The Kaduna State Government is to expend N2.1 billion for the construction of mass housing for low-income earners in the state in 2022. This is contained in the 2022 budget of N278.6 billion signed by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai with a capital expenditure of N185 billion. A copy of the budget which...
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,...
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 measures to help stem Covid-19 infections through voluntary mass compliance, and thereby avert a lockdown. The Covid-19 prevention measures were announced yesterday at live media chat hosted by Governor Nasir El-Rufai and Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe. The event also feature Commissioner of Health...
The incoming governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida Gida), has vowed to probe the N241billion inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Yusuf said the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was not enough and...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has said that the state’s resident cards would enable the people to have access to quality education, better health care and social interventions, as well as ease ways of doing business. Elrufai made this known during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between...
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,...
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted a garnishee order freezing not fewer than 24 bank accounts belonging to the Kano State government, over N30 billion compensation to Incorporated Trustees of Masalachi Eid Shop Owners and Traders Association, for demolition of their shops in the state. Justice I....
The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani has announced the downward review of current fees in state-owned tertiary institutions . Under the new fees regime, the fees have been reviewed as follows; a) Kaduna State University - Current Fee: N150,000 - Reduction (%): 30% - New Fee: N105,000 b) Nuhu...
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...