Author: Umar Idris Shuaibu

The Nigerian Army has retired one full General, a Lieutenant General, 67 Major Generals, and 44 Brigadier Generals in 2023. This was revealed on Tuesday when the Army treated the 113 retired Generals to a regimental dinner and awards to honor them for their 35 years of meritorious service to the nation. Among those honored are the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Lucky Irabor, former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya and Ex-Chief of Defence Intelligence retired Maj.-Gen. Samuel Adebayo. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, said the occasion was to reflect on the extraordinary…

By Ramatu Garba The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to develop a national disaster risk reduction strategy and action plan to mitigate disasters. The Director-General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Habib-Ahmed, made this known at the opening of a two-day workshop on disaster risk reduction strategic action plan 2023-2030 for Nigeria on Monday in Kano. Habib-Ahmed, represented by NEMA’s Director of Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr Daniel Obot, said that the need to develop the plan arose from the assessment findings conducted by the overseas development institute. Read Also: KNSG Lauds UNICEF, Harps on…

Umar Idris Shuaibu – Kano The Kano State Government reiterated its commitment to implementing Social Protection Programmes for the 2024 fiscal year. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning and Budget (MoPB), Hajiya Lauratu Ado Diso, stated this during a 4th Quarter Social Protection Technical Working Group Meeting, held in Kano. Lauratu maintained that the Kano State Government recorded successes in the social protection policies as a result of stakeholder’s efforts and donor organizations. “We will collaborate with the relevant MDAs in using the budget line coded and tagged for social protection policies to improve the well-being of our people, especially the…

The Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, yesterday described the number of out-of-school children, especially in northern Nigeria, as a time bomb that must be addressed. He spoke at the 2023 Bauchi Education Summit held at Dr. Saad Abubakar Hajj Camp, Bauchi, with the theme: ‘Nurturing a flourishing future: Improving access and quality education in Bauchi State’. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently said one in three children in Nigeria was out of school, totaling 10.2 million at the primary level and 8.1 million at the junior secondary school (JSS) level. The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani,…

The Arewa Oil and Gas Marketers Association (AROGMA) has praised the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for the timely supply of fuel at the end of the year 2023, ensuring a fuel queue-free December. Bashir Ahmad Danmalam, the President of AROGMA, expressed this commendation during a press briefing at his office. Danmalam highlighted that the absence of fuel queues in December marks a significant departure from the past when people endured long waits or even spent days in queues during the year-end period. Read Also: AROGMA Calls on Senate to Investigate Shares of Oil Marketers Withheld by…

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has today paid a visit to the new Rector of Kano State Polytechnic, Dr. Abubakar Umar Farouk on his appointment as the Acting Rector, Kano State Polytechnic, by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf. ICAN Chairman Kano District Society, Habibu Ayuba, said that the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Umar Farouk is a blessing to the Kano State Polytechnic considering his wealth of experience in academia. Ayuba added that Dr. Abubakar Umar played a significant role in enrolling many of his students into the ICAN society and…

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday 21st of December for a hearing over the Kano Governorship Election Petition. This was contained in a notice to both parties by the Apex Court. It would be recalled that On Nov 17th, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the election petition tribunal, which sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and declared the APC candidate, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna, winner. The three-member panel of the appeal court dismissed the appeal filed by Governor Yusuf based on his membership status in his party. Confusion, however, ensued on Tuesday, Nov 21…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied having a deal with either Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State or the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to compromise the anticipated Supreme Court Judgement in favour of the governor. The Independent Mirror reported that Recall that both the election petition tribunal and Appeal Court had sacked Governor Yusuf, and declared the APC candidate, Dr Nasir Gawuna as the authentic winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State. But Yusuf has appealed the judgement at the Supreme Court. The APC also dispelled claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a…

Alhaji Bashir Ibrahim Al-Mustapha Gwammaja, CON, celebrated his close ally, former president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, on his 81st birthday today, December 2023. In a statement made available to Journalists in Kano, Alh. Bashir commended Buhari for his commitment to nation-building and his many years of devoted national service. Honoring the former President, Alhaji Bashir emphasized that his legacy would live on in history for all time and referred to him as a beacon of hope. According to him, Buhari joined the military immediately after completing secondary school and began serving the country at an early age. He referred to…

Aminu Sale – Gombe On November 11, 2023, off-cycle gubernatorial elections were held in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states in Nigeria. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) pledged to ensure a level playing field for all political parties and candidates in the elections. The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, noted that the commission is determined to ensure its officials are available at polling units without delay. These states are part of the eight states that have off-cycle governorship elections held outside of the general election timetable in the country. Read Also: Fact-Check: Debunk Claim Footage Goes Viral…

