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...
The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, alongside other governors of the North-West States, have met with President Bola Tinubu behind closed-doors. The meeting between the President and the seven Governors, which held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, was on the sideline of the maiden meeting of the National Economic Council...
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 commenced another competency test for primary school teachers as part of efforts to ensure quality teaching and learning in basic schools across the state. This comes almost four years after it conducted a similar exercise that led to the dismissal of 22,000 unqualified teachers and...
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 Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje today 3 June 2021 paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya at the Army Headquarters Abuja, where he solicited for continuous synergy between security agencies and critical stakeholders. This he said is...
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has placed a ban on the hoisting of banners and posters by politicians during the Eid Prayers and other Sallah festivities. In his Sallah message contained in a statement by the commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the governor noted that the act...
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...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reiterated his administration’s stance not to negotiate with bandits, saying that his job as governor is to enforce the law and help prosecute people who commit offenses El-Rufai restated his government’s position during an expanded meeting of the State Security Council on Tuesday...
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has told the governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, that he is still in charge. The governor said this while reacting to a public warning earlier issued by Yusuf. The governor-elect had asked people to stay off public buildings and to avoid...