Seven pupils of Malam Dan-umma Quranic School at Bayan Science, Badariya area, in Birnin Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State have been confirmed dead following tragedy while digging sand from a borrow pit. Confirming the incident proprietor of the School, Malam Dan-umma said seven pupils died on the spot while eight one was hospitalized as a result of the collapse of the borrow pit that collapsed and buried them while collecting laterite sands. “What happened, when I assigned them to go to the top of the hill near the School to excavate clay and gravel to mend holes inside…
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The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has arrested at least 14 persons including a woman over alleged Betnaija sports betting in Badawa area of the state. The command made the arrests under a new operation tagged “Operation Happy Sallah”, where they raided betting shops in different locations across the state metropolis. The Hisbah board, in justifying the arrests, said there is a law prohibiting betting and gambling, just like there is a law prohibiting sales and consumption of alcohol in the state. READ MORE: Hisbah and Sharia Law Enforcement in Metropolitan Kano One of the suspects, Ismail Ibrahim, said…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Mairiga Aliyu Katuka as Chairman. Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) A statement by the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale said the President also appointed Mr Emomotimi Agama as Director-General. Frana Chukwuogor as Executive Commissioner (Legal and Enforcement). Mr. Bola Ajomale as Executive Commissioner (Operations). Mrs. Samiya Hassan Usman as Executive Commissioner (Corporate Services). Mr. Lekan Belo as Non-Executive Commissioner. And Mr. Kasimu Garba Kurfi as Non-Executive Commissioner. The statement added that President Tinubu expressed confidence that all members of the Board will…
Harkokin karatu sun yi nisa a katafariyar cibiyar koyar da sana’o’i ta Aliko Dangote Mallakar Gwamnatin Jihar kano dake kan titin zuwa Zariya anan kano. A wata ya ziyara izuwa makarantar an tarar dalibai 310 dake karatunsu a bana suna koyon sana’o’i daban daban a sassa Goma Sha Biyar. A tattauna da shugaba mai Kula da harkokin gudanarwa na cibiyar Alhaji Alkasim Hussain Wudil ya ce tuni cibiyar ta kulla alaka da cibiyoyin kwararru akan ba da ilimin sana’o’i da kamfanoni domin tabbatar da nagartar ilimin da ake koyar musu tare da ba su damar kara sanin makamar aiki a…
By Aisha Ahmed The Primary healthcare PHC department of Gwarzo local government area LGA has solicited the support and cooperation of security agencies, to successfully immunize children in prone areas. The head of mobilization and enlightenment unit of the department, Mr Abubakar Musa Karaye, made the call while speaking with newsmen shortly after a taskforce meeting on polio immunisation. Karaye emphasized on the need for robust plan, intervention and sensitization from the part of political, religious and tradional leaders to properly immunise non compliance settlements. On his part the hèad of primary healthcare department said, about 85,000 children below the…
Kano State Government would work closely with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Republic of Korea to enhance technical and vocational education across the state. The State Commissioner of Education Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa gave the assurance during a stakeholders meeting with a team under UNESCO project popularly known as Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR III). Umar Doguwa said there is no better time to hold such stakeholders meeting on education than now as the present administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf embarks on creating policies and programmes aimed at boosting education standard in the state.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted for offences relating to economic and financial crimes. This was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday. “Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 bn. “Anybody with information as to his whereabouts should report immediately to the commission or the nearest police station,” the notice read. Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, was absent in court on Thursday, forcing Justice…
By Abdullahi Kano The National Chairman of Association of industrial Pharmacist of Nigeria NAIP Pharmacist Kenneth Chinedu says the Association is impressed with the settings and operations of the Coordinate Whole Center in Kano. Pharmacist Kenneth Chinedu disclosed this during an inspection tour on the facilities of the Coordinated whole center . He lauded the commitment of Government for providing the first coordinated whole center,saying both the quality of the structure and facilities were marvelous READ MORE: Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) signs MoU With Bloom Public Health to Boost Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ” But their are one or…
The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF says boosting routine immunization would eradicate polio and childhood killer diseases in Nigeria. The officer in charge (OIC), of UNICEF Kano office Mr. Michael Banda, made the indication during a media briefing and orientation on the polio campaign organized by UNICEF in collaboration with Kano state primary healthcare development agency. According to him, strengthening the system and making routine polio immunization a top priority is critical to child survival, as such there was an urgent need for relevant stakeholders to collaborate and ensure that children below 5 years receive all vaccines. SIMILAR: Global polio…
The five-day 8th edition of Science, Technology, and Innovation, STI Expo 2024, in Abuja showcased Nigeria’s capabilities in research and development. It was a groundbreaking event that brought together experts, innovators, inventors, developers, and leaders of thought in science, technology, and innovation. The Science, Technology, and Innovation Expo STI will indeed remain a memorable experience for those who visited the exhibition pavilions of various research agencies, inventors, academic institutions, and the military. It was a forum that brought forth what the best brains in the country could invent in the form of finished products and prototypes of a variety of…