Bandits have demanded payment of N60m as ransom to release the seven family members abducted on Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was gathered that the family of seven were abducted in the early hours of Wednesday when the bandits invaded Zuma 1 in the Bwari central ward of the council. Read Also: CHRISTMAS: We Are Working To Enhance Ability To Tackle Bandits – CAS Speaking to an Online Newspaper SOLACEBASE yesternight, a relation of the abducted family of seven who wants to remain anonymous for security reasons, said the father of the children has been…
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The Federal College of Agricultural Produce Technology (FCAPT), has commenced the distribution of food items to the staff of the college. The Provost of FCAPT, Dr. Muhammad Yusha’u Gwaram said the decision is part of the social and economic intervention programme to support the Federal Government in its policy to ameliorate the pains some people were experiencing. Read Also: ICAN Kano District Society Congratulates KSP Rector, Promised Collaboration The Provost of the college represented by his Deputy Dr. Bashir Barau, said the welfare package is targeted at helping those in need, considering the cost of food items in the market.…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on his 61st birthday. This was contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, (Media & Publicity), on Thursday. ‘’President Tinubu recognizes the steadfastness implicit in the political trajectory of Governor Yusuf, rising through the political rung from personal assistant, commissioner to governor, ‘’the statement said. Read Also: Wali Empowers 100 Girls, Expresses Optimism on Girl Child Education in Kano ‘’The President wishes the Governor success in the discharge of his duties.’’ ‘’The President also prays that the Almighty grant the Governor many…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed some executive directors for the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. For the Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms. Vivian C. Richard Edet was appointed Executive Director, Finance and Administration, while Engr. Olalekan Badmus is the Executive Director of Marine and Operations. Engr. Ibrahim Abba Umar would serve as Executive Director of Engineering and Technical Services. Read Also: 65 Out of 85 Directors Fail Permanent Secretary Exam For the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr. Jibril Abba…
A member representing Fagge Federal Constituency of Kano State, Muhammad Bello Shehu, has initiated three bills and motions in the House of Representatives to establish a Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Dental College of Technology and a University of Sports in Kano Municipal area. Shehu, a former lecturer at Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies disclosed this to Newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja. He said Kano deserves a FMC given the dense population of his constituency in particular and the state at large. Read Also: Forest Security: BUK Engages 22 NHFSS Operatives, Signs MoU with Kano Command…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently probing 52 Companies over forex transactions. According to reports on Thursday, the anti-graft agency was conducting a investigation on forex allocations to the companies during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Read Also: Why I Did Not Honour EFCC’s Invitation, Ex-Minister Recalls that President Bola Tinubu during a trip to Paris, France, described Nigeria’s financial system under Emefiele “rotten.” Big Companies including Dangote Group, others were under the searchlight of the EFCC. Details Later…
A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), apologising for failing to appear before the commission to answer questions on the alleged laundering of N37.1 billion during her tenure. The spokesman of the commission Dele Oyewale said in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that the former minister wrote to the anti-graft, explaining that she is not disposed for now to appear before the commission. Read Also: BREAKING: EFCC Operatives Hit Dangote Head Office in Lagos Oyewale…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are currently conducting a search operation at the Lagos head office of the Dangote Group. They are conducting a search on forex allocations to the company during the tenure of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. Read Also: Certificates Racketeering: Over 15,000 Students Affected by ban, NANS cries to FG Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s spokesman confirmed the development to Journalists. Details later…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Benin Republic, has revealed that over 15,000 students in the country have been affected by the recent ban on schools in the region. NANS, for this reason, is calling for leniency over the ban on validation of degree certificates from the country and Togo. An investigative reporter had recently exposed certificate racketeering in schools in the neighbouring countries. Read Also: Aftermath of 6-Month Degree, FG Bans 18 Foreign Varsities In the wake of the development, the Nigerian Government announced a ban on the validation of degree certificates from the countries. But appearing on…
In its efforts to secure and strengthen the security of her woodlands and neighboring villages making the University community, the Bayero University Kano (BUK) has engaged the services of 22 operatives of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS). The NHFSS Kano Commander Abdullahi Al-Ameen disclosed this in an exclusive interview with an online news platform ‘GLOBAL TRACKER’ in Kano. According to him, the service will be conducting 24-hour surveillance in the university community especially its area of land covered by bushes aimed at strengthening the security of life and properties. Read Also: Deforestation: Firewood sellers hail Adamawa govt.…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday, announced an 18-numbered banned foreign university in Nigeria. It had earlier reported that the federal government announced the suspension of evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo amid the scandal. The commission also warned Nigerians to avoid enrolling in such institutions. Read Also: Wali Empowers 100 Girls, Expresses Optimism on Girl Child Education in Kano The Nigerian government based its decision on an undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian newspaper, which unravelled the activity of a degree mill in Cotonou, a major city of Benin…
