Kano State Commissioner of Education Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda has charged Proprietors of Private Schools to strictly adhere to the laid down rules and regulations governing private schools operations. He made the call while receiving the executive members of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Kano Chapter who paid a courtesy visit in his office However,Dr.Makoda emphasized that there is need for private schools owners to work closely with State Private and Voluntary Schools Institutions Board to achieve quality education. While responding to the issue of multi taxation of private schools, the commissioner pledged to put hands together and…
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HEALTH: Declare state of emergency on polio eradication – UNICEF tells Kano govt As State govt ‘ ll immunise 4.1million children under five years Kola Oyelere Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has called on the Kano State Government to declare a State of emergency on polio and routine immunisation following a resurgence of the reminant cases of circulating vaccine-derived polio viruses (cVDPVs) in the state. The outbreak of the deadly variant of poliomyelitis was recorded in the last three months, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed. This was just as the State government would immunised…
The Executive Director Finance Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Authority Development( HJRBAD)Dr.Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has said that both Hakeem Baba-Ahmed and Engr. Buba Galadima,were incompetent and not assigned as mouthpiece of the North ,to talk on whose presidential candidate the region would cast vote for in 2027 presidential election. This was just as Dr.Ilyasu Kwankwaso emphasised that no amount of casting aspersions and blackmailing of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by politicians he described as expired politicians, can made Northerners not to cast vote for the incumbent President ( Tinubu’) comes 2027 general election. Making this known in a statement personally signed…
FROM VISION TO IMPACT: How Comrade Waiya is Redefining Information and Internal Affairs in Kano – By Tijjani Sarki On the 7th of January, 2025, His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kano State made a decisive appointment—Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya was entrusted with the leadership of the Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs. In just 100 days, the Honourable Commissioner has not only embraced his role with remarkable energy and clarity of purpose, but he has also redefined what it means to serve with passion, strategy, and a deep sense of responsibility. At his inaugural meeting, the Commissioner outlined a…
Kano state Commissioner Ministry of Land and Physical Planning, Alhaji,Abduljabbar M. Umar,has announced that the ministry would from Wednesday (today ) through publication of names of defaulters of recertification exercise of all issued Certificates of Occupancy (CsofO) published across National dailies Alhaji Umar however stated this during a press conference held on Tuesday adding that the names shall be published in the Newspapers and selected Government outlets, which shall include, The Kano State Library, Audu Bako Secretariat, Gidan Murtala and the Kano State High Court amongst other places. “You may recall that on the 24 of January, 2025 we…
The Director of the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Professor Jibrin Mohammed Jibrin,has commended the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for its recent establishment of a Soil Health Task TeamAdding that this demonstrates a renewed national commitment to data-driven agricultural development.He made this known at the 49th Annual Conference of the Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) officially kicked off in Kano on Monday, April 7, 2025, in collaboration with the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano (BUK). According to him,” The five-day conference is themed “Promoting Soil Health and Resilience through Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development.”The…
As Primary and Post Primary Schools resumed today Monday 7th April for the commencement of third term 2025 academic session in Kano, schools monitoring teams have reported good turn out of teachers and students from the various schools visited. A statement signed by the Director Public Enlightenment Kano State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru explained that teachers, students and pupils were met present in most of the schools as early as 7:30am. Accordingly, “reports from our monitoring officers indicates that teachers and students have resumed to their respective schools as early as 7:30am – 8:00am with absenteeism recorded in…
AS the Nigeria Police Force has extended an invitation to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II,to appear in Abuja on Tuesday, Some Kano Citizens have risen strongly against the development, describing it as an alleged moves to create a State of Emergency in the State. It will be recalled the Nigeria Police Force has extended an invitation to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, asking him to appear at the Force Intelligence Department (FID) in Abuja on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, by 10:00 a.m. However,the invitation is related to police investigation an incident that occurred during the recent Sallah…
Kano State Government has announced Sunday 6th April, 2025 as the resumption date for all Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the State for the commencement of 2024/2025 third term academic session. However,while pupils and students day schools across the state are to resume on Monday 7th April 2025 respectively. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director Public Enlightenment of the State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru a copy made available on Friday in Kano The statement then called on Parents/Guardians of Students to take note of the resumption date to ensure total compliance.…
The NHRC and the Human Rights Civil Society Organizations Advocates in Kano state, has said that the swift action and directive order given by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’, to security operatives to arrest the killers of 16 Hausas Hunters killed at Uromi in Edo state ,doused the tension of reprisal attacks and restored public confidence that justice will prevail at the end. The body made this known in Kano during a press conference jointly addressed by Shehu Abdullahi, State Coordinator,NHRC, Kano Office. and Peter Hassan Tijani,Executive Director,Network for Empowerment and Devt. Initiative The organisation said”Such violence not only undermines the…