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3 days ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has raised the alarm over the rising abuse of opioid medications, particularly tramadol and codeine, among youths in the North-West geo-political zone. Speaking at a reception organised by the Kaduna branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in honour of its newly elected President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim, and Deputy President (North), Pharm. Aisha Isyaku, the governor called for urgent action. Represented by Joseph O.
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3 days ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Nestlé Nigeria has disclosed plans to source for at least 50 per cent of its key ingredients from farmers practising regenerative agriculture globally by 2030. This is just as a partnership between AGRA, Nestlé, and TechnoServe aims to support 25,000 smallholder farmers and eight aggregators across Kaduna and Nasarawa States, promoting sustainable production of maize, soybean, rice, and sorghum.
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5 days ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the government at all levels and Nigerians living in flood-prone areas to take urgent and proactive steps to mitigate the anticipated impact of the 2025 seasonal floods.
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6 days ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Ten suspects, including a grandfather, have been remanded by a Chief Magistrate court sitting on Ibrahim Taiwo road, Kaduna, over the rape of a 16-year-old disabled girl in Likoro village, Kudan Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the 11th suspect was still at large when the case came up, on Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
No fewer than 90 medical technicians have been injected into the health workers pool of the Nigerian Air Force. The medical personnel joined the force after graduating from the School of Medical Sciences and Aviation Medicine, Kaduna.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on Northern governors and lawmakers to undertake sweeping reforms of land ownership and control in the region to checkmate the looming crisis of increasing acquisition by foreigners. This was disclosed on Wednesday by Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, chairman of the forum’s Board of Trustees, at the start of the board’s meeting in Kaduna.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Northern elites, on Wednesday, converged on Kaduna at the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting to discusses pressing issues concerning the region and the country at large. This is just as the BOT Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, Wazirin Dutse, raised serious concerns over the deteriorating security situation and rising hostility against Northerners in other parts of the country, calling for unity and decisive action to safeguard the region.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Stakeholders including the government, policymakers and experts in Kaduna State are exploring strategies for addressing workforce challenges in primary healthcare centres. This is in a bid to advance sustainable financing and workforce capacity for equitable primary healthcare delivery and improved health outcomes in Kaduna State. Some of these strategies are improving the conditions of service of health workers and improved funding for the sector in general.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Following overcrowding occasioned by inadequate infrastructure, the purported plan by the state government to sell the staff quarters and some land of Queen Amina College, Kaduna, is raising dust. The school, Daily Trust gathered, is facing severe overcrowding as it is reported that 180 students occupy a room meant for 20 or 30 students, with three girls often forced to share a single 6-inch spring bed due to lack of adequate accommodation.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailytrust.com | Maryam Ahmadu-Suka
Two children, a 13-year-old boy identified as Imam and a six-year-old girl Nasrin, have been reportedly killed in an explosion at Abakpa area of Kaduna State. Three residents also reportedly sustained injuries in the explosion which occurred on Tuesday, adjacent the old site of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. Our correspondent reports that the cause of the explosion has not been established, but security agencies are at the scene of the incident to investigate the incident.