Umar Idris Shuaibu – Kano Former President of KASSOSA National Body, Alh. Mustapha Nuhu Wali, mni, has pledged to sponsor 100 Girls of Garko Science College Old Student Association on entrepreneurship training as he expressed optimism about Girl Child Education in Kano State. Mustapha Nuhu Wali made the expression at the Joint chapter reunion of Garko Science College Old Student Association on Monday 1st January 2024 in Kano. Wali, being the father of the occasion, was honored with an award for his contribution towards the progress of the association since its inception. Read Also: KASSOSA Class ’88 Celebrates 35th Anniversary,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and fuel marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, clashed again over the removal of subsidy on petrol. This came against the backdrop of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar at both the official Investors & Exporters Window and the parallel market. On Tuesday, the local currency closed at 998/dollar on the official market, while it traded at 1,225/dollar on the black market. Read Also: NNPCL restores 275,000bpd production, settles operators/unions lingering rift On the back of the falling naira rate, economists and…
Zainab Olufunmi – Kano The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria mourns the demise of Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba. Alhaji Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) Executive Director of CISLAC, Head of Transparency International in Nigeria According to the statement,” his dogged struggles for legislative autonomy and firm positions to defend Nigeria’s nascent democracy during his tenure as Speaker from 1999 to 2003. Read Also: Ganduje Mourns Demise of Ex-Speaker, Na’abba “As we commend his selfless fights for legislative strengthening, sustainable democracy and respect for the sanity and sanctity of the rule…
The Federal Government has suspended evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from tertiary institutions in Benin and Togo. A statement signed by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, confirmed the development on Tuesday. It followed an investigative report by Daily Nigerian Newspaper titled “UNDERCOVER: How DAILY NIGERIAN reporter bagged Cotonou varsity degree in 6 weeks”. The statement said that the suspension persists pending the outcome of an investigation involving the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education of Nigeria and the two countries as well as the Department of State Security Services…
Abba Dukawa The year 2023 was one of the hardest years Nigerians have ever undergone after the ugly experience of civil war. After 8 years of past immediate administration, and clueless policies, Nigerians never wished the next administration to follow the former regime’s paths but hoped to have the best economic team that would come up with policies that would help the country attain its economic ambition. Not inhuman policies that will turn many Nigerians into paupers overnight. Life became miserable for the larger population of Nigerians. It is clear to all and sundry that Nigeria is presently at the…
By Abdulkadir Haladu Kiyawa Dr. Babangida Hussaini Walin Kazaure, Senator representing Jigawa Northwest, called on Nigerians to remain positive and hope for better days as they celebrate the New Year. Wali, in a new year message to his constituents, said the current social and economic challenges would give room for better times if Nigerians remain hopeful and collectively work together. Read Also: Jigawa Establishes Hibiscus Processing Facility to Ease Export “I congratulate all Nigerians who are today ushering in a New Year”. “While measures need to be taken to tackle security challenges in the country, revive the country’s economy, gainfully…
Umar Idris Shuaibu – Kano The Kano Science Schools Old Students’ Association (KASSOSA), class ’88, Dawakin Kudu chapter has celebrated its 35-year anniversary. The chairman of the chapter, Dr. Sani Iliya, said the essence of the gathering was to express gratitude to Allah for sparing their lives to witness 35 years after graduation. Sani Iliya said it is a great journey to celebrate it this time, because of the immense contribution that the chapter members are rendering to society. Read Also: Reviving The Lost Glory Of Science Colleges In Kano, KASSOSA Agenda He noted that they will continue supporting the…
Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf in the company of his deputy Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo and other top government functionaries ushered in new year 2024 witnessed by a mammoth crowd at Mahaha Sports complex in the metropolis. Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf said year 2023 must be reckoned with as the people of Kano voted for NNPP to pilot the affairs of the state acknowledging the contribution of youth and women during the election period. The Governor said the year 2024 will be of massive physical and human development Projects that have a direct bearing on the lives of…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from today Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast slight dust haze on Monday over the North and North Central regions throughout the forecast period. According to the agency, moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km is expected over the inland areas of the South and coastal cities. Read Also: 2024: Full Text of President Tinubu’s New Year Address It anticipated slim prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States during the…