Tag: Sokoto State
Sokoto State contributory health scheme gets boost
The District Head, Gagi District, Sokoto South Local Government, Alhaji Sani Umar, on Wednesday, said that 30,000 people had enrolled…
Commission reaffirms commitment to educate orphans in State
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission on Monday restated its commitment to ensure that all orphans in the state…
Sokoto sponsors 90 Alfas with N91m to pray for Buhari in Mecca
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani Katami, on Tuesday said the state government was sponsoring a 90-man…
State solicits aid for rainstorm victims
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has urged the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)…
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…