The Saudi authorities have given the Award of Excellence to the Sokoto State Government for its successful 2024 Hajj operations.…
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The Governor’s housing initiative is instrumental in providing affordable housing for the residents of Sokoto State. It not only helps alleviate the housing deficit in the state but also generates employment opportunities in the construction industry.
It’s now one year since when providence graciously made the dreams of the ordinary people of Sokoto state came true…
Insecurity in Nigeria has remained a festering wound that appears gangrenous, it’s a problem that unsettles everybody, the president, the…
As the administration of Sokoto State under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is now presumably devoid of any distraction sequel to the conclusion of election litigation in his favor at the nation’s apex court, I am not oblivious of the fact that, His Excellency, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto is now in a stable frame of mind to face the business of governance before him. Even though, the sole purpose of this piece is not to lecture His Excellency on governance, it is however, highly imperative at this juncture of his journey into the provision of democratic dividends in line with his campaign promises, to remind him of what is expected of him in providing good governance within the realm and perspective of the main social indicators of development namely: education, health, employment rates and gender equality.
Sokoto is one of the states in Northern Nigeria that is still grappling with a significant number of out-of-school children despite the multibillion Naira investment by the government done to curtail the problem. In this report, Aminu Alhussaini digs into the complex interplay of poverty, insecurity, entrenched societal attitudes, and flawed policy implementation that continue to derail progress in the state.
The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has commenced the training of…
The Minister of Education, Prof.Tahir Mamman says the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna is shaping the educational landscape in the…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed the ₦270.1 billion 2024 budget.
Banditry in Northwest, especially in the eastern part of Sokoto state, has once again raised it’s ugly head. Since the inauguration of the current set of governors in the Northwest and their their vows not to negotiate with the bandits leaves much to be desired, especially that the bandits have increased the tempo of attacks on communities all over the subregion.