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Latest Reports Indicate No Fewer Than 150 People were Killed in Multiple Bomb Explosions in Kano on Friday
Latest reports indicate that no fewer than 150 people were killed in Friday’s multiple bomb explosions in Kano, instead of the seven originally reported in the incident which the Islamic sect, Boko Haram claimed was carried out to make a statement.
Workers in Northern Nigeria, Kano Defy Order to End Strike Action
The most highly populated commercial state in northern Nigeria, Kano, is still grounded as workers refused to resume work defying the order of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) suspending...
Farmers in Kenya Reap Rewards of Switching to Maize
The Kano plains, in Kenya’s western Nyanza Province, are well known for rice production, but after years of poor prices and competition from imports, farmers are gradually switching to more profitable crops such as maize.
Nigeria’s Suspension From CITES Not Punitive
An official of the Geneva-based Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Mr. John Seller, has clarified that Nigeria’s suspension from the body is to ensure that the country enforced the international treaty to which it is...
Only 3% of Nigerians Placed in Universities
Only three per cent of Nigerians are currently placed in the country’s 99 universities as against the 20 per cent prescribed by the United Nations, a former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Abdullahi Sule-Kano, said on Tuesday...
Popular Hausa Film Star Hauwa Ali Dodo, Dies in Road Accident
Popular Hausa film star Hauwa Ali Dodo, was among those who died in a motor accident on Friday along Saminaka between Plateau and Kaduna states in Northern Nigeria. How People Arrived Here: hausa film, hauwa ali dodo, hausa films, hausafilm com, hausafilm
Nigeria Signs $813m Contract for Rail Rehabilitation
Nigeria has signed a $813 million contract with Costain West Africa for the rehabilitation of the Jebba-Kano rail line in Northern Nigeria, a job that will be completed in 10 months. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of...
Road Accident Kills 23 People in Northern Nigeria
With less than 24 hours to the Christmas celebrations, no fewer than 23 persons have been confirmed dead and 16 others injured in a motor accident on the Talata Mafara-Gusau road in Talata Mafara, north-east Nigeria on Wednesday. The accident occurred...
