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…
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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…