The sultan of sokoto Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has called on Old Students Association to support their alma mata to compliment government’s efforts in the education sector. The sultan made the call during Post-Graduation Reunion of members of Barewa old boys Association class of Nineteen Seventy held in Zaria. READ ALSO: CSACEFA Re-enroll Donates Uniforms to 30 female students Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar expressed gratitude to Allah for sparing their lives to reunite with themselves after fifty years.. He called on Muslims to imbibe the spirit of brotherhood and prayed for Allah to end the security challenges being faced in the…
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The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has launched the N5 billion second phase of retirement and death benefits. The benefits cover the entitlement of about 4,000 state and local government retirees. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf highlighted the administration’s continuous commitment to addressing the needs of pensioners. READ ALSO: Kano Gov’t: Awkwardly Assessing It’s Assessments Recall that Governor Yusuf had unveiled the initial disbursement of N6 billion in November 2023 to offset the backlog of entitlement incurred by the immediate past administration. Upon assuming office in May 2023, Governor…
Kano State Government has announced significant changes to boost its digital and creative economy by the appointment of Bashir Abdu Muzakkari as the Special Adviser on Digital and Creative Economy to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. BizPoint reports that Dr Muzakkari’s appointment is a transition from his previous role as Special Adviser on Digital Economy. READ ALSO: Kano Set To Reopen 10 Girls Boarding schools Additionally, he has been designated as the state focal person for the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (I-DICE) programme. This move, approved by Governor Yusuf, was confirmed in a statement by the Secretary to the…
Sani Haruna The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC under the Chairmanship Tukur Umar Danfulani has initiated a monthly meeting that will bring members together with a view to remain one united entity. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the APC State’s Publicity Secretary Yusuf Idris Gusau and issued to newsmen. READ ALSO: EL-RUFA’I: Kaduna Assembly ‘s Report A Political Comedy The meeting was held across all the 14 local government areas of the state and attended by all critical stakeholders, as well as state party Executives from the local governments and their wards executives,…
The Deputy President of Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has mourned 14 worshippers who were killed by a trailer yesterday after Juma’at prayers in Kano State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had confirmed that 14 worshippers lost their lives when a trailer ran over them after Friday prayers at Imawa town, Kura LGA of Kano State. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau, commiserated with the families of the deceased. RELATED: Senator Barau Jibrin: A Beacon of Hope in Nigerian Politics He prayed for the repose of the souls of the…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kano state command has confirmed that 14 people were killed and several others injured when a trailer ran into worshippers during Jumuat prayers in Kano. The tragic incident occurred at Imawa town, Kura local government area of Kano State, shortly after the Friday prayer. READ ALSO: Tragedy:Borrow Pit Collapse claims 7 lives in Kebbi Qur’anic Sch. The trailer, with registration number MKA 537XN, was coming from the Kaduna axis when the driver lost control and crashed into the crowd. Ibrahim Abdullahi, the FRSC Kano Sector Commander, stated that the accident was reported at 1350hrs.…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a lecture to celebrate the 2024 Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) day in Kano. The Executive Director of CITAD, Engineer Yunusa Zakaria Ya’u represented by the Senior Program Officer, Malam Isa Garba, explained that Micro, Medium, and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in national growth and development, with women and youth contributing significantly to the sector. SIMILAR: CITAD Empowers Kano Youths on E-Waste Management Tech. He pointed out that CITAD, with support from different donors, has empowered young girls and youth with entrepreneurship skills and mini grants aimed…
The Kano state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Comrade Kabiru Inuwa has called on the Kano state government to make it mandatory for private companies to enroll their employees into KSCHMA before registration. The NLC chairman made the call at a 3-day Consultative Workshop with the Private Sector (OPS) organised by the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency KSCHMA in collaboration with the FCDO Lafiya programme in Kaduna. SIMILAR: Kano Citizens advocate for enhanced enrollment of vulnerable in BHCPF Comrade Inuwa observed that in some states enrollment into healthcare contributory schemes is a prerequisite of registering private companies.…
The public has been advised to use strategies such as hand washing social distancing and use of face masks to mitigate the prevalent rate of COVID-19 and other related diseases in Nigeria. Academic staff of Bayero University Kano (BUK), and a representative of the preventive education research team Kano Dr Babangida Ladan made the call during a dissemination seminar themed preventive education strategies as a vaccine to COVID-19 prevalence and related diseases. According to him, the research was conducted in three states with the highest prevalent cases of COVID-19 which are Oyo, Kano and Rivers while in Kano Nasarawa, KMC…
The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda to the Board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The appointment, approved by the National Economic Council (NEC), is part of a strategic move to strengthen the company’s leadership and enhance its operational effectiveness. READ ALSO: Tinubu Appoints Hashimu Argungu Chairman PSC Governor Radda is one of six state governors selected to serve on the board, representing their respective geopolitical zones. The other appointed governors are from Prof. Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Hope Uzodimma of Imo State,…