A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman has restrained Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of CCTV cameras. The plaintiff, Kano First Forum (KFF), filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn to by the Director-General of the Association,...
The Northern Governors Forum has inaugurated a Committee on Youth and Civil Society in order to enhance engagement towards tackling the challenges of the region. While parforming the inauguration in Kaduna, Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong said the setting up of the committee...
Bandits abducted at least 87 villagers from Gangere and Aguna communities in Kaduna State's Kajuru Local Government Area, sparking concerns over escalating insecurity in the region. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, with details remaining scarce as the victims were whisked away to an unknown location. Ben...
The Kaduna State Government has announced the constitution of governing councils for the Kaduna State University, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, College of Education, Gidan Waya, and the College of Nursing and Midwifery. The government has also appointed a new board for the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital. Hussaini Adamu Dikko is appointed...
The Zamfara State Government has said its directives to civilians to acquire guns to defend themselves do not confer an automatic right on all interested people to have access to firearms. The Commissioner of Information in the state, Ibrahim Dosara, made the clarification while speaking on a Channels TV programme...
The Kaduna State Government has said that the conditions that compelled its decision to rightsize have not been altered by the NLC’s campaign of economic and social sabotage. KDSG remains firmly committed to using all the resources it can generate to serve the interests of the majority of its citizens,...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing drugs to the 1200-bed capacity Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital (SOSUTH), which construction has reached advanced stage. This will augment similar support promised by the Egyptian government, which Ambassador to Nigeria Gov. Tambuwal met and had fruitful discussions with...
Following the abduction and gruesome murder of a five-year old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, by a private school proprietor, the Kano State government has ordered for revocation of operational licenses of all private schools in the state. The state commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi, announced the decision at a press conference,...
The Kaduna State Government has announced that all entry points into the state are shut from 6pm to 6am everyday. No interstate or intra-state travel is allowed at night-time even for essential services with effect from Friday, 1st May 2020. Following a security briefing that criminal elements are using night-time...
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has inaugurated the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). Speaking during the ceremony , El-Rufai welcomed Muhammadu Sanusi, former emir of Kano, to the board and thanked him for accepting to serve the people of the state. In 2020, el-Rufai had appointed Sanusi as vice-chairman of...