Sani Haruna A Non-governmental organisation NGO New Incentives, All Babies Are Equal ABAE has enrolled 250,000 infants across seven local government areas in Zamfara state. The State Field Manager of ABAE, Aliyu Idris made the disclosure during the annual award presentation to the best performing local government councils held at Command Guest House Gusau. According to him, new Incentives has enrolled two hundred and fifty thousand 250,000 infants across 7 local government areas working to improve immunization in the state. Aliyu said the award was based on the performance of each local government area regarding immunization compliance, equipment, and vaccine…
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Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital AKTH has performed its first laser surgery after the Tertiary education trust fund (Tetfund) intervention. The surgery which took place shortly after a three-day workshop on Urology and kidney transplant was attended by doctors from 7 northern universities was the first of its kind. The machines procured by the tertiary education trust fund Tetfund were part of its intervention to tertiary institutions across the nation. The team lead Urologist Dr. Przemyslaw Zugaj from Poland said he was at AKTH to guide doctors on how to perform surgeries using Lazer machines. He further explained that the surgery…
The event highlighted the link between global advancements in technology and empowering women and girls to be leaders in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) field. The day featured a workshop led by Kano-based journalist Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman and gender activist Hadiza Yusuf. Their discussion, titled “Empowering Female Leaders in the Digital Age: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities,” explored the specific challenges faced by women in ICT and offered strategies to overcome them. Addressing participants, the Centre for Information Technology and Development CITAD’s Executive Director Engineer Yunusa Zakari Ya’u represented by Engineer Kamalu Umaru emphasized the need to expose young…
The Kano State House of Assembly KNHA has passed the Kano state pre-marital screening bill 2024. This was a sequel to deliberations on the committee of the whole house and the third reading of the bill by the deputy clerk Alhaji Nasiru Magaji during a plenary session presided over by the speaker Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore. After careful deliberations, the House unanimously adopted and passed the Kano State Pre-marital screening bill 2024. The bill sponsored by the majority Lawan Hussaini Dala seeks to compel intending couples to undergo HIV, hepatitis and sickle cell anaemia screening before marriage. Shortly after the…
The Aminu Magashi Garba (AMG) Foundation has fulfilled its promise to empower 50 women in Kano State through a skills acquisition training program. The initiative, in collaboration with Women Partners for Progress (WPP), aims to equip women with the necessary tools to start their own businesses. According to Malam Suleiman, Director of Operations at AMG Foundation, this is the fourth empowerment program for women in the state. “Each of the 50 participants will receive a startup grant of N10,000 to kickstart their businesses,additionally, WPP provided training on soft skills acquisition, which will have a life-changing impact on their lives” Rukkaya…
Rt Honorable Jibril Ismail Falgore’s effective leadership and quality legislation at the Kano State House of Assembly is something to watch. The fundamental aspect of the legislative arm is ensuring quality legislation aimed at improving the standard and well-being of both the majority and minority within a society and Falgore has not left people in dilemma. Those who closely observed Falgore’s style of leadership in the hallow chamber as speaker Kano State House of Assembly can attest to his deep understanding of unity in diversity within the Assembly. He recognizes that unity should be the cornerstone of any leader’s objectives…
The Managing Director, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA), Architect Ibrahim Yakub Adamu says anybody found contravening section 11,12 and 13 of the agency law would face the law. According to him, the warning is in line with the proliferation of property development without compliance with the relevant sections of the KNUPDA law. The managing director urged the public to secure building permits from KNUPDA before embarking on property development. Architect Ibrahim pointed out that the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, KNUPDA has simplified the process of acquiring building permits in the state. ” Recently a one-stop unit…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board is pleased to announce the reopening of the Daily Hajj Induction Course Programme, effective from today Saturday, April 27, 2024. The decision comes after careful consideration and consultation led by the Director General, Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa. In a meeting held today at the Conference Room, the Director General, Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa, emphasized the importance of utilizing the Hajj Guidelines book provided to all Leadership of Hajj Induction Course Teachers. He urged them to actively incorporate these guidelines for the benefit of our pilgrimage. The Daily Induction Course will be conducted across thirty-one…
Kano as the second most populous state in Nigeria and commercial hub of Northern region should brace up to the new development that would be seen and felt in the entire state through industries that would produce goods locally. Auwalu Sanusi Aminu, the Chairman of Sky Scrapers Global Investment Nigeria Ltd, is the one to spearhead the development by setting a target to establish a production company in Kano and shopping malls across the 44 Local Government areas. In this interview Auwalu gave an insight about his business and how the company, which has established some shopping malls in the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Jim Ovia as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale,explains that Mr. Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria’s leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana. The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to…