to ensure diligent service to the people.

Sokoto Government, UNICEF forge stronger partnership to tackle malnutrition, polio

In Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, opening a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at the State Specialist Hospital has brought relief and comfort to families, ensuring their ill newborns receive top-notch medical attention.

Rakiya A.Muhammad Efforts toward tackling gender-based violence,GBV, have received a boost in Sokoto with the GBV prevention and response committees in female schools in the State. Hajiya Fatima Ahmad Aliyu, the wife of the Governor of Sokoto State, inaugurated the committees during the opening ceremony of a three-day workshop on Teaching Ethics and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response in Female Schools in Sokoto, held at Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’an and General Studies. “We are not unaware of the menace of gender-based violence meted particularly on our girls in female schools in the state,” she stated. “This problem is lingering,…

By Rakiya A.Muhammad Nigeria is at a critical point in its journey towards health advancement with the ambitious Triple Billion Targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) demanding universal health coverage, improved health and wellbeing, and resilient emergency health systems. The Triple Billion Targets, a crucial initiative by the World Health Organisation, aim to ensure that an additional billion individuals gain access to universal health coverage; one billion more are protected from health emergencies, and another billion experience improved health and wellbeing. According to the WHO Global Triple Analysis, the current trajectory indicates that the globe will achieve the target of…

Banditry has proliferated in agricultural areas. These organised and armed groups have undermined the livelihoods of numerous farmers, causing turmoil throughout their communities.