Senate passes Bill for Hadejia State creation A bill to create Hadejia State from the current Jigawa State in the Northwest of Nigeria has successfully passed its first reading in the Senate. The bill was presented as the third item on the Senate's Order Paper on February 25, 2025. Senator Abdulhamid Ahmed Mallam-Madori, representing Jigawa North, informed the Senate that the proposed Hadejia State would consist of eight local government councils currently under Jigawa State. Having passed the first reading, the bill will now move to the Senate's Constitution Review Committee, as creating...