In a significant step toward improving health care delivery, Gwarzo Local Government has procured three state-of-the-art ultrasound scanning machines and a comprehensive range of medical consumables. In his remarks while flagging off the distribution of the items, Interim Committee Chairman of the council, Dr. Mani Tsoho, explained that, the significant investment aims to elevate the quality of maternal healthcare across the area. “These ultrasound machines will be distributed to Getso, Lakwaya, and Kutama healthcare centers.”enters within the local government area.’ He pointed out that, the equipment will enable early detection and monitoring of maternal and fetal health conditions, contributing to…
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Khadijah Aliyu Amidst lingering crisis, Dangote Refinery has revealed that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, is supplying insufficient crude oil for its production demand, hence it is planning to source from brazil and America. The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, alongside NNPCL, had been locked in a dispute, ranging from monopoly allegations to supply of crude for the refinery, substandard fuel imports and ownership of blending plants in Malta. Read More :Tinubu orders naira crude sale, marketers project price crash However, Dangote, in a new revelation, said…
Kano business community has set up an adhoc security operations committee to ensure adequate security across markets and business places during the planned nationwide peaceful protest. The business community under the leadership of Alhaji Sabi’u Bako converged for an emergency meeting with representatives from major markets and super markets . The 20 member committee was inaugurated during a meeting of renown business men and the chairman National Harmonize Traders Union Alhaji Bature Abdul Aziz. Speaking on behalf of the traders, the chairman Kantin Kwari market traders association Alhaji Balarabe Tatari urged youth to desist from engaging in acts capable of…
Last weekend, the Kano Golf Course hosted a One Day Golf Kitty Tournament in honor of Kauran Saminaka, Alhaji Umar Adam kolo Umar, who was recently appointed and turbaned by the Emir of Saminaka in Kaduna state, Alhaji Ibrahim Sani. The tournament, which took place at the Kano Golf Course, saw the participation of golfers from Kano, Dutse, and other nearby golf clubs. It drew personalities from within and outside the state who attended the closing ceremony. During the event, Veteran Journalist and Public Affairs Analyst, Malam Nasiru Balarabe Zahradeen, described the turbaning of Alhaji Umar AdamKolo Umar as Kauran…
The chief of field office UNICEF Kano Mr. Rahma Mohammed Rihood says the fund has Supported government with 8,000 bottles of Vitamin A capsules for the first round of MNCHW campaign. Mr.Rahma made the disclosure during the flag off of the 2024 maternal newborn child health MNCH week held at at Unguwa Uku PHC Tarauni local government area Kano. According to him, the 8,000 bottles of vitamin A supplement is expected to reach 3,080,810 children 6-59 months to boost immunity and reduce childhood morbidities and mortalities. He stressed that other Interventions include Supporting government to scale up Multiple Micronutrient Supplements…
The Kano state government KNSG says it is set to decentralize and expand community management of acute malnutrition programs across 22 local government areas. The state governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf made the indication while flagging off the 2024 maternal new born and child health MNCH week at Unguwa uku primary healthcare PHC Tarauni local government area Kano. According to him, the intervention is in addition to the setting up of strategic therapeutic centers as well as the provision of affordable accessible and qualitative healthcare service delivery. Alhaji Abba pointed out that the MNCH week aims at improving health indices…
Khadijah Aliyu The Commissioner Kano state Ministry of Women, Children, and the Disabled, Hajiya Aisha Lawan Saji Rano, has urged husbands of VVF (vesicovaginal fistula) survivors to support and stand by their wives, regardless of the extent of urinary tract damage they are dealing with. The appeal was made during the distribution of support packages and items to 50 VVF survivors, at the VVF Hostel in Kwalli Kano Municipal. Hajiya Saji emphasized the importance of men standing by their wives during this challenging time of VVF, for which they shun and reject their wives, thereby compounding their problem. “Remember, every…
PROMAD Infotech Foundation, under its social accountability and service delivery initiative Follow The Projects, proudly announces a new project in Nasarawa State. The project, Strengthening Participation, Accountability and Transparency in States Capital Project (SPATS) is a landmark initiative that aims to foster civic participation and empower young people with social accountability skills to demand participatory and accountable governance within the state. The project, supported through WYDE Civic Engagement Project by the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF); European Partnership for Democracy (EPD); Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD); the Oslo Center and funded by the European Union (EU) is designed to improve project…
On the 21st of July 2024, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in partnership with the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training organized a one-day stakeholders’ forum on the challenges face by people living with disabilities in writing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The forum was attended by different representatives of the associations of people with disabilities i.e. Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment, Physically Challenged, Albinism and People with Spinal Cord Injuries. Others include Nura Iro Ma’aji, Senior Special Advisor to Kano State Governor on Students Matters, Yusuf Ibrahim Sharada, Senior Special Advisor to Kano State Governor on…
The Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA) has organized a two-day workshop for legislative aides as part of its efforts to improve service delivery. The training, which involves over 50 legislative aides, focuses on explaining their duties, responsibilities, and limitations in order to enhance their individual performance and, consequently, the overall performance of the Kano Assembly. During the opening ceremony the speaker of the Kano house of assembly Alhaji Jibril Ismail Falgore, stated that the training aims to build the capacity of legislative aides for better service to their principals. He also emphasized the importance of capacity building for all…
