…are:Kano: 465,964Lagos: 350,337Sokoto: 338,730Imo: 251,309Osun: 238,240Borno: 201,724Jigawa: 194,494Delta: 171,859Edo: 150,829Taraba: 138,897INEC planning to deregister ADC, Timi Frank allegesEarlier in a separate story, former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, has allege…

…Abia with a positive momentum score of +0.67, behind only Enugu State with +1.15 and Jigawa State with +0.77. Abia ranked ahead of Osun, Kano, Gombe, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Lagos, Imo, Anambra and several other states assessed in the review period covering 33 states. The Momentum Index measures how far each state has advance…

…the country as follows:1. 1 Division Headquarters - Kaduna (Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States)2. 2 Division Headquarters - Ibadan (Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States)3. 3 Division Headquarters - Jos (Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe States)4. 5 Division Headquarters - Makurdi (Benue, Nasarawa and Kogi States)5. 6 Division…

…per cent), Anambra (27.37 per cent), Ondo (28.14 per cent), Ogun (28.18 per cent), Jigawa (29.06 per cent), Nasarawa (29.11 per cent), and Bayelsa (29.66 per cent). The bureau, however, noted that inflation figures should not be used for direct interstate price comparisons because consumer spending patterns and the wei…

Many civil servants absent as Jigawa Governor pays unscheduled visit to state secretariat (visit) Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi today July 20, paid an unscheduled visit to the state secretariat and met the absence of several top government officials during working hours. The offices of the Secretary to the State Go…

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed that the number of bodies recovered from the boat mishap at Malamawar Yan Dutse community in Ringim Local Government Area has risen to six, while 34 persons remain missing. The Command said the incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday when a boat conveying 40 farmers…

30 feared d3ad as boat capsizes in Jigawa Search and rescue operations are underway after a boat carrying more than 30 people reportedly capsized at Malamawar Yan Dutse community in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The Director of Planning, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the inc…

…a proposed $2 billion Chinese investment for a livestock processing hub in Maigatari, Jigawa state, and was collaborating with security agencies on plans to establish a Border Communities Intelligence Corps.Sources inside the agency, speaking on condition of anonymity, alleged that George never formally handed over aft…

…Zagazola Makama disclosed. The affected trucks, bearing registration numbers from Jigawa State, Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory, were destroyed in the inferno. The victims' remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Abaji, while the burnt vehicles were cleared from the highway to restore the free flo…

A former member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly who represented Dutse Constituency, Hon. Musa Sule Dutse, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing alleged injustice and bias in the party’s reconciliation process. In a resignation letter obtained by DAILY POST, dated July 15, 2026, and address…

…warning for 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The agency placed Bauchi, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and Kogi among the northern states at high risk of flooding between July 11 and July 20, 2026. According to NiMet, the heightened flood risk is due to persistent rainfall currently…

…minutes. The eclipse was visible in several states, including Benue, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, and Oyo. The next total solar eclipse in Nigeria is projected to occur on March 20, 2034. Before then, the country will witness another solar eclipse on February 6, 2027. Nigerians will witness an annular or partial solar ecl…

The Jigawa State Executive Council (SEC) has approved projects and programmes worth over ₦9 billion aimed at boosting livestock production, workers' welfare, healthcare delivery and education sector. The approvals were made at the council meeting presided over by Governor Mallam Umar Namadi. The resolutions were contai…

…Unit alongside Focused Conservation, the Customs Police Unit and officers of the Kano/Jigawa Area Command. According to the Officer-in-Charge of the NCS Special Wildlife Office, Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Anuhu Mani, the officers rescued infant gorilla had been transferred to veterinary care and is receiving spe…

…Photos of a mud-built police outpost in Garungudinya, Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, have stirred widespread reactions online after revealing that the structure remains an active Nigeria Police Force facility in 2026. The images, which recently went viral across social media, initially led many Nigerians…

…She also disclosed that the Federal Government had provided N100 million to the Jigawa State Government to empower 2,000 petty traders with N50,000 each under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The President's Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, also defended the First Lady, describing the backlash as a "perfor…

…Abba, has defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party in Jigawa State. Abba announced his defection on Saturday at a rally in Bamaina, the hometown of a PDP chieftain and former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, where he was received by party leaders and supporters. The former polic…

…thunderstorms with moderate rains are expected over parts of Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba States. "For the North Central region, thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rains are expected over parts of Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory during the morning…

…warned that it may resort to industrial action if the governments of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa states continue to delay the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement in their state-owned universities. Addressing a press conference at Bayero University, Kano, on Wednesday, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU…

…the Governors of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum; Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni; Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, as well as former Governors Usman Sa’idu Nasamu Dakingari and Tanko Al-Makura. Others included the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, represented by Yahaya Abubakar; Minister of Housing and Urban…

…bags of fertiliser to 25,200 smallholder farmers across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi and Jigawa states under the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP). Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Katsina on Saturday, NADF Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Abu Ibrahim, […]

Stakeholders in fisheries management have been called upon to remain committed towards building stronger partnerships and implementing practical solutions that

President Bola Tinubu has retained Adewale Adeniyi as the comptroller-general of Customs till February 2027, extending his tenure, which was