An infreno has razed several shops at the popular Kantin Kwari market Kano municipal local government area. The inferno occured at about 7 pm at gidan Inuwa Mai Mai Bayajidd Street.
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An inferno has razed several shops at the popular Kantin Kwari market Kano municipal local government area. The inferno occured at about 7 pm at gidan Inuwa Mai Mai Bayajidda Street affected buildings at the middle of the market. Speaking to newsmen the chairman Kantin Kwari traders market association Ambassador Balarabe Tatari explained that the fire was quenched by the federal fire service, Kano state fire service, private companies and reinforcement from Sabon gari, Dawanau and Singa markets. He highlighted that, the DSS, Njgeria police force and other relevant authorities are on ground to provide security around the market. Ambassador…
The Aminu Magashi Garba AMG Foundation has called on the Kano State House of Assembly to establish House Committee on Humanitarian Affairs. The call was contained in a letter to the Speaker, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore by the Chairman of the foundation, Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba on Friday, 4th October, 2024. Recall that, Kano state governor Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf created the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in April, 2024 to alleviate poverty and address humanitarian crisis in the state. “Kano State, one of the populous states in Nigeria is faced with flooding,…
Khadijah Aliyu The Kano state accountability forum on education K-Safe, with support from FCDO PLANE,, conducted a school enrollment campaign across some selected local governments. The selected LGAs include Makoda, Minjibir, Warawa, Kabo, Kumbotso, Kibiya, Rimin Gado, Bunkure, and Bebeji. The school enrollment campaign team visited Rimin Gado’s special primary school with over eight thousand students. The education secretary, Rimin Gado Alhaji Abdullahi Sabi’u, represented by the head of Personnel Local Education Authority LEA Alhaji Salisu Umar Lambu, received the team in his office. The team went around the school and interacted with students, where some benefitted from writing kits…
Today, October 5, 2024, marks World Teachers Day, a global celebration honoring the invaluable contributions of teachers. The Executive Director of Adolescent Health and Information Projects AHIP Hajiya Mairo Bello has issued a timely call to action, urging governments to prioritize teachers’ welfare through enhanced salaries and allowances, recognizing them as the backbone of meaningful development. She stressed that, this special day, established in 1994, commemorates the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which sets standards for education personnel policy, recruitment, training, employment, and working conditions. To elevate education to global standard Hajiya Mairo emphasizes…
Call for applications for the 19th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR) of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) opens today, Friday, 4 October 2024. This year’s award is part of the Civic Space Guard Project, to honour and celebrate the courageous efforts of investigative journalists and news media as guards of the civic space. Professional reporters or team of reporters, whether full-time or freelance, with published stories targeted at the Nigerian audience, may submit their stories by 4pm on Thursday, 24 October 2024. Since its inception in 2005, the award has recognised outstanding…
Salejo Ali, Kano The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in collaboration with Kano state and other partners have unveiled a project known as Decent livelihoods for small-scale producers delivered through Economic and Resilient food system in Nigeria (Deliver Nigeria Project) in Kano State. According to the Country Director GAIN Dr Micheal Ojo, DELIVER Nigeria Project is determined to reduce post-harvest losses of up to 40% in the Nigerian vegetable production chain. He said, the project will improve farmers’ capacity to cope with climate risks, Enhance financial management skills and Link farmers to profitable markets. He noted that, the constraints…
Khadijah Aliyu Kano-The Nigeria Health Watch, in collaboration with the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board KNSPHCMB, organized a one-day policy dialogue themed: Strengthening PHC Accountability for Improved Maternal and Child Health: Bridging Gaps in Primary Health Care (PHC) Service Delivery. The state commissioner for health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf described the policy dialogue as apt, saying that Kano state has the highest number of maternal and child mortality in the country. He explained that, over 60 million naira monthly has been expended by the state government to provide free maternal kits, cesarean surgery and other initiatives aimed at reducing…
NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), in partnership with Seplat Energy, extends support to the visually impaired community in Owerri, Imo State through the ‘Eye Can See Program,’ providing free eye surgeries, medication, and recommended glasses.
The Kano Government College football team are expected to storm Abuja ahead of the national inter-secondary schools Under-15 soccer tournament scheduled for October 24 to November 1, 2024. The competition, which is being organized by the Nigerian School Sports Federation (NSSF) under the leadership of its President, Olabisi Joseph, attracted schools across the country. Speaking on the competition, the head of school sports Kano State Ministry of Education, Ibrahim Bello said preparations for the championship had commenced with a view to ensure the state excel in the tournament. He explained that the boys were engage in rigorous training and other…