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The president of National association of Katsina State students Al Qalam University Katsina chapter has called on his members to be more patient in regards to the payment of scholarship. Umar Lawal Bujawa made the call in a session with journalists. Bujawa noted that his members has already started calling his Mobil phones demanding for the release of the funds. He further assured the members of Nakatss Al Qalam University Katsina chapter that the payment will commence very soon as promised by the state scholarship board. " am sure the payment will commence in two weeks time there's no cause for alarm am calling on the students to remain calm as the payment will commence soon" Bujawa said. By Fatima Bello Jibia

A Katsina based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Katsina Women Forum had on Thursday recognised the Restoration Governor, Rt.  Hon. Aminu Bello Masari's effort in the area of good governance particularly the women empowerment aspect of his Administration. The forum has on Thursday  awarded governor Masari along side Abdullahi Tsauri Tata for their commitment to women empowerment. The head of the NGO, Hajiya Amina Lawal Dauda said "since the inception of Katsina State, there has never been any government that had empowered the women gender more than the Masari Administration". She added that their NGO had impacted positively to the lives of numerous women and the girl child. Amina made a case of their impact in the Change Agenda citing the current "Change Begins With Me"; a program the NGO initiated and is today placed as one of the centre piece of the Federal Government's policies. The Chairman of the occasion, the District Head of Malumfashi,...

Abubakar, has directed the implementation of N33,000 minimum wage to all employees in his companies. The directive was issued to heads of business units of companies owned by the former vice president and was to take immediate effect. Muhammad El-Yakub, the Managing Director Gotel Communications, a company promoted by the former vice president in his home state in Adamawa, said the implementation of the payment would commence after a meeting with union officials. He said the directive affected Gotel Communications and other companies owned by the former vice president. He said, “Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Wazirin Adamawa,has ordered the implementation of N33,000 new minimum wage to workers in all of the businesses owned by him. “The directive is with immediate effect and will be implemented across all the businesses owned by the former vice president.”

Dr Marcus Vandi, Head of Psychiatric Unit, Yola Specialist Hospital, Adamawa, has raised alarm over the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths in the state. Vandi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola, expressed concern over the increasing rate of drug abuse among different age groups. According to him, the hospital admits over 100 cases with mental and other related health issues. ”The use of psychoactive drugs especially among youths, is becoming an issue of concern. ”On daily basis, the hospital receives between three to five mental cases mostly related to drug abuse.” He said that almost all the patients were males between ages 13 and 55. Vandi advised parents to inculcate good moral upbringing in their children, to enable them to stay away from drugs. He said that the hospital lacked modern equipment and adequate personnel and urged the state and Federal Government to support the hospital in these areas.

Commission (NCC) has warned against vandalism of telecommunication infrastructure, stressing that the act is compromising Federal Government’s efforts toward achieving 30 per cent broadband penetration in 2018. Miss Helen Obi, the commission’s Head of Zonal Operations in Niger, said this at a one-day sensitisation programme on “Protection of Telecommunication Infrastructure” on Thursday. According to her, telecom infrastructure serve all citizens and should be owned collectively and everyone should work against its vandalism so that it can serve the purpose for which it is meant. She said “we are here to sensitise the people as stakeholders not only as consumers, including local governments and agencies of Federal Government on the need to protect telecom infrastructure. “This is actually key to the 8-point agenda of the NCC Chief Executive, Prof. Umar Danbatta, to ensuring quality service and broadband penetration. “This is because tampering with these infrastructure ...

The Nigerian Union of Traders Association Ghana (NUTAG), has commended President Mohammadu Buhari-led government, ECOWAS, Ghanaian authority and others for their intervention in the reopening of Nigerians shops in Ghana. The President of NUTAG, Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, said this in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Kumasi Ghana on Thursday. NAN reports that hundreds of shops run by Nigerians were reportedly shut following an impasse with the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). The closure of the shops was allegedly in compliance with authorities mulling some legislation compelling foreigners to have one million dollars (R14.3 million) as minimum foreign investment capital to do business in Ghana. Nnaji who confirmed the reopening of the shops by the authority in Ghana said that the government of Nigeria had worked so hard to achieve the feat. “Yes, the Government of Nigeria has worked so hard to bring this success. All our shops are ...

The Department of State Service (DSS) recently arrested suspects in high profile crimes, including those allegedly involved in the abduction and killing of the traditional ruler of Adara Chiefdom, HRH Maiwada Galadima. The arrest of the suspected killers of Galadima was made possible with collaboration with the military, Mr. Peter N. Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of DSS, said on Thursday in Abuja. DSS, he said, sprang into action in its determination to contain the menace of kidnapping. With the recent arrests, he said that relative peace has returned to Kaduna State after the disturbances that followed the violent abduction and gruesome murder. He said that concerted efforts were being made to address the resurgence of organized criminal activities in the North-West. The Service had also arrested high profile kidnappers and notorious elements in different locations of the State and beyond. “On 25th October, 2018, in Riga Chikun, Kaduna State, five members of a dr...