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Jigawa warns against using pesticides for fish preservation

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

The Jigawa State Consumer Protection Agency on Wednesday cautioned fish sellers against the use of Gamalin 20, a pesticide, for fish preservation. Muazu Mohammad, the Zonal Officer of the agency, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Hadejia. Muhammad said

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Hisbah arrests man over alleged alcohol smuggling in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Hisbah in Jigawa state has arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly smuggling and sale of alcoholic drinks in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. Hisbah Commander in the state, Malam Dahiru Ibrahim, confirmed the arrest to newsmen in Dutse on Wednesday. Ibrahim said the suspect was arrested with 548 bottles of alcoholic drinks […]

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Police arrest suspected farm produce thief in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2020 0

The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the arrest of a suspected member of a notorious farm produce thieves terrorising markets in the state. Spokesman of the Command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday that the suspect, a 25-year-old man (name withheld) of Ganga quarters in Daura […]

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Yusuf assures Rangers’ fans of win over Jigawa Golden Stars Wednesday

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

Salisu Yusuf, the Technical Adviser of Rangers International Football Club, on Tuesday assured the club’s numerous fans of a win in their rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture on Wednesday. Dailytimes news reports that Rangers will face Jigawa Golden Stars FC of Dutse in a rescheduled Match Day 7 fixture at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]

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Shari’a command arrests 34 suspected commercial sex workers in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

Dutse – The Jigawa State Shari’a Enforcement Command (Hisbah), says it has arrested 34 suspected commercial sex workers and confiscated 147 bottles of beer in Kazaure Local Government area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, made disclosure in an interview on Tuesday in Dutse. Dahiru disclosed that the suspects […]

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40-year-old man electrocuted in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

Dutse – A 40-year-old man, Muhammad Bulala, has been electrocuted in Auyo Local Government area of Jigawa, the police have said. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, said on Tuesday that the incident occurred in Gamsarka village at about 2:20 pm on Monday. Jinjiri said that the deceased got […]

Education News

FG to select teaching hospital for Dutse varsity

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2020 0

 Federal Government will select a teaching hospital for Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said. The minister made this known when he led a team from Federal Ministry of Health on a visit to the Jigawa Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Namadi in Dutse on Monday. Nobody can convince me that […]

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Ban on fireworks, bangers still in force in Jigawa-Police

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2019 0

The Police Command in Jigawa says the ban on the use of fireworks, bangers and other explosives during festivities is still in force. The spokesman for the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday.He, therefore, urged parents and guardians to advise […]

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Jigawa Govt. to spend N60m on public toilets

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

The Jigawa Government has approved N60 million for building public toilets in Auyo, Gagarawa and Kiyawa Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the state. Alhaji Ibrahim Hannun-Giwa the state’s Commissioner for Water Resources, stated this on Wednesday in Hadejia while paying a courtesy visit on the Emir of Hadejia Alhaji Adamu Abubakar-Maje. NAF launches Operation Rattle Snake,

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NYSC mobilises 1,884 for youth service in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2019 0

The Jigawa Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad, has said that a total of 1,884 corps members were deployed to the state for their national service. Muhammad made the disclosure during the swearing-in and orientation of the new corps members, in Dutse on Thursday. READ ALSO Rivers Civil Society Organisation […]

Business

Foreign rice scarcity hits Kano markets, as Customs clampdown on smugglers

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2019 0

…Local rice appreciates The sequence to rigorous arrests and determination of the men of the Nigeria Customs Service to meet up to their statutory duty, the Kano State Command of the service after redoubled efforts, has dealt a great blow to smugglers of foreign rice in the state. Investigation in different major markets in Kano […]

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Local rice appreciates as Customs rid Kano markets of foreign rice

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2019 0

Local rice marketers have expressed delight over-appreciation of the product in Kano State markets sequence to rigorous arrests by the men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Command, which has rid the state markets of foreign rice products. Investigation in different major markets in Kano has revealed that the local rice produced in the country […]

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Gas explosion kills 3 children, injures 2 in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

No fewer than three children have died in Sara Village in Gwaram LGA of Jigawa, following a cooking gas cylinder explosion. The Spokesman for the Jigawa Police Command, ASP Abdu Jinjiri, who confirmed the incident, added that two others were injured by the explosion. Jinijiri spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Dutse said “Last week, […]

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Police Recruitment: 189 pass test in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

The Police Command in Jigawa has said 189 out of 1,728 candidates who sat for the Computer-Based Test (CBT), in the state were successful. Spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, disclosed this in Dutse, on Wednesday. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) conducted the nation-wide test on May 25. Jinjiri said the candidates […]

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Nobody will impeach Buhari as long as we’re alive here- Hon Kazaure

Ihesiulo Grace 6 June 2018 0

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Muhammadu Kazaure (APC, Jigawa) has disassociated himself from the plan to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. The federal lawmakers at a joint executive session of the both chambers of the National Assembly had passed a 12-point resolutions, asking Buhari to address the issues urgently or face the invocation […]

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President Buhari to visit Jigawa May 7

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2018 0

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is to pay a one-day official visit to Jigawa on May 7, Gov. Muhammad Badaru has said. Badaru, who made the disclosure while interacting with journalists in Dutse on Tuesday, said during the visit, the President was expected to commission some projects. He said the state government had made arrangements to give […]

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DPR shuts down erring filling stations in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2018 0

Kano/Jigawa operations of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has sealed three filling stations in Jigawa state, north western Nigeria for selling above the official pump price of N145, hoarding and outright diversion of the product. The downstream regulatory agency also ensured instant sale of thousands of liters of fuel to the public at the […]

Agriculture

IFAD wants gender policies to boost women’s productivity in agric

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

Gender Officer at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Office in Jigawa, Hajiya Aina’u Ibrahim, has called for the introduction of more gender policies to boost the productivity of women in agriculture. Ibrahim made the call while speaking with journalists in Dutse on Wednesday. She noted that women constituted 70 per cent of the […]

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APC Ahead of PDP in Jigawa

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 17 seats of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, while the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won four, according the result of last Saturday’s gubernatorial, State House of Assembly and House of Representatives elections.   Other results released showed that Malam-Madori Kaugama Federal Constituency was won by APC […]

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PDP Expels Jigawa Deputy Governor

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has expelled the Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Ahmad Mahmud Gumel from the party. According to the Gumel chapter chairman of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Dogo Kafinta, who confirmed the expulsion, it was a collective resolve of the Gumel Stakeholders of the PDP at its emergency meeting in Gumel. […]