Tag: Sokoto
NGO Treats 120 Patients Weekly In Sokoto
The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), says it treats 120 indigent patients of various…
Mobile court convicts 50 sanitation offenders in Sokoto
An environmental sanitation mobile court in Sokoto metropolis on Saturday convicted 50 persons for allegedly flouting monthly sanitation regulations.
Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…
Sokoto State Exco approves N1.4bn township road projects
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the execution of road projects worth N1.4 billion within Sokoto metropolis and some…
Immunisation: Sokoto Govt, UNICEF Adopts New Strategies
Sokoto State Government and the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) plan to adopt new strategies in 2018 to upscale…
Sokoto Govt Recruits 550 Youths For Township Sanitation
The Sokoto State Government has recruited 550 youths for routine township sanitation, as part of its efforts to prevent flooding…
Hajj: Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency secures 1,300 Visas
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) said on Sunday in Sokoto that it had secured visa for 1,300 prospective…
Tambuwal approves appointment of Zakkat commission chair
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Maidoki as the substantive Chairman of the…
Polio Vaccines Is Safe, Islamic – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday reaffirmed that vaccines for polio and other child-killer diseases are…
31 Prison Inmates Regain Their Freedom
The Zakkat and Endowment Commission in Sokoto State on Tuesday said it paid various fines imposed on 31 prison inmates…
Sokoto Govt Spends N10bn On Education
Sokoto State Government has spent about N10 billion on the provision of infrastructure in schools over the last two years,…
Sokoto State Govt Inherits N33bn Road Projects
Sokoto State Government said it inherited twenty eight road projects worth N33 billion, from its predecessor, the State Deputy Governor,…
Sokoto records first rain as meningitis kills 53
Residents of Sokoto city and its environs on Tuesday night recorded the first rain in 2017, heaving a sigh of…
Lawmaker Executes N20m Constituency Projects
A member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Malami Galadanchi, said he had executed projects worth over N20…
Sokoto Court Remands 7 Men
A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded seven men after they pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and defamation.
State Chapter postpones delegates confab in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Chapter of the (AEWUN) has postponed its delegates conference it earlier planned to hold on April 20.
Meningitis kills 10 in Sokoto
Meningitis has killed no fewer than 10 persons in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State in the last few…
Sultan Commends Association For Supporting Agriculture
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday commended the National Ummah Association for supporting agriculture in Nigeria.
IFAD Deploys Global Positioning System
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it has deployed a Global Positioning System (GPS) for its programmes in…
Stakeholders to step up surveillance against diseases outbreak, security in State
Political leaders and traditional rulers in Sokoto State on Tuesday resolved to step up surveillance against possible outbreak of diseases…
Sokoto’s N3.5bn Dairy, Meat Firm Ready This Year
The Sokoto State Government has assured that it’s dairy and meat company would begin operation before the end of this…
Corps Member Dies Of Heart Failure
A Corps member, Anthony Ochai, from Benue State, has died of heart failure in Sokoto, the State NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji…
Police Nab 4 Suspected Kidnappers In Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspected kidnappers in the metropolis.
Sokoto Hospital Performs 36 Plastic Surgeries
The Noma Hospital, Sokoto, has successfully performed reconstructive surgeries on 36 patients suffering from Cancrum Oris and other related ailments,…
2 businessmen kidnapped in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two businessmen – Labbo Giyawa and Murtala Dantata – by…
Meningitis kills 21 in Sokoto State
The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 21.
Air Peace inaugurates Sokoto route
Air Peace one of Nigeria’s domestic airlines, is to start flight operations from Lagos to Abuja/Sokoto on March 1. Mr…
Hospital conducts 3 vagina reconstruction surgeries
The Maryam Abacha Children and Women Hospital, Sokoto has successfully conducted advanced vagina reconstruction surgeries on three women with Vesico…
Tambuwal sacks Internal Revenue Board
Gov Aminu Tambuwal has approved the dissolution of the management committee of Sokoto State Board of Internal Revenue. The State…
NYSC plans weekly medical outreach
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) says it is planning to embark on a weekly medical outreach across Sokoto State.…