Sani Haruna The Zamfara state government has visited 19 emirates to prepare for this year’s annual state Qur’anic recitation competition. Alhaji Ahmad Garba Yandi, who is the State Commissioner for Local Government and also the Chairman of the Musabaqa Committee, revealed this in an interview with reporters in Gusau, the state capital. He mentioned that preparations for the competition are at an advanced stage and that the committee has conducted tours to all emirates to ensure the smooth conduct of the event in the state as part of its preparations to conduct the competition without any hitch. The Committee Chairman…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed the determination of his administration in curtailing the menace of political thuggery and other related social vices in the state. The Governor States this when he received the Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero who paid Sallah Homage to the Governor at Government House Kano. He said since assumption in office barely 10 months ago his administration has embarked on massive campaign against political thuggery. The governor noted that over two hundred political thugs, and phone thefts who have been apprehended by the Kano Command of the Nigeria Police have…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African nations to unite in addressing climate change and social impact challenges facing the continent. He called on leaders of the continent to work together in developing sustainable practices and protecting ecosystems as a means of securing a greener future and springboard for the continent’s overall development and progress in the face of existential climate realities. Speaking on Thursday during the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024 in Lagos, VP Shettima, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, stressed…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to immediately ban a new movie that it claims portrays Muslim women in a negative light. The film, recently unveiled by actress Nancy Isime, depicts women in purdah committing crimes such as bank robbery while armed with dangerous weapons. In a statement released on July 25, 2024, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, Executive Director of MURIC, described the film as “Islamophobia taken to the highest level” and “satanic, repugnant and provocative.” Akintola accused the film of aiming to “portray Muslim women as criminals with a violent proclivity”…
Kano State Government has approved Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July 2024 as the date for the commencement of 3rd term vacation to all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state. Therefore, Parents/ Guardians of Pupils and Students in the Boarding schools are to convey their wards home by the early hours of Saturday 27th July 2024. A statement Issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment of the State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru announced that Boarding Schools Pupils and Students are to resume back to their respective Schools on Sunday 8th September 2024…
Khadijah Aliyu UNAIDS says in 2023, adolescent girls and young women accounted for 19% of all new HIV infections in west and central Africa (WCA). The regional director Berthilde Gahongayire highlighted that, the region has recorded huge progress in access to treatment. “Today, 81% of people living with HIV know their status, 76% of those receiving antiretroviral treatment and 70% have a suppressed viral load” She however stressed that, countries such as Burundi and the DRC are on the verge of achieving the 95-95-95 targets for HIV testing and treatment . “Paediatric HIV is an absolute priority in the region,…
Khadijah Aliyu The Chief of Field Office for UNICEF in Kano, Mr. Rahma Rihood Muhammad Farah, has announced plans to recruit 5,500 Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs) in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa to combat the spread of type 2 poliovirus (cVPV2). Mr. Rahma Farah made this announcement during a Volunteer Community Mobilizers VCM expansion training held in the Ungoggo local government area of Kano. He mentioned that in order to expand the network of volunteers in the three states, 2,108 individuals have been newly recruited and are currently undergoing training, and an additional 3,400 will be engaged in the second phase.…
Khadijah Aliyu The Kano state commissioner of health Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf has urged zonal directors and directors to ensure judicious use of medical items and consumables provided by the state government. Dr. Abuabakar made the call while handing over cleansing materials to 44 facilities during an event to commemorate one year in office of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf and achievements of Hospitals management board HMB held in Kano. He pointed out that, the Kano state government would do all it takes to deliver on its promises to ensure quality healthcare delivery. The commissioner noted that, agencies and departments under…
Khadijah Aliyu The United nations childrens fund UNICEF says Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara states account for about 70% of reported cases of circulating polio variants in Nigeria. The chief of UNICEF field office Kano, Mr.Rahma Rihood Muhammad Farah stated this during a volunteer community mobilizers (VCM) training held in Ungoggo local government area, Kano. According to him, the volunteers were recruited to help stop the spread of the circulating variant polio virus type 2 (cVPV2) across the five states. Mr. Rahma maintained that 2,108 VCM were recruited in the first phase across 23 LGAs in Kano and Katsina…
Sani Haruna The Principal of Government Girls Secondary School Dutsinma, Katsina State, Hajiya Umma Tukur, urged the graduates of the 2024 Academic Session to be good ambassadors of their respective schools and immediate communities. She made the call during the Annual graduation and prize-giving ceremony of the 23 students who graduated and memorized the Qur’an. Hajiya Umma Tukur congratulated the graduates and advised them to utilize the knowledge they have acquired during their time at the school for the benefit of their future life. She also stated roles of moral standards of education as well as quality teaching and learning…