President Bola Tinubu has received with deep sorrow the tragic news of an accident involving members of the Kano State contingent who were returning from the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. On behalf of the Federal Government, the President extends heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Kano State, as well as to the families and loved ones of those who died in the accident. Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy)Bayo Onanuga made this known in a statement signed and made available to press on Saturday The statement reads:” This is a devastating blow to…
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Kano State Government, has said it will give N1m to each of the families of the 22 Athletes who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Making this announcement was made by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, during a visit to Nasarawa Hospital, where the bodies of the deceased were deposited. He however spoke on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf., the deputy governor then described the accident a painful tragedy. “This is a very sad day for Kano and the entire nation. These young athletes had just…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assenting to the bill converting the Federal Polytechnic Kabo to Federal University of Science and Technology, Kabo, Kano State. It will be recalled that” The correspondences of the President on the establishment of three universities in Kano, Akwa Ibom and Oyo states were read on the floor of the Senate during Tuesday’s sitting presided over by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, However,the Deputy President of the Senate, who sponsored the bill on the conversion of the Federal Polytechnic Kabo…
The Kano State Government has expressed, joy and satisfaction with the landmark judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, which overturned an earlier ruling by the Federal High Court in Kano that sought to stop the conduct of local government council elections in the state. It will be recalled that in it’s ruling, the Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Oyewumi, declared that the Federal High Court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain a matter concerning the conduct of local government councils elections. It will also be recalled that the case was initially instituted by the All…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Oyewumi ,has overturned the ruling of a Federal High Court, Kano which had earlier halted the conduct of local government elections in the state, declaring that the lower court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The appellate court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Oyewumi on Friday, ruled that the Federal High Court exceeded its constitutional authority by intervening in issues related to the conduct of local government elections, a responsibility solely within the jurisdiction of state authorities. However,with this ruling, the Court of Appeal upheld the appeal filed…
The Dangote, Gates foundations in collaboration with Community Reorientation Women Network, (CROWN,) Dangote, Gate Foundations, others facilitated vaccination of 20,000 children in 3 States,which includes Bauchi, Sokoto and Kano The group also” do lifesaving vaccinations for over 20, 000 children, linked over 50,000 pregnant women to Antenatal services in six states across the north. ” However, speaking during a Press Conference in Kano Thursday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive officer Dangote Foundation Zouera Yousouffou, disclosed that CROWN has galvanized over 5,000 Ambassadors, placing them in these women collectives, to provide key messages to caregiver, identify children and women needing…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said that many government agencies and institutions lack accurate data for their areas of focus. This was just as the organization then added that the absence of reliable data leads to ineffective policies and programs. CITAD Executive Director Engr. Yunusa Z .Ya’u made this known on Thursday, while speaking with press at the end of the three-day training, for 25 professionals and representatives from academia and civil society organizations on data analysis using Python,organised by the CITAD According to him ,the training is aimed at enhancing research in academia, civil society…
The Director Finance Hadejia Jama’are River basin,Dr. Illiyasu Musa Kwankwaso, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ s two years in office, as impressive with his efforts, unsettled his political opponents,while his party ,the All Progressive Congress (APC )remains busy receiving high placed decamped personalities. According to him,the visionary leadership of President Tinubu, has been proved in the last two years as the true messiah Nigeria is waiting for, with several projects, human capital development and critical efforts in curtailing insecurity bedeviling the country Making this known on Thursday,in statement, personally signed, Dr.Kwankwaso, said “there is no gainsaying that, President Tinubu,…
The National Chairman of All Progressive Congress ( APC) Alhaji ( Dr) Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that the ruling party would welcome Rabiu Kwankwaso back to the fold with outstretched arms. “We cannot say we can’t accommodate him, because a friend in need is a friend indeed. We don’t want to leave him completely abandoned.he said When you see your son running to where he would get shelter and you are a big brother in a big home, I think it is morally right to accommodate him. “So, we cannot say we cannot accommodate him.”We can still have him in,…
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…