The Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS) Netherlands has provided €100 million to Nigeria, Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, and Mali to improve soil health and fertility. The Dutch government is giving the support through the Soil Values programme. The Program Director Soil Values of the International Fertilizer Development Center Dr Bidjokazo Fofana who stated this at a media briefing in Abuja said the programme will run for 10 years. READ MORE: To improve soil health’ — Netherlands to support Nigeria, three African countries with €100m He said the project aims at improving the management of soil health and fertility towards increasing…
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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is set to launch an improved national identity card layered with payment capabilities. The new, improved National ID Card will, beginning April, 2024, deliver social service programmes. The initiative will be made possible through AFRIGOPAY Financial Services, which was launched as a national domestic card scheme by the CBN to perform domestic transactions within Nigeria, such as existing debit cards. The newly improved national identity card, integrated with capabilities to facilitate payments and deliver social service programmes, operates under…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s oil and gas reserves as of January 1, 2024, have reached 37.50 billion barrels, compared to the 37.046 billion barrels reported in May 2022. Chief Executive of the Commission, Engr Gbenga Komolafe at a press conference in Abuja, unveiled robust policies designed to enhance and optimise oil and gas operations across the country. Mr Komolafe noted that the gas reserves, including non-associated gas, stand at 102.59 trillion cubic feet (TCF) and 106.67 TCF respectively, summing the total gas reserve to 209.26 TCF. The Chief Executive of the Commission emphasised the…
Ramatu Garba The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Kano State Chapter, says it has received 93 cases from January to March 2024. The state Coordinator, Muhammad Auwal-Kofa, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. He said out of the total 93 cases, 38 were civil and 55 criminal, adding that the council completed three criminal and four civil cases, while others were pending in courts. “The criminal cases were on armed robbery, theft, criminal breach of trust, homicide and rape, while the civil cases were on marriage, inheritance, land disputes, debts…
The UNICEF Chief of field office Mr.Rahma Rihood Mohammed Farah made the call during the 10th anniversary Commemoration of the Chibok girls held in Kano. Represented by the Senior education manager UNICEF Kano field office,Mr Michael Banda,he lamented the negative impacts of incidents of abduction and kidnapping of school children regretting the rising statistics of out-of-school children due to incessant cases of abduction. Rahma stressed the need for concerted efforts towards the fight against climate change, as part of endeavours to stop school abduction and ensure security in our schools across the country. READ MORE: UNICEF calls for…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, State Working Committee, has also suspended ward party leaders who earlier suspended the National Chairman of the Party, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje. The PUNCH reports that the APC Ganduje ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. But in a swift reaction, the party in the APC Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area thwarted the suspension and sacked those behind the suspension of Ganduje. READ MORE: Kano APC voids Ganduje’s suspension, sacks ward leaders The Chairman, Inusa Dawanau, told newsmen shortly after suspending Ganduje that those behind…
By Abdullahi Kano The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been suspended as a member of APC in Ganduje ward. Executive members of Ganduje ward, in Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state announced the suspension of Dr. Ganduje over alleged corruption. Addressing journalists in the state capital, the legal adviser of the ward Haladu Gwanjo Ganduje said the ward accused the former Governor of gross misconduct and misappropriation of public funds during his administration in Kano. Gwanjo revealed that members resolved to suspend his membership after a vote of no confidence…
The Emir of Bichi Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero has Appealed to the Kano State Government KNSG to embrace Mechanized System of Farming, to improve yield production. The Emir stated this when he paid Sallah Homage to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at Government House Kano. He said as the Rainy season is approaching there is a need for the government to provide Assorted Farm inputs and fertilizer at subsidised rates to farmers geared towards boosting food production. Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero advises the government to intensify efforts in ensuring adequate means of utilizing Solar for Generating Electricity due to the high…
Former deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in Kano State, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo has felicitated with Muslims in Nigeria especially the good people of Kano State on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. In a goodwill message Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo urged Muslim faithfuls to use the opportunity to foster peace and unity in Kano State and Nigeria at large. He said, “On this occasion I wish all Muslim faithful in Nigeria, particularly the good people of Kano State happy Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. “It is a blessing from Allah the Almighty that we have completed the month-long Ramadan…
The Kano State Speaker Kano state house of Assembly KNHA AlhaJI Jibril Ismail Falgore has felicitated with the Muslim ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid el-fitr . In a press statement signed by the spokesperson to the Speaker, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai and made available to newsmen in Kano READ MORE: Eid Al-Fitr: Kano Governor, Deputy, Speaker Rejoice With Muslims Falgore urged Kano citizens and Nigerians to use the opportunity to pray for the state and the country for Allah’s intervention on challenges bedevilling the nation. He called on muslims to share more love and tolerate one another as…
