By Rabiu Sanusi Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has urged the people of the state to exercise patience as the state government is working hard to revive the education sector. The governor who showed his seriousness in tackling the decay in the state’s education sector said they mean business and remain focused in their efforts to solve the problem. As Abba Kabir said their priority is education; our second priority is education and our third priority is also education, before any other sector. The governor made these remarks when he paid an unscheduled visit to the New Girls…
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From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar This passionate appeal by the Cross River State House of Assembly to the state government as a matter of urgency to take legal action against perpetual mining offenders in the State also Government, and relevant agencies, to weigh in stopping the activities of Fulani migrants engaged in illegal mining in Okwa 1 and 2 and Ukwango in Boki Local Government Area of the state. The Assembly has resolved that security agencies be deployed to the affected communities to arrest and prosecute the Fulani miners while advocacy groups should be engaged to educate community leaders on…
CHRICED lauds Kano govt’s distribution of fertilizers to farmers …Calls for a social protection policy and social register in Kano State By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) applauds the Kano State Government for its commendable social intervention program, distributing one billion Naira worth of fertilizers to 52,800 smallholder farmers across the 44 local government areas of the state for free. A statement by the Executive Director of the Centre, Comrade Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi, which was made available to the Triumph Newspaper, on Monday said the decision to procure another N5 billion worth…
By Rabiu Sanusi The Edo State NNPP Governorship Candidate in the upcoming election, Dr Azemhe Azena, was in Kano on Wednesday to attend this year’s Tree planting Campaign, with the theme “Stand Together Growing Together.” The Program which was aimed at combating the effects of Climate change in Kano State by planting a million trees, was organized by the Kano State Government under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change headed by Hon Nasiru Sule Garo. This year’s event which took place at the Kwakwassiya City, along Zaria road in Kano, had in attendance, the esteemed executive Governor of Kano…
…Any resident found falling trees will face razing of law, the Governor insist By Rabiu Sanusi Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has on Wednesday, said his government won’t spare anyone found involved in unauthorized tree felling in the state. The Governor said this became imperative because of the extreme heat temperature experienced in the state in the past years which was partly attributed to inadequate trees thereby hurting the environment. He stated this while flagging off the planting of over 3 million trees to launch the 2024 statewide tree planting campaign as part of measures to checkmate climate…
By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Government has approved Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July 2024 as the date for the commencement of 3rd term vacation to all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state. Therefore, parents/ guardians of pupils and students in the Boarding schools are to convey their wards home by the early hours of Saturday 27th July 2024. A statement issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment of the State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru announced that boarding school pupils and students are to resume back to their respective Schools on…
By Usman Usman Garba The Kano State Watershed Erosion and Climate Change Development Agency (KN-WECCMA) through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in collaboration with Partnership to Engage Reform and Learn (PERL) and Propcom + has engaged stakeholders in drafting a comprehensive climate change policy document for the state. The engagement was the government’s reconvening for the second stakeholders and technical validation session focusing on the six thematic areas outlined in the draft Kano climate change policy. During the event held at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano, the Executive Secretary of KN-WECCMA, Dr. Muhammad S. Khalil emphasized the policy’s objective…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Sokoto state Council says the union is not in support of the planned nationwide protest. The State Chairman of the Council, Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle and as such they called on all their members not to participate in the protest. This according to him was given the negative aspect of such protests which he said sometimes turn to violence which can cause destruction and loss of lives. The Chairman however, on behalf of the organized labour unions called on governments at all levels to consider the current hardship being experienced…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos It has been observed that improving the state of Civil-Military Relations (CMR) in Nigeria is key to preserving human security and checking abuses by the state security forces would ensure balanced recruitment into state security forces. Speaking during the Military Relations Forum on the performance of Human Rights Desks in Military Formations and Operations in Nigeria, Salaudeen Hasim Director of Programme CLEEN Foundation held at the National Human Rights Conference hall in Abuja recently organized by the CLEEN Foundation. The theme of the paper was “Introduction to Civil-Military Relations for Human Security in Nigeria” While saying…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State Government in collaboration with development partners has taken crucial steps towards preventing malaria disease in the state. Governor Dr Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto stated this while flagging off the 2024 Seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign in the state. It was organized by the state Ministry of Health and State Malaria Elimination Agency in collaboration with the Malaria consortium, held at the palace of the District Head of Bodinga in Bodinga local government area, Sokoto. Dr Aliyu said this was necessary considering the effect of Malaria as a deadly disease that kills thousands of people…