Lubabatu I Garba Kano state governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has warned parents against resisting polio vaccination, saying serious measures would be taken against any parent who resist the ongoing polio vaccination exercise in the state. The governor gave the warning during the flag-off ceremony of the 1st round of the 2025 Polio vaccination campaign in Warawa Local Government Area of the state. Kano Targets 4.5 Million Children in Polio Vaccination Campaign This warning is coming following the discovery of three new cases in Warawa, Bunkure and Nassarawa local government areas of the state. Governor Yusuf represented by his deputy…
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A Magistrate Court sitting at Rijiyar Zaki Kano has convicted and sentenced Alhaji Inuwa Ayuba to two months imprisonment with an option of fine for illegal felling of seven neem trees located at Sarauniya village in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area. According to the prosecution Counsel Barrister Bahijja H. Aliyu the monitoring team from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change got a tip of the illegal felling of neem trees at Sarauniya village which contravenes the provision of the state environmentntal regulations and laws. He hinted that the ministry quickly apprehended the culprit and gathered all the relevant evidence…
Kano State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, said he is aspiring to be a professional journalist not accidental, stating his reasons for enrolling into National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to obtain Degree in Mass Communication . The commissioner disclosed this while hosting members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (Kano-Jigawa Forum) who paid him a courtesy visit in his office, said to attain the objective, “I have already enrolled at the National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) Study Centre, Kano.” He added. Journalism Legends Shine at NUJ Kano Correspondents’ Chapel Award Night Comrade Waiya, who described…
Four students from the Department of Information and Media Studies, Bayero university Kano BUK Amatulmu’izzu Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Mustapha Haruna Abu, Ilya Nanpha Luka, and Ramota Issa Bisola, have been competitively selected as ambassadors for the MANARA Centre for Coexistence and Dialogue. BUK CGS Committed to Advancing Gender Initiatives-Director Through the Manara Youth Coexistence Initiative, they are actively promoting tolerance, coexistence, and mutual understanding via research, educational media campaigns, and community partnerships. The students have participated in related programs held in Dubai and Kenya. Similarly, Jiddah Abubakar Muhammad and Patience Ojochogwu Ihiabe from the Department of Adult Education and Community Services…
The Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has signed into law, the Kano State Infrastructure Management Agency bill passed by the Kano State House of Assembly. This act has established the Kano State Infrastructure Management Agency (KASIMA), a new regulatory body tasked with controlling the erection and installation of utility infrastructure across all public spaces in the state. Kano Governor Signs Bill Establishing Infrastructure Management Agency This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Friday. This follows the passage of the Kano State Infrastructure Management Agency Law, 2025 (1446 A.H) by…
Sani Haruna Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wema Bank Plc to implement the Federal Government of Nigeria-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Program for MSMEs. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina State Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed Made this known in a statement issued to newsmen. CITAD Organizes Lecture To Celebrate 2024 World MSMEs Day The partnership, facilitated through the Office of the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettina in which to empower 5,000 youth and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterpris across the state with cutting-edge digital skills, employability development, and crucial access to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Tragedy:Students Of Audu Bako College Dambatta Drown in Dam Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria; Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Archbishop Matthew Hassan Kukah; and Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Ayua Kaigama. Pope Francis, the revered head of the Roman…
Ibrahim Ibrahim The Jigawa State Government has called on residents to report any agro-dealer or individual attempting to sabotage its 2025 dry season rice farming program. The Technical Advisor to the Governor, Dr. Saifullahi Umar, made the call while addressing journalists in his office. Sokoto IDPs Get Lifeline as Dangote Foundation Distributes Rice He explained that the initiative is part of the 2025 dry season rice farming project, a component of the broader Jigawa Rice Value Chain Development Program aimed at scaling up rice production in the state. Dr. Saifullahi noted that Jigawa is the second-largest rice-producing state in Nigeria,…
Kabiru Haruna The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly in revitalizing the education and health sectors. In alignment with the administration’s aggressive focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), the government has significantly expanded the annual enrollment into colleges of nursing across the country. Gov Yusuf Champions Education, Resolves Certificate Crisis for Kano Graduates Addressing the press, Dr. Alausa announced a landmark increase in nursing school admissions from a previous annual intake of just 28,000 to a new target of 150,000. As…
Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, has described the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as a reliable partner in crime fighting, control, and management. Barr. Dederi disclosed this while receiving the newly deployed Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Shafiu Abdulmumini Dayi, on a courtesy call to his office. NSCDC Arrests Suspected Vandals, Motorcycle Thieves in Kano He reiterated that the Ministry of Justice and the NSCDC share common goals in ensuring a clean and better society. He stressed that, while the NSCDC fights crime, the Ministry prosecutes offenders, working together to achieve…