The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need for state governments,especially in the northern part of the country, to take ownership of the ICT quiz ,been organised by the CITAD, to achieve the desired objectives and impart the essence of ICT in their lives. The senior program officer CITAD, Malam Isah Garba,made the call during an annual ICT quiz organized by the center for the last 20 years.for students of secondary schools in Kano state. According to him, the objective is to bridge the digital gap in the country to enable students pursue careers in ICT. Malam…
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The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has stressed the need for state governments,especially in the northern part of the country, to take ownership of the ICT quiz ,been organised by the CITAD, to achieve the desired objectives and impart the essence of ICT in their lives. The senior program officer CITAD, Malam Isah Garba,made the call during an annual ICT quiz organized by the center for the last 20 years.for students of secondary schools in Kano state. According to him, the objective is to bridge the digital gap in the country to enable students pursue careers in ICT. Malam…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has decried the spate of banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and farmers/herders clash in the North, adding that these are having negative effects to socio-economic development of the region. However, the association then appealed to the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, begin the process of rehabilitation, resettlement and reintegration of all displaced communities through out the northern region. Reading the communique on Friday, the CNG National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, stated that “collective efforts will be geared in fighting kidnapping, armed banditry, farmer-herders conflict, cattle rustling, criminal abduction for ransom, ethno-religious…
The trial of Mrs. Rose Deffi, one of the 89 staff of the National Examination Council (NECO) dismissed in year 2020 over allegation of certificate forgery has been stalled following her absence in the Plateau State High Court, Jos when the case was called on Thursday. Mrs. Deffi had been charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegation of forgery of her academic certificate while being a staff of NECO. This was made known by the acting director public enlightenment and education/Spokesperson for the commission,Mr. Demola Bakare, a copy made available…
A veteran actor,Mr Segun Arinze, a veteran actor, has gave reasons on why he shunned marriage for 12 years after his first marriage crashed. According to a 58-year-old actor earlier married Anne Njemanze, an actress, in 1996, but the marriage ended in 1997. But Arinze later married Julie in 2008 and they have three children . However Segun Arinze, who commented on the issue while speaking on the WithChude podcast, said he was actually in search for the right person for 12 years while he had refused to talk about his failed marriage ‘because people do not share everything’. He further…
The Kano State Police Command has refuted a rumour making the round that Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero will lead Jumma’t prayers at Kofar Kudu central mosque, Kano However,the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, assured that all necessary security arrangements have been made for Alhaji Aminu Bayero to observe his Jummah Prayers in the Mosque where he lives at the Nasarawa Palace Subsequently,the Police command also assured that the Police and all other state security agencies will provide adequate security at the Palace where Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is expected to observe his Jumma’at Prayers. This was…
The Executive Secretary of Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board Dr. kabiru Ado Zakirai has stressed the need to provide students with vocational knowledge that would equip them to be self-reliant upon completing their secondary education, thus reducing youth restiveness. This was just as he highlighted the importance of introducing entrepreneurship education at the secondary school level. Dr. Zakirai who made this known while speaking with press on Thursday in Kano then commended the significant achievements recorded by the present administration under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, citing the restoration and stabilization of teachers’ salaries through…
HAJIYA Zainab Ado Bayero,one of the daughters of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, and the Advocate of Good Governance,has made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to fix Nigeria’s economy as most citizens and families are struggling to survive. This was just as She described the prevailing Emirship as “a very unfortunate situation”, and appealed to all parties involved to handle the matter with caution. Speaking with press ahead of her father’s 10th posthumous anniversary, Zainab bemoaned the challenging economic environment, ethnic divisions, and the Kano emirate scuffle. The filmmaker is the daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Ado…
CRITICAL stakeholders from Kano south senatorial district has called on Kano State Government and House of Assembly, to uphold the rule of law and adhere to the directives of the Federal High Court by promptly restoring the emirates to prevent further escalation of the crisis. This was just as the group stated that ” We stand here today to shed light on the immense progress and development that the upgrade of the new emirates in southern Kano brought about under the visionary leadership of the former Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje.” Making the call while addressing press on Wednesday in Kano,…
Despite the harsh business operating environment, the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has announced an increase of 50 per cent on dividend payout to the shareholders, from N20.00 per share paid in the 2022 financial year to N30.00 for the last financial year 2023. This was just as Dangote also revealed that arrangements are in top gear for thousands of the Company’s delivery trucks to henceforth run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in line with the Federal Government agenda on adoption of alternative fuel for official vehicles. However,this decision, Dangote told excited shareholders at the 15th Annual General Meeting…