The Village Head of Ruwan-tsa of Dambatta district area of Bichi Emirate council in Kano state has turbaned the chairperson of Community Support and Development Initiatives (CSADI) Hajiya Zainab Ahmad Suleiman MFR, JP, as the princess, mother and shield of Orphans of Ruwan-tsa and it’s environs. Abbas Magaji Ruwan-tsa, the village head of Ruwan-tsa in Dambatta local government area, said Hajiya Zainab Suleiman who is for over three decades best known as “Uwar Marayu” has been supporting the people of the area in one way or the other with her non-profit and non-governmental organization, the situation which prompted him to…

Zainab Olufunmi – Kano This report sheds light on the challenges faced by people living with special needs (PwSN) in Nigeria, particularly in accessing education and religious teachings. A significant issue highlighted is the lack of inclusive education facilities and resources for PwSN. Despite constitutional protection and international treaties ensuring their rights, there’s a disparity between policy and implementation. Inclusive education is a distant goal due to insufficient funding, inadequate training for educators, and a dearth of necessary teaching materials and infrastructure. Discrimination against PwSN persists within communities, fueled by societal attitudes often influenced by superstitions and misconceptions. Recent initiatives,…

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has partnered with ActionAid Nigeria to renovate a primary school in Leleyi, situated in the Bassa Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Mrs. Yesmin Salako, the CITAD Program Officer at the Abuja Office, highlighted that the renovation, under CITAD/Action Aid Nigeria Local Rights Programme, aims to ensure that students not only have access to a conducive and secure learning space but also benefit from improved educational resources. She added that the primary objective of the program is to enhance the learning environment and upgrade the infrastructure of the primary…

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of Kano state Pension Fund Trustees, Hajiya Kubura Ahmad Bichi, assumed duty today, and called for team work from the staff of Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Hajiya Kubra restated her stance on working diligently with fear of Allah to justify the confidence reposed in her by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for the success of his administration. Hajiya Kubura made this known shortly after assuming duty at the Pension Fund Trustees in a light ceremony. Read Also: Kano: New Perm. Sec, Water Resources, Abdulmumini Assumes Duty She commended the present administration for initiating good policies…

The Permanent Secretary recently posted to the Kano State Ministry of Water Resources, Abdulmumini Musa Aliyu has today assumed duty. The Commissioner of Water Resources Ali Haruna Makoda while receiving the new Permanent Secretary remarked that the Governor of Kano State Abba Kabir Yusuf has unwavering confidence in the ability of the Ministry to deliver on the mandate of providing potable water in the state. Read Also: Kano : Gov. Abba K. Yusuf Appoints New Head of Civil Service The Commissioner expressed confidence that the new Permanent Secretary will implore his wealth of experience garnered within the Public Service and…

Less than 24 hours after sacking all heads of aviation agencies, the federal government relieved all the Directors of the agencies of their appointments. The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development announced the sack of the directors in a statement signed by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi. The Directors were asked to hand over to the most senior persons in their departments/directorates. Reports says that some of the Directors were appointed a few days before May 29 when the immediate past administration handed over to the new administration of President Bola Tinubu. Read Also: Appeal Court…

The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Mr. Sidie Tunis has said the punishment on Niger Republic will be suspended if the military junta releases President Mohamed Bazoum. The Speaker gave the assurance when a 19-man delegation from Africans Without Borders paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The visit was to make the parliament support the lifting of sanctions on Niger to ameliorate the suffering of ordinary people in the country. The speaker charged the delegation to make the junta release Bazoum and his family without any condition and set a short transition to returning the country to constitutional governance. Read…

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s 2024 budget presentation to four out of the 31 members of the state House of Assembly. Fubara had on Wednesday presented the N800 billion 2024 budget to the four lawmakers believed to be loyal to him at the Government House in Port Harcourt, a few minutes after the demolition of the House of Assembly Complex. But, Mr Tony Okocha, the state APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, said in a statement in Port Harcourt that the action was unconstitutional. Okocha said that Section 120(2) of the Constitution clearly stated that no money shall…

The Minister, who spoke during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday, said the fact that some of the actors in the crisis are in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu does not mean the situation in the state was engineered by the All-Progressives Congress (APC) government. “The fact that it is happening in Rivers does not mean that it is the Federal Government that is orchestrating the political crisis,” he said. Read Also: Drama as Rivers Lawmakers Who Defected to APC Told They’ve Lost Their Seats  “I’ve not found evidence to say that it is…

I write on behalf of members, and the Polytechnic Academic Community, to convey our heartfelt felicitations on your appointment as the Acting Rector, Kano State Polytechnic, Dr. Abubakar Umar Faruk FCA, by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf on 4th December 2023, an appointment well deserved and long awaited. Sir, we are overjoyed by this appointment considering your track record of commitment, credentials and credibility. We are also confident that you will, insha Allah, deliver on this gigantic task ahead. It is on record that Kano State Polytechnic has for over a decade kept…