No fewer than 90 people were confirmed dead, following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Mr Shi’isu Adam, the Police Spokesperson in Jigawa, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He also said that 50 other persons had…
The European Union, EU-funded consortia led by Plan International Nigeria will enroll 324,000 children in Kano, Jigawa and Sokoto states through the implementation of ‘Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP)’. The EU Consortium Lead and Education Advisor of Plan International Nigeria, Tobi Ransomed, disclosed this during the project startup workshop in Kano on Wednesday. Ransomed said…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Monday donated drugs and consumables worth N70 million to Jigawa Government. WHO Coordinator in the state, Dr Bello Inuwa, said the gesture was to support the government’s effort to prevent the outbreak of diseases among flood victims living in temporary camps. Inuwa also expressed the hope that the gesture…
