Author: Usman Usman Garba

By Muawiya Bala Idris, Katsina A non-governmental organisation, Save the Children International (SCI), has called on the Federal Government to increase funding and accelerate the implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) strategies across the country. The call was contained in a statement issued to journalists in Katsina to commemorate the African Child Day, themed “Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Children in Africa.” According to the statement, increased funding for WASH programmes has become necessary as more than 70 per cent of Nigerian children lack access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. “Millions of children…

By Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina The Katsina State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has warned local government council chairmen against the diversion and misappropriation of public funds. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Ibrahim Danjuma Machika, gave the warning while leading members of the committee on an oversight visit to various local government areas across the state. He charged local government chairmen to ensure that funds allocated to their councils are judiciously utilized for the development of rural communities and the improvement of the living conditions of the people. Machika stressed that the State Assembly…