The executive director, Youth Society for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Social Vices YOSPIS Zainab Nasir has urged youths to shun violence and avoid criminal activities during and after the Eid-ul-fitr celebration. In a statement signed by the communication officer YOSPIS Hannatu Suleiman Abba and made available to newsmen. READ MORE: YOSPIS @25: 1997, The Year Students Founded The Most Vibrant Youth Led NGO In Kano YOSPIS acknowledges Kano State’s reputation as one of the safest states in Northern Nigeria, with fewer reported crimes, attributing the achievement to a friendly football match held in August 2023 between YOSPIS, the…
Ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has donated cows and foodstuff to inmates currently serving their jail terms in various custodial centres across the state. Presenting the items on Tuesday in Kano, the governor said that the gesture would give the inmates a sense of belonging. Represented by the Chairperson of the Committee on Prerogative of Mercy in the state,Hajiya Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, the governor assured the inmates of government’s continued support to their wellbeing. READ MORE: Eid-El-Fitr: Kano Governor Donates Cows, Other Food Items To Prison Inmates “We will continue to provide the dividends of democracy to…
A kokarin sa na tabbatar da ana bin dokoki sau da kafa, Shugaban Hukumar tace fina-finai da Dab’i ta jahar Kano KSCB Abba El-mustapha ya kafa wani kwamiti na musamman wanda zai sanya idanu akan yanda gidajen wasanni a Kano suka gudanar da shagul-gulan bikin karamar sallah. Abba El-mustapha na wannan jawabin a yau yayin kaddamar da shugabancin kwamitin tare da membobin su karkashin jagoranci daraktan kudi da mulki na Hukumar Alhaji Abdulkarim Badamasi sai daraktan dake lura da sashin shirya fina-finai Idiris zakari ya’u zaura da kuma daraktan dake lura da sashin Dab’i Abubakar Zakari Garin babba sai masu…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) kano State command has arrested 319 suspects and seized 4.7 tonnes of illicit drugs from January to March 2024. The NDLEA Kano state commander Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Monday in Kano. READ MORE: NDLEA arrests 198 suspects in Kano He said the suspects comprised of 14 females and 305 males. Idris-Ahmad said the total drugs seized within the period under review is over four tonnes of illicit drugs which is made up of 2.3kg of cannabis sativa, 2.4kg of Psychotropic Substances. READ…
The Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Saad Abubakar has called on Muslims in the country to start looking for the new crescent of SHAWWAL 1445 AH, on Monday 8th April 2024 equivalent to Islamic Calendar 29th of Ramadan 1445 AH. In a statement signed by the chairman advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council Sokoto ,Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu and made available to newsmen. The statement pointed out that,any information about the sighting of the the crescent moon should be forwarded to the nearest district or village head for onward communication to the Sultan. He said the following telephone numbers can…
The speaker Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA), Alhaji Jibrin Ismail Falgore condoles with the family and members of the Kano State House of Assembly over the death of lawmaker representing Shanono Bagwai constituency, Alhaji Halilu Kundila. In a statement signed by the chief press secretary KNHA Kamaludeen Sani Shawai and made available to newsmen in Kano. Alhaji Jibril described the death as a great loss not only to his family, Shanono and Bagwai local governments but to the entire people of Kano State. READ MORE: Kano lawmaker, Halilu Kundila, is dead The speaker said Alhaji Halilu was a dedicated…
The Gwaram Community Assembly, Inuwar Al’umma Karamar Hukumar Gwaram, has commended the Governor of Jigawa state, Malam Umar A. Namadi for his unwavering commitment to the development and progress of their area. In a statement signed by the Pro-tem-Chairman, Gwaram community assembly Alhaji Yunusa Hamza who doubles as Tafidan Farin Dutse and made available to newsmen. The statement described the genuine, remarkable and transformative projects and interventions implemented by the current administration within less than a year, as a major catalyst to the significant improvements in the lives of residents and the Gwaram landscape. “The intervention in Gwaram has begun…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the Nation’s Capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity READ MORE: President Tinubu Greets the Muslim Ummah at Eid-el-Fitr, Calls for a Union of Wills and Action to Build the Nation He pointed out that, in deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end of Ramadan, the President will observe the moment in prayers for Nigeria and with family. The statement added that,the President will continue official duties during and after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, says 51,447 intending pilgrims from Nigeria paid for the 2024 Hajj. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, said in a statement that after the closing of registration, the official number of intending pilgrims that registered stood at 51,447 under the government quota. She said, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government played a role in the realization of the noble objective. “The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) recognizes the numerous sacrifices that the Federal Government made against all odds towards easing the constraints off its intending pilgrims,” READ MORE:…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has rebuked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State to stop using diversionary tactics to cover up for his failure to deliver to the people of the state. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu , Ganduje described the latest antics of the Governor as an unfortunate and sorry attempt to shift public glare from the fact that there is really nothing on the ground in the state to justify the sharp increase in statutory allocations to the state since the inception of…