By Victor Christopher @iamvictorcool The Head of Human Anatomy Department at the Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Dr. Maryam Nasir Aliyu has charged government at all level to ban or regulate the use of cigarettes in higher institutions as part of effort to have a smoke-free institution. Dr. Maryam made the plea in an event organized by by an youth advocacy group, Protecting and Activating Communities Against Tobacco (PACT), stressing that smoke-free signage should be placed in strategic places in campus to halt the untimely death caused by tobacco. Read Also: Panacea to averting desertification in Kano, Northern Nigeria Dr. Maryam,…
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Kano state assembly has indicted the seven members of State Independent Electoral Commission of misappropriation of public fund during the conduct of 2021 local government election. Besides, assembly ordered KANSIEC members to refund a sum of N41. 3 million unaccounted fund from the total budget allocation. The indictment was resolve during plenary on Tuesday after a unanimous adoption of report and recommendations of the house committee on public finance on 2021 FAAC audited report. Read Also: Emefiele Left Economy In Mess, We Don’t Know What To Charge Him With – Akpabio Presenting the public finance report earlier before the house…
Ramatu Garba – Kano The Kano State Government has reiterated its commitment to improve girl child education in the state. The Governor of Kano, Alhaji Abba Kabir-Yusuf, said this at the opening of a 2-day 2024 Kano Summit on Tuesday. The summit organised by Adolescent Health and Information Projects (AHIP) and funded by Christian Aid with the theme: ” Towards Strengthening Retention and Completion of Girls Education”. Read Also: KNSG Launches Biometric Software for Civil Servants, Pensioners and Political Appointees Kabir-Yusuf, represented by the State Commissioner for Education, Haruna Doguwa, said the government has provided learning materials and 57 shuttle…
A Kwara State University, KWASU, student, Jimoh Abdulmueez, has been declared missing. Jimoh, a 24-year-old computer engineering student, was last seen on Thursday last week. He reportedly left the university campus, Malete, for his Ilorin home but has not been seen since then. On Friday, a report was made at the police station, but nothing has been heard so far. His mother, Mrs Jimoh Amdalat, appealed to any member of the public with information about his whereabouts to call 07030889682. Read Also: Bandits kill 4, kidnap 40 others in Zamfara Efforts to reach the spokesperson of the institution, Dr Saeedat…
The Zonal Coordinator Zone B of the Nigeria Customs Service, ACG Ify Queen Ogbudu fsi and her distinguished entourage in persons of Customs Area Comptrollers from various commands within Zone B, such as Sambo Kaliel Dangaladima (Comptroller admin Zone B), Dalha Wada Chedi of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B, Dauda Ibrahim Chana of Kano/Jigawa and Compt Ahmed Tijjani Abe of Kaduna Area command respectfully visited the Emir of Kano at his palace in the early hours of Tuesday, February 20, 2024. In her address to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero CFR, she reinforced the strong…
President Bola Tinubu has directed immediate payment of outstanding electricity bill due to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). The President’s directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC. Contrary to the AEDC’s initial claim of N923million debt in paid advertorial in newspapers, the State House outstanding bill is N342, 352, 217.46, according to a letter by the management of AEDC to the State House Permanent Secretary dated February 14, 2024. Read Also: Hardship: Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items Nationwide Having reconciled the position to the satisfaction of both parties, the Chief of Staff…
Umar Idris Shuaibu – Kano The Kano State Chief Judge , Justice Dije Abdu Aboki Tuesday inaugurated three committees to enhance the pivotal role of the judiciary in dispensation of justice in the state. In her speech, at the inauguration ceremony of the committees, the Kano Chief Judge said the committees established after thorough brainstorming and deliberation to reflects dedication to excellence continuous learning, responsiveness and attentiveness to the requirements of the community. According to her, the Three committees include: Performance Evaluation Committee, Training Committee and Judiciary Public Complaints Committee. Read Also: Hardship: Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items Nationwide…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they are certified fit for human consumption. In a Tuesday statement, he said the move is “to alleviate the hardships faced by Nigerians and improve access to essential food items, the Nigeria Customs Service will facilitate the direct disposal of food items forfeited to the Federal Government. Read Also: Borno Declares One-Day Fast to Tackle Insecurity, Economic Hardship “These…
The Provost Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology (FCAPT), Kano, Dr. Muhammad Yusha’u Gwaram paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, in his office in the Bompai area. The Provost described the college as a friend of the command that had enjoyed a cordial relationship with Police Officers by constantly ensuring security, lives, and property are fully protected. Gwaram appreciates the effort of the Divisional Police Officer of Hotoro for the tireless support given to them. Read Also: FCAPT Trains Stakeholders on Utilization of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Reacting to the gesture,…
Some Men carrying sphosticated weapons suspected to bandits have killed a Divisional Crime Officer, (DCO), DSP Shiru Musa and wounded many Police officers in Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state. Speaking to journalists in Gusau, an indigene of the area, Musa Hamza said that the bandits were in large number and have invaded Zurmi town, the headquarters of Zurmi local government around 05:00 am on Sunday. Musa said when the bandits arrived Zurmi town, they went straight to the police station where they began to shoot sporadically, which resulted in the killing of a DCO and wounded other police…
