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The Chief Executive Director of the National Institute of Public Health and Infectious Diseases (NIPHID), Saye, Zaria, Dr. Abdullahi Aminu Dalhatu, has led participants of Batch 83 Local Government Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Supervisors (LGTBLS) Course on a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, His Highness Malam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR. The visit took place at the Emir’s Palace in Zaria on Friday evening, where the participants are currently in Zaria for a five-week training and workshop organised by NIPHID. Dr. Dalhatu was accompanied by members of the institute’s management team and other officials during the visit. Speaking at the Palace, Dr. Dalhatu expressed appreciation to the Emir for receiving the delegation and for his continued support for initiatives aimed at improving public health and strengthening the capacity of health workers. He explained that the participants were in Zaria as part of a five-week training programme designed to strengthen their ...

The Kaduna State Government has continued the payment of compensation to persons affected by the 11.6-kilometre Zaria Flood and Gully Erosion Control Project being implemented under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) programme. The Member representing Zaria Kewaye Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Engr. Isa Haruna Ihamo, disclosed this on Thursday following the latest compensation exercise conducted on Tuesday. According to him, the compensation covers lands, structures, economic trees and crops affected by the project. He said the payment was part of the government’s commitment to ensuring that persons whose properties and means of livelihood are affected by the project are duly compensated. The lawmaker explained that the beneficiaries had expressed appreciation to the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for fulfilling his commitment to compensate affected persons before the full implementation of the project. He sai...

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has graduated 120 out-of-school girls after four months of vocational skills training at the Samaru College of Agriculture. The graduands received their certificates on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, during a graduation ceremony held at the Samaru College of Agriculture. The training, which produced the first cohort, was organised by the university’s Division of Agricultural Colleges (DAC) in collaboration with the Centre for Girls Education (CGE). The participants were trained in various areas of the agricultural value chain, including horticulture, beekeeping, goat farming, and catering and restaurant management. The programme was designed to provide out-of-school girls with a second chance by equipping them with practical skills that could improve their livelihoods and enable them to contribute to their families and communities. Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor of ABU, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, described the program...

 The National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Dist. Comr. Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, GCNS, has commended the Rector of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Engr. Dr. Muhammad Kabir Abdullahi, for his student-friendly leadership and commitment to improving academic standards and students’ welfare. Afeez stated this yesterday when he led the national leadership of NANS on a courtesy visit to the Rector and Management Team of the Polytechnic in Zaria. The NANS president described the Rector’s leadership as focused on creating a conducive academic environment, promoting students’ welfare and supporting initiatives capable of improving the quality of education at the institution. He particularly commended Dr. Abdullahi for what he described as remarkable achievements recorded by the Polytechnic under his leadership, noting that the institution’s progress reflects the management’s commitment to academic excellence and the development of students....

The Joint Unions of Tertiary Institutions of Kaduna State (JUTIKS) has called on the state government to fulfil its promise to implement the outstanding 30 per cent of the CONPCASS/CONTEDISS salary structure for staff of tertiary institutions in the state. The union made the demand in a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting held on Tuesday at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria. JUTIKS comprises unions from Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria; Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya; Kaduna State College of Nursing Sciences; and Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi. The union commended Governor Uba Sani for implementing 70 per cent of the CONPCASS/CONTEDISS structure in October 2025, saying the development had improved the welfare of staff in the state’s tertiary institutions. However, it urged the governor to fulfil his promise to implement the remaining 30 per cent, which he had pledged to complete in the first quarter of 2026. The union also...