By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The African Hub for Community Progress Initiative in Nigeria (AfriHUB), in partnership with the World Bank-assisted Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment – Accelerated Funding (AGILE-AF) Project Bauchi , has officially commenced activities under the Project’s Social Norms Component with a high-level one-day inception meeting in Bauchi State. Speaking at the event, the Bauchi State AGILE Project Coordinator, Hajiya Ladi Hamma Mohammed, emphasized that sustainable educational progress requires looking beyond infrastructure development to actively reshape the social, cultural, and community-level factors influencing girls’ retention and…
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$866M Seafood Paradox: DG IMION Explains the ‘Predatory Ghosts’ Plundering Nigeria’s Waters, Proffers Solutions
Nigeria spent a staggering $866 million on frozen fish and seafood imports in 2025 alone, highlighting a severely widening gap between the country’s enormous fisheries potential and its capacity to meet domestic seafood demand. The Director-General of the International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION), Rear Admiral Thaddeus Christopher Udofia (Rtd), Ph.D., disclosed this on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. He was delivering a high-level goodwill message at the National Conference on Sustainable Fishing, organised by the Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) at the Rockview Hotel in Apapa, Lagos. Speaking before…
Foundation Urges Bauchi Assembly to Legislate 35% Women Representation
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Alheri YS Foundation has urged the Bauchi State House of Assembly to sponsor and pass a Gender Equal Opportunities Bill to give legal force to the 35 per cent affirmative action for women in governance. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Alheri Yusuf Sarauta, made the call during a courtesy and advocacy visit to the Assembly under the ASPIRE Project, implemented with support from Plan International Nigeria and funded by Global Affairs Canada. She presented a Draft Advocacy Policy Framework for strengthening the 35 per…
BON Zone B Pledges Unity, Development-Driven Broadcasting as New Leadership Takes Over
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The newly inaugurated Zonal Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON Zone B, Malam Umar Muhammad Shira, has pledged a renewed commitment to unity, professional excellence and development-focused broadcasting in the North-East. Speaking shortly after the inauguration of the new leadership of Zone B, which covers the six states of the North-East, Shira thanked the national leadership of BON for the confidence reposed in the new executives and lauded colleagues across the zone for their support. He said the inauguration was not merely a change…
Maritime Security Boost: AIG, LSSTF Boss Deepen Ties During Landmark Maiden Visit
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Maritime Police Command, AIG Okunade Ronke Nurat, fsi, mspsp, has hosted the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr. Ayodele Ogunsan, on a high-level strategic visit to the Command Headquarters in Obalende, Lagos. A statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Adebayo Rasheed Adesayo, revealed that the landmark maiden engagement was engineered to forge a tighter partnership and turbocharge the Command’s operational capacity to secure the region’s vast maritime domain. In…
Uphold Standards or Lose Public Trust: SNB Warns Broadcasters at Bauchi AGM
By Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Society of Nigerian Broadcasters (SNB) has called on media professionals to elevate their standards and actively counter the growing wave of misinformation threatening the nation’s democracy. Speaking at the SNB’s third Annual General Meeting in Bauchi, industry leaders and government officials emphasized that strict fact-checking and responsible reporting are vital to maintaining public trust, especially as the rise of artificial intelligence makes fabricated audio, video, and text increasingly difficult to detect. Representing the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Voice of Nigeria DG Mallam Jibrin…
‘I Am Alive and Well’: Former Bauchi Governor Isa Yuguda Debunks Illness Rumours, Credits God for Recovery
Former Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda has officially broken his silence to debunk widespread rumors concerning his health, firmly declaring, “I am alive.” While acknowledging a recent bout of illness, the former governor offered a deeply reflective reassurance to the public, emphasizing that while human health remains fragile and entirely in God’s hands, his well-being has been fully restored. The false reports triggered widespread alarm, prompting thousands of concerned citizens—particularly from Bauchi State—to flood the former governor’s communication lines to verify if he was still alive. Speaking over the weekend,…
N3B Drug Crackdown: Groom Excretes 72 Cocaine Wraps as NDLEA Busts Cross-Border Traffickers in Multi-State Raids
In a relentless nationwide crackdown on narcotics, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 25-year-old newlywed businessman, Lovely Chukwulobelu, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, while attempting to smuggle 72 ingested wraps of cocaine to Portugal. According to an official statement released on Sunday, September 27, by NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the Portugal-based groom was intercepted by eagle-eyed officers at the departure hall on Thursday, September 25, 2026. Strikingly caught with cocaine in his gut and a fresh wedding…
NRHJN Names Lagos First Lady Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu ‘Reproductive Health Champion’
By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Network of Reproductive Health Journalists of Nigeria (NRHJN) has officially honoured Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, the First Lady of Lagos State, with the award of “Lagos Reproductive Health Champion.” Led by National President ‘Yinka Shokunbi alongside a delegation of executive media members, the organisation presented the plaque of honour in her office. The award acknowledges her dedication to advancing maternal and child health, expanding safe medical spaces, and advocating for the rights of women and girls across Lagos State, while encouraging her to build a…
Marwa: Nigeria, UAE Sign New Anti-Narcotics Pact After 354kg Drug Seizures
In a major stride toward crushing international drug syndicates, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates’ National Drug Enforcement Authority (NDEA) to choke off the transnational narcotics trade. In a statement released on Saturday, September 26, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the pact was finalized on the sidelines of the ongoing 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Speaking at the signing ceremony, the…