Tag: Sokoto State
State Govt pays N3.9bn arrears of pensions
Sokoto State Government has paid the outstanding arrears of pensions and gratuities of retired civil servants amounting to over N3.9…
Education: State Govt. executes multi-billion naira projects in 2 years
Sokoto State Government said it had executed multi-billion naira projects on education in the last two years as part of…
2,500 corps members deployed to Sokoto State – Coordinator
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 2,500 corps members to Sokoto State for the 2017 Batch A set,…
Stakeholders suggest ways to end farmers/herdsmen clashes
Prof. Garba Sharubu of the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, on Friday called on the Federal Government to regulate grazing activities…
State Govt. donates 2,000 doses of vaccines to NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday said it had received 2,000 doses of meningitis vaccines donated to it…
Woman, 60, slumps, dies in Sokoto
A 60-year-old woman on Friday slumped and died while walking along a street in Sokoto.
Father, son, die inside well in Sokoto
A middle-aged man, Malam Umar, and his teenage son, Abubakar, died inside a well they were digging at Gidan-Filani village,…
Sokoto gets new NYSC Coordinator
The management of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has posted a new Coordinator to Sokoto State. The new Coordinator…
Sokoto to conduct proficiency test for teachers
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state government will conduct proficiency test for teachers working in public schools.…
Fire kills 12, destroys N 2.1b properties in Sokoto–DG
No fewer than twelve persons died as a result of 385 fire incidents in Sokoto State from January till December…
Sokoto test runs N3.8bn 38MW Independent Power Project
Sokoto State Government on Wednesday commenced the test running of its N3.8 billion Independent Power Project (IPP), whose contract was…
Sokoto State to establish mini cement company
Alhaji Bello Goronyo, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources Development, says the ministry is facilitating the…
Malaria kills 48 in Sokoto
An outbreak of malaria has claimed no fewer than 48 lives in Gandu area, Sokoto North Local Government of Sokoto…
Sokoto govt. to construct new stadium
The Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in Sokoto, Alhaji Musa Ausa, said the state government had concluded plans to…
NSCDC declares two men wanted for amputation
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has declared two men wanted for allegedly…
Hajj 2016: Sokoto State loses 3 pilgrims
The Director-General, Sokoto State Pilgrims’ Welfare Agency (PWA), Alhaji Ibrahim Umar,said the state had lost three pilgrims during the just…
3,770 Sokoto State pilgrims return home- DG
No fewer than 3,770 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria after successfully performing the 2016 Hajj.…
Independence: NSCDC mobilises 300 personnel in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps ( NSCDC), said it had mobilised 300 of…
Police tasks Sokoto residents to be security conscious
The Police Command in Sokoto State has advised residents to be watchful and security conscious during and after the Independence…
Zakkat committee disburses N10m in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Thursday disbursed N10 million as medical support to various hospitals and pharmaceutical…
1,000 Sokoto pilgrims back
No fewer than 1,000 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria through the Sultan Abubakar III International…
Eid-El-Kabir: NSCDC mobilises 800 personnel in Sokoto
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Sokoto State Command, has mobilised more than 800 personnel to provide security…
Eid-El-Kabir: Sokoto ram sellers record low patronage
Barely six days to the Ed-El-Kabir celebrations, patronage of rams remained low in Sokoto metropolis in spite of the slight…
Sokoto State to recruit 500 Teachers
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said on Tuesday that the state government would employ 500 teachers to be deployed…
Lawmaker donates relief materials to Sokoto flood victims
A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Isa Kalanjeni, on Monday donated assorted relief materials worth N5 million to…
2016 Hajj: 3,500 depart from Sokoto
Alhaji Abubakar Kaoje, the Sokoto Zonal Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said on Monday that a…
Sokoto to collaborate with Morocco on solar energy, agriculture
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Monday that the state government would collaborate with the Kingdom of Morocco…
President Buhari mourns Shinkafi
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara State on the passing away of one of…
Governor Tambuwal gives N99m to families of dead pilgrims
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday disbursed N99 million to the families of the 114 pilgrims from the…
Sultan fetes 1,604 NYSC members
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday hosted 1, 604 National Youths Service Corps ( NYSC) members…