Kano state government has pledged renewed synergy with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation BMGF to strengthen immunization coverage in the state. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this at the weekend when he received the Country leadership of the Foundation on a courtesy call at the government house. Governor Yusuf said his administration placed top priority on the health population of residents and added that such attention resonated in the significant percentage allocated to health in the state budget. The Governor said the healthcare system in Kano has undergone a transformational regime after a rehabilitation work executed in some of…
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Listeners of the Kaduna Zonal Station of Radio Nigeria, under Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, have raised concerns after going gone off air for about two months. BizPoint gathered that the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDCO, has disconnected both broadcasting house, located along Yakubu Gowon way and Jaji transmitting station of the oldest radio station in northern Nigeria, allegedly over failure to settle power bills. But, the situation did not sit well with the regular listeners of the FRCN kaduna national station, who expressed concern over the power disconnection, which render it completely off air over a…
An bayyana ziyarar aiki da Gwamnan Kano Injiniya Abba Kabir Yusuf ya kawo Kasuwar Dambatta da kuma Karar Dabbobi da cewar wata hanya ce ta inganta tattalin Arzikin Karamar Hukumar ta Dambatta da Jihar Kano tare da inganta muhalli. Wani kwararren masanin Muhalli Comrade Sunusi Usman Dankoro ne ya bayyana haka yayin wata hira da ‘ Yan Jaridu a jiya. Comrade Sunusi Dankoro yace tabbas wannan ziyarar ta Gwamna Abba Kabir Yusuf ta zo a dai-dai lokacin da wannan kasuwa ta ke bukatar gyare gyare yana mai karin haske da cewar Al’ummar Karamar Hukumar Dambatta na cike da farin ciki…
There are fresh account how Princess Zainab Jummai Bayero, the daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero received N10 million from Kano government to upset her financial liability. Zainab on Friday granted exclusive interview with premium times specifically requested Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to support her housing and financial needs. But before the recent public outcry, Zainab had made similar appeal in June 2024 for financial assistance to settle backlog of house rent in Lagos, a emotional concern that attracted the attention of Governor Yusuf who urgently approved the necessary financial support. Barely two months later, Zainab had…
President Bola Tinubu has accepted the voluntary resignation of the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Alhaji Ahmad Rufa’i. Briefing State House correspondents on the reason for his resignation, Alhaji Ahmad Rufa’I said such decisions were normally driven by family or person issues, stressing however that his is nothing serious. He said the President understood his concerns and accepted his voluntary resignation. “After the briefing today, actually, I tended my resignation and Mr. President graciously approved and accepted the resignation. “I discussed with Mr. President. He understood very well, and I promised to remain ceased with I discussed with…
The Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists, NAWOJ Screening and Electoral Committee wishes to announce that following the complaint put by the members of the Association and various stakeholders, the Committee considered their complaints coupled with the harsh economic situation in the country, slashing the prices of nomination fee. However Interested candidates are invited to purchase the forms for the positions they wish to Contest from the Committee Secretary, Haj Husaina Sa’id Bichi at Abubakar Rimi Television,ARTV, Maiduguri Road or Husaini Kabir Minjibir,Radio Kano. The sales of forms will commence on Friday, 23rd August, 2024,at 9am to 6pm daily.…
The National President , Nigeria Union of Journalists. Dear Sir, Petition Concerning the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kano Chapter Electoral Committee I am writing to express grave concerns regarding the conduct of the Electoral Committee assigned to oversee the upcoming elections of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kano Chapter. We believe that the issues outlined below require the urgent attention and intervention of the National Body of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to ensure a fair and transparent electoral process. 1. Questionable Membership of the Electoral Chairperson: It has come to our attention that the…
The National Association of Commissioners for Local Governments of Nigeria held a highly productive interactive meeting today at the Kano State Government House. The meeting, chaired by Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, brought together Commissioners for Local Government Affairs from Nigeria’s 36 states, along with other esteemed guests and stakeholders. In his welcome address, Interim Chairman of the Association, Comrade Gwarzo expressed his deep appreciation for the strong turnout and the shared commitment to advancing local governance and autonomy across Nigeria’s Local Government Areas (LGAs). He lauded the active participation of members in the Association’s inaugural meeting in Abuja, where the…
The center for information technology and development CITAD with support from MacArthur Foundation has established a Digital Training Hub for people with special needs PWDs. The digital training hub targets 300 PWDs in the next one year and include visually and hearing impaired, albinos, those with spinal cord injury and those clusters of special needs. The NGOs noted that each set of PWDs will undergo eight weeks of training to development their capacity to contribute more to the system. In his remarks, the country director MacArthur foundation Nigeria Dr Kole Ahmed Shettima explained that the world has turned into a…
Gwamnatin tarayya karkashin jagorancin Bola Ahmed Tinubu ya amince da korar ma’aikatan gwamnati da masu zaman kansu da aka ɗauka aiki da takardar shaidar kammala digiri na bogi da aka samo daga jamhuriyar Benin da Togo, wanda aka fi sani da Digiri dan Kwatano. Ministan Ilimi, Tahir Mamman, wanda ya bayyana hakan a yayin wani taron manema labarai na murnar cika shekara guda a kan muƙamin a Abuja a jiya Juma’a, ya ce an amince da matakin ne a wani taron majalisar zartarwa ta tarayya da aka yi kwanan nan, wanda shugaba Bola Tinubu ya jagoran ta. Ya ce matakin na…