Kamal Ibrahim

1 week ago | kompasiana.com | Kamal Ibrahim

Pagi itu, saya minum segelas susu. Rasanya enak. Tapi tiba-tiba saya kepikiran satu hal: susu ini datang dari mana? Dari peternak lokal, atau dari pabrik pengolahan besar yang bahan bakunya impor? Saya mulai cari tahu, dan ternyata jawabannya agak nyesek. Data dari Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) menunjukkan bahwa produksi susu segar nasional pada 2023 hanya mencapai 837.223 ton. Angka itu bahkan turun dari tahun sebelumnya yang nyaris menyentuh 969 ribu ton.

2 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Kamal Ibrahim

Bauchi State-owned tertiary schools are on the brink of a crisis as senior lecturers and seasoned non-academic staff continue to leave for federal institutions and neighbouring states with better welfare packages. The state chairman of the Joint Action Committee of Academic and Non-Academic Staff Unions, Engr Abubakar Ahmad, gave  the warning, urging the state government to act swiftly to stem the tide.

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Kamal Ibrahim |Khalid Idris Doya

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Kolmani oil exploration project, with the minister of state for petroleum resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, emphasising the enduring importance of oil and gas to Nigeria’s economy and energy security. LEADERSHIP Sunday reports that two years ago, former president, Muhammadu Buhari, at the twilight of his tenure, inaugurated the Kolmani oil exploration, the first of its kind in northern Nigeria.

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Kamal Ibrahim

In the wake of a deadly bandit attack in Mansur, Alkaleri local government area, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has ordered the immediate recruitment of 2,100 state security operatives. He also vowed to confront the criminal elements in the forest himself if the need arises. LEADERSHIP Weekend reports that bandits ambushed vigilantes who were members of the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria while on a routine patrol in Mansur a couple of days ago killing over 20.

3 weeks ago | leadership.ng | Kamal Ibrahim

Residents of Gadara, a local agrarian community in Itas-Gadau, Bauchi State, have pleaded with the state government to provide them with a borehole to ease their suffering in accessing potable water for consumption and other domestic purposes. Our correspondent who visited the community reports that the residents grapple with a severe water scarcity that has upended daily life and shattered the dreams of its people.