The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) in collaboration with Pharmacist Council of Nigeria(PCN) has clampdown on 1,321 patent medicine outlets in Sabon Gari open market in Kano. The enforcement operations by the join team of regulators came 72 hours after the Federal high court ordered the drug dealers to vacate their open market premises and relocate to Coordinated Wholesale Centre, at Dangwauro village along Zaria road in the state. Addressing a press conference Monday, the Director Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC, Mr Francis Ononiwu, said the closure was part of exercise to sanitize unwholesome pharmaceutical practice by…
Kano state government has debunked alleged interference in the legal suit against a popular Tiktoker Murja Ibrahim Kunya. Kunya who was remanded by a Sharia court for alleged public disturbance last week was alleged to have been released by the correctional service on the order of the government. Kunya who was arrested by State Hisbah Board and charged to court was supposed to appeal before the Sharia court tomorrow Tuesday, before the sudden news of her release filtered. Read Also: Hisbah Arrests Tiktoker, Ramlat Princess over ‘lesbianism post’ Although, the Correctional Service has declared that the suspect was released by…
Katsina State House of Assembly has honoured the correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abbas Bamalli and three others for their commitment and sacrifices in covering the activities of the assembly. Others honoured were the management of Katsina State Television Service (KTTV), Sadiq Bindawa of Katsina Post Online, and Abubakar Muhammad, the assembly’s cameraman. The Speaker, Alhaji Nasir Yahaya-Daura presented cash and certificates to the awardees on Monday at the Assembly’s complex. Read Also: Naira drops to N2,000/1£ at parallel market He said that those honoured had displayed professionalism. Yahaya-Daura said that he initiated the award to recognise…
Nigeria’s local currency is currently exchanging above 2,000 Naira against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market. A Bureau de Change operator at Wuse Zone 4, Malam Ibrahim, confirmed the rates on Monday. He said, yes, it is true, we are currently selling above N2,000 for the pounds and it is still about the heavy and consistent demand for these currencies.” Our correspondent learned that the new rate increased from N1,930 recorded on Saturday and is currently the lowest point in the historical performance of the naira. Read Also: Gurasa Bakers Protest High Price Of Flour In Kano, Seek…
The country may be subjected to another round of hardship as Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) directed members including petroleum tanker drivers to withdraw services nation wide. A statement dated February 15, 2024 duly signed by NARTO National President Yusuf Lawal Othman, said the industrial action becomes necessary to drive home members displeasure over increasing high cost of operations. The release addressed to Secretary General, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), copied other critical stakeholders in the oil industry and security agency; ordered members to down tool beginning today Monday 19th, February, 2024. Read Also:…
The House of Representatives’ Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft on Friday met with the Chief of Naval Staff to strategize on collaborative initiatives for effective policing of pipelines and other critical assets in the oil and gas industry with the overall goal to tackle the menace of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The Chairman of the Committee, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, who led the committee on the visit to the headquarters of the Nigerian Navy, reiterated the commitment of the lawmakers to President Bola Tinubu’s government’s efforts to turn around the economy through the oil and gas sector. Doguwa,…
By Editor A Federal high court in Kano has ordered the Patent Medicine dealers to vacate the Malam Kato and Sabon Gari open market and relocate to the Coordinated Wholesale Centre in Dangwauro area of the state. The court subsequently dismissed the fundamental rights suit moved by dealers seeking to reject relocation to the coordinated centre instituted by the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria. The judgment has finally put to rest more than five years of battle between the drug dealers who had resisted all attempts by concerned authorities to relocate the pharmaceutical business from the open market. Read Also: Cement…
Worried by the incessant assault and intimidation of journalists with Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), the International Press Institute, IPI, Nigeria has cautioned senior editors against falling prey of media oppressors. At a two-day engagement that ended in Kano yesterday, experts urged the senior gatekeepers to be sensitive to copies’ capacity of provoking defamation of innocent character before passing their copies. The workshop tagged “How to Avoid SLAPP Suits and Remain Ethical”, speakers at the workshop reminded participants not to under any condition, lose sight of their constitutional responsibility of holding the government accountable. IPI…
Umar Idris Shuaibu – Kano In an effort to promote healthy living among the citizens and ensure food security, the Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology (FCAPT), has trained stakeholders on the adoption and utilization of the Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) into various products. The training was conducted in collaboration with Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), in Kano. Addressing the gathering, while declaring the event open, the Provost of FCAPT, Dr. Muhammad Yusha’u Gwaram, explained that considering the benefits of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, the College hasresolved to explore the opportunities to further achieve food nutrition and food…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has sealed off the head office of Sahad supermarket/stores over customers extortion and lack of transparency in prices. Adamu Abdullahi, the Acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, while sealing off the premises in Abuja on Friday, said the act was an obnoxious practice which amounted to violation of rights under the FCCPC Act. He said the practice contravened Section 155 (3) of the FCCPA and the fine amounted to N100 million or more. Read Also: Court Orders Kano Medicine Dealers to Vacate Sabon Gari, Relocate to Coordinated Wholesale Centre ”What we have…