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Alhaji Umaru Ajiya, APC Sokoto East Senatorial candidate, believes the recent wave of attacks sweeping the nation highlights the urgent need for a bold new strategy to address insecurity.

Business mogul Alhaji Rabiu Isiyaku Rabiu has extolled the remarkable impact Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, former Sokoto Governor, has made in transforming education in the State.

The philanthropist observed that the former Sokoto Governor’s visionary leadership paved the way for the growth and modernisation of higher education throughout the state.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Sokoto Professionals Network (SPN) have urged youth to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation as critical tools for productivity, economic growth and national development.

The 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting opened Sunday in Lindau, Germany, marking an anniversary edition that brings together around 70 Nobel Laureates and more than 600 Young Scientists from around the world to shape the future of science.

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, has named RMTimes Publisher Rakiya A. Muhammad, along with two other African journalists, as recipients of the 2026 Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards.

International Widows Day is a reminder that widows are not invisible;they are mothers, entrepreneurs, community builders, and survivors,” the National Chairperson asserted.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hon. Aminu Liman Bodinga, commended the organisers for introducing an innovative platform to strengthen disaster preparedness and response across the state.

No fewer than 2,180 persons from disability communities across six states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will benefit from training on sustainable climate-smart agricultural practices aimed at improving livelihoods and strengthening resilience to climate change. The initiative is being implemented through a partnership between The Leprosy Mission Nigeria and The Leprosy Mission Sweden, with support from the Swedish Mission Council (SMC).

Nigeria, home to over 200 million people, produces millions of tons of waste every year. Much of it is unmanaged and carelessly discarded, endangering both ecosystems and communities. Rivers are choked with plastic, landfills overflow, and toxic e-waste seeps into the environment.

Save the Child Initiative (STCI) Nigeria has emphasised the urgent need for decisive action to protect children in learning environments in the country.