Minister of Housing and urban development,Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi Ata,has threatened to resigned his appointment,if the incumbent Kano state Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) Prince Abdullahi Abbas,still emerged as chairman of the party This was just as he denied been instigated or been sponsored by the Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibril,to cause disunity or stabilised the party in the state ahead of 2027 Hon.Ata,who made this known on Monday evening while speaking with press in his house in Fagge in Kano, attributed the loss of the APC in 2023 ,to numerous utterances of prince Abbas ,said the party…
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The Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. However,it will recalled that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4 billion. The Forbes estimates Dangote’s net worth at $23.9 billion, primarily due to his 92.3 percent stake in Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. At 67 years old, Dangote is once again one of the top 100 richest individuals worldwide, a position he has not held since 2018,…
The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda,has said that in order to boost Islamic education in the state, the state government,has announced its intention to partner with Muslim Charity For United Kingdom He made this known when he received a delegation from Muslim Charity For United Kingdom. Dr. Makoda then added that the current administration is committed to overhauling the education sector and welcomes partnerships that can help achieve this goal. He emphasised that the State Government has declared a state of emergency on education and introduced new initiatives to improve education quality. Dr. Makoda however said that…
Kano anti-graft agency ,the Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission ( PCACC)and Master Bakers and Caterers Association of Nigeria, Kano State Chapter have reached an agreement on the price of bread as a result of reduction in the price of bag of flour. However,this was contained on Wednesday, in a communique, signed jointly by the Chairman of the anti-corruption commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin-Gado and Chairman and Secretary of the bakers’ association, the parties agreed that the only thing to be done is to increase the size and quality of the bread, not its price. Therefore,the Commission, in a communique issued at the…
The Minister of Health, Prof. Ali Pate,has said that the Federal government, is partnering the Kano state government in the fight against infectious diseases, maternal and children mortality, polio as well as other outbreak of diseases, including diphtheria. However,the Minster who hailed the efforts of the state government for it’s effort in the fight against polio in particular, also said more needs to be done to completely eradicate it and face other issues in the health sector. Prof. Ali Pate who was in Kano on Wednesday to meet with the state’s health officials along with other partners including the…
A strong member of All Progressive Congress (APC)Alhaji Faizu Alfindiki has gave out 50 phones, N5 million data bundle to social media influencers to use it in promoting president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term bid in 2027 polls. Alhaji Alfindiki, who was the immediate past Chairman, Kano Municipal Council at a colourful ceremony said the influencers, who are spread across Kano and beyond, have been mandated to promote Tinubu’s presidency and showcase his achievements. According to him, the influencers were carefully selected based on their reach and influence on social media platforms. He also stated that the social media Influencers…
The Federal Government has affirmed the Dangote Group’s pivotal role in the country’s push towards industrialization, as the company took the center stage at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair. Making this known,the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Dafang I. Sule, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, thanked the company for “doing a good job” in Nigeria. The Federal government said that the Dangote Group is one of the sponsors of the 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair that was declared open by…
The Kano state government,has said that in effort to supply portable water across the state,over N7 billion were been spent on diseel procurement and payment of electricity bills yearly The state Commissioner for water resources Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa, while given the breakdown of the expenses stated that a sum of N400 million spent on procurement of diseel,while over N300 million paid to Kano Electricity Distribution Company ( KEDCO) for payment of electricity supply incurred every month He however added that in order to ensure adequate water supply to the teeming masses , especially in the Kano metropolis,the state government…
President Bola Tinubu, has approved Hundreds Billions of Naira for the expansion of 12 River Basin’s projects across Nigeria in an effort to tackle hunger and starvation as well as enhancing food security. The Director Finance Hadejia Jama’are River Basin, Alhaji ( Dr)Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso,made this known in a statement signed in Kano on Saturday, said that President Tinubu commitment to the Northern Development is no longer a hiding agenda through agricultural development is no longer a news. According to him, “The approval for the expansion of the River Basin’s would ginger off food production and arrest hunger and starvation…
A chieftain of All Progressive Congress ( APC) Alhaji ( Dr)Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso,has said that the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has no political values or influence to stop President Bola Tinubu from winning massively Northern parts of Nigeria.. Dr. Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, who is the Executive Director Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin, said while responding to attacks on Ganduje the National Chairmen of APC who says, ” North should wait till 2031 to reclaim power”, insisted that, “ACF lacks political values to talk about North”. However,Kwankwaso,who was a former three time Kano state commissioner for rural and community development reminded…