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,...
As from January, members of the opposite sex will no longer be allowed to board the same commercial tricycles in Kano State. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who spoke at the closing ceremony of the 77th annual Islamic Vacation Course, (IVC), organised by Zone A of the Muslim Society of Nigeria...
The Zamfara Government says it has uncovered a 119-year-old (name withheld) on its payroll while trying to sanitise its wage bill. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, disclosed at a news conference on Sunday in Gusau that the centenarian is surprisingly collecting salary. Rabiu made this revelation while shading...
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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643,942 million in 2019. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this on Monday, during the commemoration of the 2019 International Anti Corruption Day in Kano with the theme ‘Zero...
The Kaduna State Government has stated that the Quarantine Order remains in force until Tuesday, 9 June 2020 when the two-week extension expires. Last week, the state government consulted widely with stakeholders across different sectors on the guidelines for a safe reopening of the state. Malam Nasir El-Rufai will address the...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has directed all senior government appointees in the state including Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, Special Advisers and Heads of Agencies to each donate N500,000 in April 2020 as their contribution in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. According to a statement issued...
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, said on Monday that his administration would not negotiate with bandits or grant them amnesty. The governor also apologised for his administration’s inability to protect the people. The governor made the remarks when he visited Karewa and four other villages in Igabi and Giwa local...
The Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents of the state to register to vote before 31st July 2022. The state government has also declared 27th – 29th July 2022 as public holiday to enable more citizens to complete their voter registration. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House urged all...
Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said that his administration has in the last couple of years spent N2 billion on the development of entrepreneurship in the state. The sum spent on provision of capital to entrepreneurs “and reactivation of some moribund industries in the State” was raised by...