Nigeria’s erratic power supply can be addressed by setting clear goals for achieving sustainable energy, according to the Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Transitions (CREST). Speaking during the maiden international conference on renewal and sustainable energy systems organised by CREST, at the Bayero University Kano, President elect of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences(NAS), Emeritus Prof. Abubakar Sambo, emphasized the need for political will and determination to utilize Nigeria’s abundant renewable energy resources. He highlighted that countries like Ghana, Cape Verde, and Kenya, which have demonstrated enhanced political will in the electricity sector, resulting in greater electricity access. These countries…
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Kano State has in abundance, reserved Solid Mineral Resources across its Forty Four Local Government Areas. These Solid Minerals that the world market needed include among others, Uranium, Gold, Tin, Kaolin, Lead- Zinc, Columbine, Tantalite, Glass sand, Bauxite and Lithium. The Commissioner Ministry for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources Alhaji Safiyanu Hamza disclosed this, at a round table discussion with Sheikh Mu’allim Nuh Bin Idriss Falata from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who doubles as the Chairman/CEO of Da’am Al-Mawasem Catering Company based in Mecca. According to him, considering the religious tolerance of Kano and its long standing history of being…
Salihu Ali, Kano A Petrol tanker with registration number KMC 6412 F has crashed in Majiya village of Taura local government area of Jigawa State North West Nigeria killing more than 90 people. Over 50 people who sustained various degrees of injuries were hospitalized. The Jigawa State Police spokesperson DSP Shiisu Lawal confirmed the incident in a press statement. He said, the incident occurred at around 12:30 am on Wednesday with the tanker said to have fallen, making villagers to scoop fuel before the explosion. He said: “Today (Wednesday) a petrol tanker from Port Harcourt going to Nguru in Yobe…
Kano State house of Assembly has commended the state owned tertiary institutions for their dedication in developing the sector. The Chairman House Standing Committee on Higher education, Alhaji Abdulhamid Abdul disclose this while receiving the management of Aliko Dangote university of education, Saadatu Rimi college of education and Kano state polytechnic. Addressing the vice chancellor and provosts Alhaji Abdulhamid said the three institutions performed in line with the states determination for the pursuit of academic excellence. Those received include Provost Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Abdullahi Gwarzo, and that of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Professor Musa Tukur…
Khadijah Aliyu The Kano State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) second chance education component 2.2c team paid an advocacy visit to the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) and the Kano State Agency for Mass Education (SAME). This visit aimed to inform these agencies about AGILE’s Second Chance education component and seek collaboration. The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project is a World Bank-assisted project of the Federal Ministry of Education geared at improving secondary education opportunities for adolescent girls aged between 10 and 20. The AGILE Second Chance component…
Kano State house of Assembly says it is committed to ensuring improved welfare package for Hisba Personnel to ensure effective service delivery. Member representing Minjibir constituency, Alhaji Abdulhamid Abdul made the indication while receiving the deputy Commander General of the Kano state Hisba Board Dr Mujahideen Aminuddeen Abubakar at the assembly complex in Kano. The Kano State Hisbah Corps was established by the state government in 2000 and was improved in 2003 with the institutionalization of formerly local and privately maintained hisbah security units. Earlier Abdulhamid Minjibir sponsored a bill calling on the upward review remuneration and allowences of the…
Over 90 people were reportedly killed, 50 others hospitalized following a petrol tanker explosion in Jigawa early Wednesday morning, according to DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, Police Public Relations Officer,. The unfortunate incident occurred in Majiya town Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, along Kano-Hadejia Expressway. The Incident took place at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a Facebook post by Mansur Ahmed, the former Jigawa State Governor’s Media aide. In the post, written in Hausa, Ahmed stated, “At least 300 people were critically injured, and many lives were lost following a devastating fire caused by the explosion of…
The Yobe State Arabic and Islamic Education Board has officially launched the 34th Annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Gashua, the headquarters of Bade Local Government Area. The week-long event is being held at two lecture theaters of Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, with separate categories for male and female participants. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Executive Secretary of the Arabic and Islamic Education Board, Mallam Umar Abubakar, highlighted that the Yobe State government’s hosting of the competition demonstrates the administration’s commitment under Governor Mai Mala Buni to advancing both Western and Islamic education in the state. Represented by…
Khadijah Aliyu The Executive Director, Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN), Hajiya Dr. Salamatu Garba, has been honoured by the Crop Science Society of Nigeria (CSSN) for her remarkable contributions to humanity and her tireless efforts in empowering women and youth. The CSSN Chairman, Professor M.I Uguru said the recognition comes following her decades of dedicated service in community development and awareness, especially in agriculture SolaceBase reports that Dr Salamatu, a trained plant pathologist and advocate for gender equality, received the accolade at CSSN’s 9th national conference, holding at Bayero University, Kano Commending her efforts, the Chairman of the occasion, and…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP in Kano State has been engulfed in fresh crisis as the party suspended the Secretary to the Kano State Government, SSG, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi and the Commissioner of Transportation, Muhammad Diggol. The crisis could not be unconnected to internal wrangling between stakeholders of the party in Bichi Local Government area of the state. The State party Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, who confirmed the suspension to newsmen, said the duo were suspended over disloyalty, abuse of power and creating chaos in the party. “Today, we are announcing that we have suspended the SSG, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi…