The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) in Kano State has organized a stakeholders engagement workshop to improve livestock production, commercialization, and resilience. Dr. Salisu M. Inuwa, the State Project Coordinator, explained that the program focuses on the production, processing, and marketing of sheep, goats, cattle, and poultry value chains Represented by Dr Ahmad Abubakar, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist of the project in Kano. He pointed out that the state government, under the Commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Danjuma Mahmud, has planned to do a lot of activities under the six-year project. According to Dr Abubakar…
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Rep. Aliyu Sani Madaki, the member representing Dala Federal Constituency and Deputy Minority Leader, has launched a fully funded scholarship program for over 1,000 students from Dala Local Government. This impressive initiative, worth over N51 million, aims to enhance the capacity of the health sector and improve other professions. At the flag-off ceremony, Rep. Madaki emphasized the importance of education in society, urging beneficiaries to make the most of this opportunity and become good ambassadors of Dala Local Government and Kano State. To create a conducive learning atmosphere, uniforms, writing materials, and other essential items were distributed to students and…
A abin da a iya cewa farawa da kafar dama, an bai wa al’ummar ƙaramar hukumar Gaya tabbacin inganta harkar lafiya a yankin yadda ya kamata saboda muhimmancinta ga rayuwar al’umma. Sabon zaɓaɓɓen shugaban ƙaramar hukumar, Mahmud Tajo Gaya ne ya bayyana haka yayin wata ganawa ta musamman da Sashin Hulɗa da Jama’a na Ma’aikatar Lafiya lokacin da tawagar duba aikin rigakafin shan-inna da aka kammala kwanan nan ta ziyarci yankin, inda aka yi tattaunawar a ofishin Shirin Rigakafi na Ƙasa (NPI) reshen yankin. Tajo Gaya ya ce yana da sha’awa game da lafiya kasancewar tun asali shi ma’aikacin lafiya…
Gaya Local Government Area’s newly elected Chairman, Mahmud Tajo Gaya, has made healthcare his top priority. Gaya made the indication during an exclusive interview with the public relations officer Kano state ministry of health Ibrahim Abdullahi shortly after the just concluded 2024 OBR4 campaign at the national program in immunization NPI office. The chairman explained that, as a health worker by profession and former Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on medical outreach, he is passionate about improving healthcare services in the area. Tajo Gaya hinted that, he tapped the passion from the executive governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf where…
Rt Hon Jibril Isma’il Falgore, Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, has pledged to support Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s 2025 budget proposal, dubbed “Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development,” totaling N549.16 billion. This assurance was made during the unveiling of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, where Falgore highlighted the significant progress made under Governor Yusuf’s leadership in education, healthcare, agriculture, and security . Falgore reaffirmed the Assembly’s commitment to supporting the Governor’s efforts in fostering the State’s growth, citing their core functions of enacting laws and overseeing government agencies. He noted the successful passage of numerous bills…
Kabiru Haruna Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf presented a proposed budget of N549.16 billion for Kano State’s 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly on Friday, November 8, 2024. Dubbed the “Budget of Hope, Human Capital, and Economic Development,” this budget marks an increase of N111.8 billion from the approved budget of 2024, emphasizing investment in education, health, and infrastructure. The proposed budget allocates 57 percent to capital expenditure and 43 percent to recurrent expenses. Governor Yusuf announced that education would retain its prominence, claiming the largest share at 31 percent (N168.5 billion), fulfilling his administration’s promise to prioritize…
In furtherance of its war against cancer, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), along with its partners – Total Energies Upstream Nigeria Limited, SAPETRO, CNOOC, and PRIME 130 – has inaugurated a cutting-edge Mammography centre at the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia, Nasarawa State. The centre, which is the second – one Mammography Centre had earlier been Commissioned at Garkida General Hospital, Gombi Local Government Area, Adamawa – along with the series of free cancer screening programmes by the NNPC Foundation, is part of a strategic push by NNPC Ltd to improve access to Early cancer detection and…
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented the 2025 proposed budget, dubbed “Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development,” with a total allocation of N549.16 billion. The budget breakdown shows N312.63 billion for capital expenditure and N236.53 billion for recurrent expenditure, aiming for a 57:43 capital to recurrent ratio. Key Allocations: Education: N168.35 billion (31%) Health: N90.6 billion (16.5%) Agriculture: N21.04 billion (3.83%) Infrastructure Development: N70.68 billion (12.87%) Manufacturing, Commerce, Industry, and Tourism: N3.89 billion (1.22%) Environment and Sanitation: N15.52 billion (2.83%) Governance Institutions: N98.24 billion (17.57%) Security, Justice, and Emergency Services: N23.46 billion (4%) Water Supply and…
Alhaji Jibril Isma’il Falgore, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, has reaffirmed the House’s commitment to ensuring a smooth passage of the proposed 2025 budget. He emphasized that the budget will undergo meticulous scrutiny, adhering to constitutional guidelines . In the past few months, the 10th Assembly has made significant strides, passing 217 resolutions and 11 laws, with many more in the pipeline. Falgore commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for his dedication to developing critical sectors such as health, education, and infrastructure. The Speaker also seized the opportunity to appeal to the Governor to renovate and reconstruct…
Tha Kano State ACReSAL Project is conducting capacity building and training of community level Community Revolving Fund Management Committee (CRFMC), Community Business Agents (CBAs) and Board of Trustees (BoT). The training which is expected to last for four days revolves around climate smart agriculture. The State Project Coordinator Dr Dahiru M Hashim admonished the participants to make sure they learn and understand the contents and also step it down to their various community interest groups (CIGs). The SPC also extends his gratitude to His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf for granting swift approval and maximum support to ensure that deserving…