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Scientists and journalists from across the Nigerian federation gathered in Abuja, last week, for a 2-day workshop themed: “Boosting science communication for the development of science in Africa,” aimed at fostering a close working relationship between scientists and journalists, so as to enhance the Nigerian public’s understanding of science.  …

The Centre for Gender Studies (CGS) at Bayero University, Kano Monday held a one-day policy dialogue on the theme: ‘Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) policy as a safeguard for girls in Kano state,’ about a proposed GESI policy for Kano state, in commemoration of the 2019 International Day of…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Friday commenced 2-day training on mainstreaming of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  in advocacy campaigns, for Kano youth advocates, a youth group focused on holding politicians accountable for their promises in respect to education.…

On the occasion of the celebration of the 2019 International Day of the Girl cum 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC@30), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hosted series of activities aimed at building the leadership and entrepreneurial skills of girls as well as…

Health experts and civil society organizations working under the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health at Scale (PAS) project Monday called for proper utilization of the basic healthcare provision funds, provided for by the 2014 National Health Act (NHAct), in Kano state. The call was made by the…

The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) under the MacArthur Foundation-funded Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSIPSE) project, Monday held a dissemination workshop on the achievements, success stories and challenges of the PSIPSE project, for stakeholders and beneficiaries of the project from Kano and Jigawa states.…

The maiden edition of the Women in Finance Network Summit (WIBEF Summit) being convened by the Nigeria chapter of the New Faces New Voices (NFNV), will be taking place exactly 10 days from today at NECA House in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.     NFNV is one of the Pan-African women…

As Nigeria sets its national priorities in the annual budget expenditure, for the fifth year in a row, the health sector is a low performer – a second-rate partner and bench-sitter on a losing B team     The 2014 Budget for Jobs and Inclusive Growth and the 2015 Budget…

The Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative also known as Democratic Action Group (DAG), in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute (NDI), this week hosted a 2-day training for a select group of Kano journalists, producers and anchors of political programmes on gender-sensitive reporting. The objectives of the training was to…

The Kano State Judiciary came into existence in 1968, after the creation of states out of the defunct Northern Region of Nigeria by the then Federal military administration of General Yakubu Gowon; before then the courts in Kano were under the judiciary of northern Nigeria. This report beams search light…