Kano Govt constitutes 20-member committee to reform almajiri, tsangaya system Kola Oyelere Kano The Kano State Government has constituted a 20-member Advisory Committee on Almajiri Education and Welfare Reform as part of efforts to comprehensively reform and reposition the traditional Tsangaya education system. The initiative, approved by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, is aimed at developing a sustainable framework for regulating and integrating the Tsangaya system while protecting the welfare, dignity and future of children enrolled in it. The committee is chaired by the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, SAN, while the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of…
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Shettima @60: Your Loyalty, Partnership Advancing Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda —APC Kwankwaso Kola Oyelere Kano The Executive Director, Finance, Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has described Vice President Kashim Shettima as an exceptional statesman whose loyalty, patience and strategic partnership with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu have contributed to advancing the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Kwankwaso stated this in a congratulatory message to Shettima as the Vice President marks his 60th birthday, describing him as an “enigma” whose commitment to his principal and the nation had helped promote national unity and development. He said Shettima’s strategic relationship…
Hadejia-Jama’are basin authority reclaims 600,000 hectares of farmland from.illegal occupants in Kano Kola Oyelere Kano The Hadejia-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA) says it has reclaimed about 600,000 hectares of its farmland from illegal occupants across Kano State. The Managing Director of the Authority, Engr. Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, disclosed this during a ceremony for the distribution of agricultural inputs and equipment to various categories of beneficiaries in the state. Bichi said the reclaimed farmlands would be developed for irrigation farming as part of efforts to increase food production and contribute to Nigeria’s food security. He said the Authority was committed…
UNICEF Urges Media to Champion Better Public Financing for Children Kola Oyelere Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the media to use its watchdog role to advocate for adequate, equitable and result-oriented public financing for children in Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau States. UNICEF said sustained investment in education, healthcare, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, social protection and child protection was critical to improving children’s wellbeing and securing Nigeria’s future. The UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafiq, made the call during a one-day media dialogue on Public Financing for Children held in Bauchi.…
Gwarzo condemns bandit attacks in four Kano LGAs, demands urgent security action Kola Oyelere, Kano The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has condemned the recent bandit attacks reported in four local government areas of the state, calling for urgent and coordinated security action to protect vulnerable communities. He warned that persistent insecurity could undermine food production, livelihoods and the wider economy of Kano State, noting that farmers, traders and other residents must be able to access their farms, businesses and communities without fear. Gwarzo, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ibrahim…
UNICEF Urges Katsina Religious Leaders to Champion Child Health, Vaccination, Education Kola Oyelere Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged religious leaders in Katsina State to use their influence and religious platforms to promote child health, routine vaccination, nutrition, education and child protection. The call was made at a “Faith for Life” engagement meeting with Muslim and Christian religious leaders drawn from the 34 Local Government Areas of the state, held in Katsina. Speaking at the meeting, UNICEF Social and Behavioural Change Specialist, Kano Field Office, Dr Ogu Enemaku, said the Faith for Life initiative was designed to…
Kano Police arrest 244 suspects, recover 3 pistols, 17,684 drug sachets in August Kola Oyelere, Kano The Kano State Police Command says it arrested 244 suspects for various major crimes and recovered firearms, ammunition, illicit drugs and stolen vehicles across the state in August 2026. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing at the Police Headquarters, Bompai, Kano, where he gave an update on the security situation and operational achievements of the command during the month. According to him, those arrested comprised eight suspected kidnappers, 28 suspected armed robbers, seven suspected…
Barau Foundation denies owing FUDMA scholarship beneficiaries Kola Oyelere Kano The Barau I. Jibrin Foundation has denied reports alleging that it owes tuition fees or allowances to Kano students benefiting from its scholarship programme at the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. The foundation, established by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, described the reports as false, misleading and mischievous, insisting that all financial obligations arising from the scholarship programme had been settled. In a statement issued signed by the Senior Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President on Media, Ismail Mudashir, the foundation said the reports were…
Bajallabe residents reject alleged ₦10m bribe, foil suspected drug trafficking operation in Kano Kola Oyelere Kano Residents of Bajallabe community around the FCE Gate 1 axis of Kano metropolis have been commended for rejecting an alleged ₦10 million inducement and alerting security authorities to a suspected drug trafficking operation in the area. The commendation was made by the Kano State Multi Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Substances following the discovery, in the early hours of Tuesday, of a Golf vehicle allegedly loaded with substances suspected to be illicit drugs and parked near a residential building alongside a…
River basin directors mobilise 20m farmers for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election Kola Oyelere Kano As preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum, Executive Directors of Nigeria’s River Basin Development Authorities have formed a forum aimed at mobilising more than 20 million farmers who have benefited from Federal Government agricultural interventions to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid. The forum, comprising Executive Directors from River Basin Development Authorities across the country, has Dahiru Hammandilko, Executive Director of Agricultural Services at the Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority, as Chairman. Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, Executive Director of Finance at the Hadejia-Jama’are River…