By Yalson Harrison As the world joins to celebrate International Women’s Day, women in Adamawa State have been called upon to unite and throw their weight behind the proposed Special Seats Bill to boost female representation in politics. The Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Adamawa State Chapter, Felicia […]
By Akanta Hannah Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas has flagged off the distribution of 25 National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) data capture machines to the 16 local government areas of the state. Governor Kefas, who launched the distribution in Jalingo, said the initiative is aimed at strengthening the enrolment process and enabling more residents […]
By Fidelis Jockthan The Adamawa State Local Government Biometric Implementation Committee has announced a 10-day re-verification exercise aimed at resolving salary irregularities that affected the February paychecks of thousands of local government staff and pensioners. A member of the 17-man committee, Comrade Faisal Mohammed, disclosed this in Yola on Thursday ,assuring that the discrepancies experienced […]
By Yalson Harrison A three-day high-level closeout workshop on the Emergency to Resilience E2R Project, organised by BBC Media Action in collaboration with its consortium partners, has ended in Abuja with a renewed call for stronger collaboration among stakeholders. The consortium partners include the International Rescue Committee IRC, the Norwegian Refugee Council NRC, and the […]
By Yalson Harrison A three-day high level learning event on Emergency to Reliance (E2R) Project organized by BBC Media Action in collaboration with its consortium partners, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), has kick-started in Abuja aimed to review successes, challenges and the way forward. […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has flagged off the construction of the eight-kilometre Banjiram Chikila Road in Guyuk Local Government Area. The flag-off took place during the governor’s tour of the area, where he engaged with people at the grassroots. Governor Fintiri also promised to construct a two […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Executive Council has approved the award of contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art Mother and Child Specialist Hospital in Yola, the state capital. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, James Iliya, disclosed this while addressing Government House Correspondents shortly after the first Executive Council meeting of 2026, […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa state government has confirmed that the vice Chairperson of Fufore local government , Peace Samson Audu, is currently in charge of affairs in the local government council. The Chief press secretary to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Humwashi Wonosikou made the confirmation during a media parley organised by the office […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The recent April round of the Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gombe State, which coincided with the National Immunization Plus Days, has recorded notable success despite initial setbacks in areas like Garko Ward in Akko Local Government Area. The campaign, a collaboration between the Gombe State Government and UNICEF, is […]
By: Aisha Mohammed A cross-section of parents in Adamawa State have affirmed that vaccines are instrumental in significantly reducing under-five mortality rates from vaccine-preventable diseases. This comes as the Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, flagged off the Polio Vaccination Campaign targeting over 1.4 million children […]