The richest man in Africa and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the positive impact of the naira for crude swap deal on the Nigerian economy, which has led to reduction in prices of petroleum products in the country. Dangote thanked Nigerians for their unwavering support and the government for creating an enabling environment for the domestic refining industry. However,in order to provide succour to Nigerians, Dangote recently reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N970 to N899.50 at its Refinery loading gantry and provided generous credit terms to marketers. Equally,’…
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The Kogi Central Journalists Guild(KCJG) mourned the tragic loss of Rafatu Salami, a highly respected and accomplished journalist, and devoted member of the Kogi Central Journalists Guild. According to a statement jointly signed by KCJG, Muhammad Tijjani AbdulSalam and Abdul Ozumi , president and secretary respectively, said her passing leaves a void in the journalism community, where she was revered for her exceptional professionalism, collaborative spirit, and compassionate nature, both as a colleague and a loving mother. The statement reads:” Rafatu Salami was a quintessential journalist, known for her incisive reporting, in-depth analysis, and unwavering commitment to the truth. Her work…
The New Nigeria People’s Party ( NNPP) has condemned the continued harassment and attempts to arrest the Director-General, Media and Publicity to the Kano State Government, Mallam Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa. According to a statement signed by Kano, the NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson s copy made available to press in Kano, said Police authorities as apparently mandated from Abuja, were still making spirited efforts to arrest Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa despite a court injunction restraining the Nigeria Police from carrying out such arrest. He however added that the repeated attempts to arrest Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, which have also bordered on the possible…
The Kano state government in it’s efforts to assist onion farmers against wastage of their produce,has installed an onion technology storage,capable of preserved and stored onion for six months with minimal damage Making this known while conducting members of Correspondent chapter, Nigeria’ Union of Journalists ( NUJ) round the building where the technology machine was installed,the Infrastructure engineer, of the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project,(KSADP)Mr. Zahraddeen Hamisu Zarewa, said there were many of this instruments within some local government area of the state According to him,” State government,through KSADP developed an idea of onion storage and onion aggregation,this happened to…
The Deputy chairman 1,of the Dawanau Market Traders Association,Kano,( DMTAK) Alhaji Baba Wawu, has commended the state government for providing infrastructure at the market,worth about N628 million ,adding that the gesture has repositioned and ensure adequate security within the vicinityHe made this known on Tuesday,when members visited the market saying that the provision of a 40 kilometers roads ,solar lightness as well as police Outpost have gone a long way to pave the way for proper usage of the road by truck loaded food stuff to plying the road effectivelyAccording to him,the construction of drainage, conference hall as well as mosque…
The Kano state government,in it’s determination to promote self reliance,has invested over N4.5 blllion on expansion of Watari irrigation scheme ,aimed at providing, 250,000 job opportunities for people, through farming activities The project manager,Watari irrigation scheme, Alhaji Mohammed Tijjani Adamu,. made this known to press on Monday on a sight seeing round the ongoing project adding that over 500 hectares of land would be added to the existing irrigation lands He further emphasised that apart of providing 250,000 job opportunities for farmers ,no fewer that ten states in the country would also directly or indirectly benefitted from the irrigation scheme…
A close a close ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Managing Director of IMUK Logistics Concept, Shankus Construction Company, Mohammed Ibrahim,has threatened to take legal action against the Kano State Government over the alleged demolition of his N20 million property along Zoo Road Making this known when speaking with press in Kano, Alhaji Ibrahim claimed that he had followed all necessary due processes before building the structure, including obtaining guidance from the relevant agency and paying all required fees. He however alleged that the demolition might be politically motivated, given his close relationship with President Tinubu, whose campaign office in…
Kano State’governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,has sacked the State Secretary to the State Government ( SSG) and the Chief of Staff( CoS) in a recent announcement of cabinet reshufflement Aside, from that five commissioners were also removed from their positions , while the office of Chief of Staff were scrapped Equally,the state deputy governor Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo was affected in the cabinet reshufflement, as he was relieved of his position from local government to ministry of higher education According to a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet…
Kano State governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,has announced the reshuffle of his cabinet with sacking of the Secretary to the State Government and Chief of Staff This was just as five commissioners were removed from their positions and the office of Chief of Staff were scraped Also the state deputy governor Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo relieved of his position from local government to ministry of education Making this known on Thursday in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet takes immediate effect Comrade Dawakin-Tofa said that “…
Former Senator Shehu Sani,kicked against the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s suggestion that wives should retaliate when their husbands slap them. This was just as Senator Sani however described this approach as destructive and potentially leading to divorce. However, Senator Sani emphasised the importance of communication, self-control, and apology in managing anger within a marriage. He advised couples to take breaks during arguments and avoid escalating the situation with shouting matches. Sani also warned against resorting to violence as a solution, advising wives to protect themselves by seeking help from family or authorities if their husbands become violent. Senator…