Activist advocates for 6-month flight ban policy over security challenges A social activist, Umar Idris, has called on President Bola Tinubu to impose a flight ban policy on high-ranking officials to attract increased attention to ending security challenges bedeviling the country. Idris, who is an entrepreneur and chairman of theContinue Reading

CISHAN caution Sokoto students against HIV/AIDS, risky behaviour The Civil Society for HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN) has cautioned students and other adolescents against premarital risky behaviour and encouraged them to promote awareness on HIV prevalence. The CISHAN Sokoto State Coordinator, Mr Muhammad Garba, made the call at aContinue Reading

Justice actors champion Improved multidoor courts system to resolve conflicts Stakeholders in dispute resolution techniques on Tuesday in Sokoto, called for improved multi door court model, as well as climate-action, aimed at achieving out-of-court settlement of conflicts. They made the call at the end of a two-day Executive Policy andContinue Reading

NASFAT trains 60 Imams, community leaders on professional counselling The Nasrul-Lahi-il-Fatih Society (NASFAT), has trained 60 mosques’ Imams and community leaders on professional counselling skills to promote disputes resolution mechanisms in the society. The NASFAT’s Guidance and Counselling Coordinator for Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states, Mrs Shakirat Na’Allah, said theContinue Reading

Sokoto stakeholders advocate climate-resilient conflict resolution Stakeholders in peace-building, humanitarian, and development sectors in Sokoto State have stressed the urgent need to integrate climate-sensitive approaches into conflict resolution strategies. The stakeholders agreed on the strategy during the inaugural meeting of Sokoto State Project Steering Committee for the Powering Peace throughContinue Reading

Sightsavers mobilises 87 district Heads for Azithromycin drive in Sokoto Sightsavers, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Primary Health Care Development Agency, mobilised 87 District Heads to support administering azithromycin to children, strengthening community participation in statewide child-health intervention efforts. The Newsmen reports that the programme operates under the SARMAANContinue Reading

Teachers’ development, professionalism remain our focus — FGC Sokoto PTA DanGarba Sokoto Nov. 23, 2025 Prof. Usman Abdulkadir, the Vice Chairman of Parent Teachers Association (PTA), Federal Government College (FGC) Sokoto Staff School, says teachers’ professional development remains their pivotal focus. Abdulkadir made the commitment during a teacher training programmeContinue Reading