The Zamfara State Government has earmarked N7 billion in the 2020 budget for the construction of a new Government House, according to the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Bello.
Mr Bello disclosed this in Gusau on Thursday after defending the 2020 budget proposals of his office at the House...
The newly sworn-in Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umar-Radda, says his administration’s priority is to provide peace and prosperity for the state.
Umar-Radda stated this in his inauguration speech shortly after being sworn-in as the governor of the state at Muhammad Dikko Stadium, Katsina on Monday.
“Over the next four...
The Kaduna State Government, on Monday, announced the immediate imposition of 24-hour curfew on Sabon Garin Nassarawa-Tirkaniya area of Chikun local government area of the State.
In a terse statement issued by the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, he said the decision was reached following...
Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai has explained why his government may not relax the lockdown order during Ramadan, insisting that ‘’the severe challenges posed to lives and livelihoods by COVID-19 made it impossible to relax the quarantine conditions at this time.”
El Rufai,however appealed to Muslims to see the special circumstances...
The Kaduna State Government has expressed its gratitude to the individuals, firms and agencies that have donated to its Covid-19 fund. Many of the donors have kindly responded to the government’s stated preference for donations in kind. Some have also made their donations in cash and in kind. Cash...
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed his Chief of Staff, Ali Haruna Makoda, as well as three commissioners who tendered their resignation to continue carrying out their duties.
Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, who disclosed this in a statement, said the governor accepted the resignation of seven...
The Kaduna State Government has saluted workers on the occasion of May Day. The government praised the resilience of citizens in these difficult times, and called for sober reflections on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on standards and conditions of work and living. It assured workers that the...
No fewer than 19 shops and one mosque were destroyed in a fire outbreak at Kasuwar Rimi Market in Kano in the early hours of Wednesday.
The State Fire Service confirmed the incident through a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi.
According to Abdullahi, the service received...
The Chairman of the Progressives Governors' Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has sought for the incorporation of a role for the traditional rulership in the Nigerian Constitution.
This is just as he also mulled for the provision of more resources,as well as more investments in the...
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai of his appointment over his continued unguarded comments and utterances which are deemed contrary to the stand of the All Progressive Congress (APC) government which he is serving.
The state commissioner for Information,...
