CITAD trains Kano teachers on indigenous tree planting to boost climate resilience Kola Oyelere Kano The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has trained secondary school teachers in Kano State on indigenous tree planting as part of efforts to strengthen climate resilience, conserve biodiversity and promote environmental sustainability in schools. The one-day workshop, titled “Greening Our Future: Indigenous Tree Planting for Climate Resilience and Biodiversity,” brought together teachers from selected secondary schools under the Kano State Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSMB) and the Science and Technical Schools Board (STSB). Speaking at the opening of the workshop, CITAD Executive Director,…
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UNICEF urges Kano, 21 other states to adopt six-month paid maternity leave for breastfeeding mothers Kola Oyelere, Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on governments across Nigeria to strengthen support for breastfeeding mothers by adopting family-friendly workplace policies, including six months of paid maternity leave, flexible work schedules, breastfeeding breaks, private lactation rooms and facilities for the safe storage of expressed breast milk. The Chief of UNICEF Kano Field Office, Mr. Shafeeq Ur-Rehman, made the appeal during the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week road walk held in Kano. He said many women return to work shortly after childbirth,…
CSO asks Pantami to address allegations of shielding NCC officials in N122m fraud case Kola Oyelere Kano A civil society organisation, Concerned Citizens, has called on former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Isa Pantami, to publicly address allegations that he failed to act on claims of corruption involving officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) while serving as minister. The group, through its Convener, Ibrahim Illyas Kaltungo, alleged that Pantami failed to intervene despite reports that two senior NCC officials implicated in an alleged N122 million fraud were neither disciplined nor prosecuted. Speaking in a statement, Kaltungo…
Rescue of Kwara abductees,Niger states shows Tinubu winning fight against insecurity – Kwankwaso Kola Oyelere Kano The Director of Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has said the successful rescue of 176 abducted residents of Kwara State demonstrates that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is making significant progress in tackling insecurity across the country. He also added that the rescue of those kidnapped in Niger state ,was also an indication that President Tinubu’s efforts on security sector deserved commendation The 176 residents of Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State were…
Kano intensifies water treatment plants rehabilitation to tackle water scarcity Kola Oyelere, Kano The Kano State Government has intensified efforts to restore potable water supply across the state, with rehabilitation works progressing at the Watari Water Treatment Plant as part of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s campaign to revive critical water infrastructure. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahiru M. Hashim, disclosed this after an inspection visit to the Watari Water Treatment Plant alongside the Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, the Managing Director of the Kano State Water Board and other key stakeholders. Hashim said the…
Gov. Yusuf commissions Kano disease control centre, Northern Nigeria’s first specialised sickle cell centre Kola Oyelere, Kano KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commissioned the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) headquarters and inaugurated the Abba Care Sickle Cell Centre at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, describing the projects as significant milestones in his administration’s drive to strengthen healthcare delivery. The governor also flagged off the distribution of 3,000 customised digital blood pressure monitors to senior public servants and political appointees, alongside maternal and neonatal health commodities, accident and emergency supplies, and 4,855 bedsheets for secondary healthcare…
Gov. Yusuf mourns former finance minister Abubakar Alhaji KANO State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, describing his passing as a monumental loss to Sokoto State and the nation. In a condolence message issued on Thursday by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf extended his sympathies to the Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, as well as the government and people of Sokoto…
Kano delegation meets SGF, seeks release of ₦5bn relief fund for singer market fire victims Kola Oyelere Kano A delegation of Kano business leaders and senior government officials has met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, to seek the immediate release of the ₦5 billion relief fund approved by the Federal Government for victims of the Singer Market fire disaster. The delegation said the intervention was urgently needed to support thousands of traders whose businesses and means of livelihood were destroyed by the inferno. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the…
KSCHMA visits 40 health facilities as Q2 supervision exercise strengthens healthcare delivery in Kano Kola Oyelere Kano The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) has intensified efforts to improve healthcare service delivery, with about 40 accredited health facilities inspected as its Second Quarter (Q2) 2026 Joint Supportive Supervision Exercise entered its third day across 33 selected local government areas of the state. The agency said the statewide exercise is part of efforts to advance Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s Kano First Agenda, which prioritises accessible, affordable and quality healthcare for residents. The supervision exercise is being conducted in collaboration with…
Kano begins return of school exchange students to northern states Kola Oyelere Kano The Kano State Ministry of Education has commenced the transportation of students participating in the National School Exchange Programme back to their respective states following the conclusion of the 2025/2026 third-term academic session. According to a press statement issued on Thursday by the Ministry’s Director of Public Enlightenment, Musbahu Aminu Yakasai, the students were assembled at Rumfa College in Kano before being dispatched to their destinations across the 19 northern states participating in the programme. The transportation exercise was supervised by the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation,…