By Hassan Muhammad The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for his significant efforts in addressing the plight of pensioners in the state and paying attention to girl child education. Emir Sanusi highlighted that the present administration paid attention to pensioners who had previously been thrown into unnecessary hardship and poverty due to unpaid pensions and gratuities. He emphasized that, “The difference between paying attention and not paying attention is sometimes the difference between life and death for the pensioner or his family. Some of them have died. We must always remember that we…
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Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau State government has observed that those we less expect are the ones carrying explosive devices and urged the people to be mindful of people dressing abnormally when coming to worship places and other social gatherings. The Special Adviser to the Plateau State Governor Brig.Gen.G G. Shippi retired was speaking during a stakeholders meeting organised by the Commissioner of Police Plateau State Command, CP Emmanuel Adesina on the nationwide security threat on Wednesday at Police Officers Mess Jos. He called all and sundry to prioritize safety measures, assuring that Security awareness is our collective mandate, and…
By Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe state has emerged as the first state to launch a State Policy on Internally Displaced Persons, becoming a role model state for handling Displaced Persons. In a press statement, Mamman Mohammed The DG of press and Media Affairs to the Governor said that The Policy was launched by Governor Mai Mala Buni CON at a ceremony well attended by members of the diplomatic community, donor agencies, the World Bank and other development partners. The World Bank, National Emergency Management Agency and the National Commission for Refugees among others commended the Yobe state government for…
By Usman Usman Garba The Kano State Government, in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), in Nigeria and the Arewa Consultative Forum, has set to convene an education recovery conference on the 10th and 11th of July, 2024. In a statement issued by the Special Advisor to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Education, Alhaji Tajuddeen Gambo, and made available to The Triumph, highlighted that the conference would pay much attention to addressing the educational challenges in Kano State by featuring some thought leaders, political actors, diplomats, educators, private sector players, advocates and policymakers. The conference…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Adolescent Girls Initiative Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), says it will soon commence the disbursement of Conditional Cash Support to over 545,200 poorest households aimed at to curtails out of school children in the state. It could be recalled that on the 7th of June 2024, the state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Muhammad Tukur Alkali had said the Sokoto state government earmarked N150 million as a counterpart fund and N50 million for the takeoff of the programme. Sokoto State programme Coordinator, Dr Mansur Isa Buhari, revealed this in his remarks during the maiden…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola Adamawa State Police Command apprehended two female suspects for allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old boy, Friday Okonkwo. The female suspect is said to be the elder sister of the kidnapped victim Blessing Okonkwo who sold the boy to Efunaya Nabufe a 35-year-old woman who resides in Mubi North LGA, Adamawa state. Both accused allegedly admitted their crime to the state police command via interrogation carried out by the spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje. Nguroje earlier disclosed that the mother of the boy, Hauwa Lawan who lives at Rimirgo in Askira Uba LGA, Borno state reported the stealing…
…as Governor Abba visited victims of the Imawa trailer mishap and other patients By Rabiu Sanusi Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Wednesday evening paid an assessment visit to the Kano Cancer Center, to see the progress recorded in getting the facility running. The Governor said he where pleased to see the contractors on site making finishing arrangements about installation works. He maintained that they have mandated the contractors to ensure that the facility is ready for opening within the next 60 days. “I proceeded to the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital, which is currently closed due to a…
By Rabiu Sanusi Kano state government has concluded an arrangement to complete the abandoned 5 5-kilometre rural road project commissioned across the 44 local government areas of the state. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf gave the assurance on Tuesday after a reconciliation meeting with contractors handling the capital projects at the government house. The multi-million naira 5 kilometres rural urban road projects which were awarded by former Governor, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso during his administration had suffered total neglect by the immediate past administration of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. “Ganduje’s failure to complete his predecessor’s developmental and public-oriented projects had left the…
By Usman Usman Garba As the Model Science Quiz Competition 2024 reached the final stage, Government Girls College Gezawa attained the 1st position which gave it an automatic ticket to represent the state in the next interstate Quiz competition. The Competition tagged ‘Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa Model Science Quiz Competition’ organized by the Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSMB) covered science subjects including English, Mathematics, Physic, Chemistry and Biology. Participants of the competition were drawn from 24 schools across the state out of which 10 schools were screened at the first round while 5 out of the 10…
Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau State and the Federal Governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure the smooth commencement of services at the Federal Medical Centre, Wase, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Jos. The MoU was signed on Wednesday at the Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja, with the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, representing the Federal Government, and the Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, signing for the State. Dr. Alausa praised Governor Mutfwang for his dedication to delivering effective and affordable healthcare services to the citizens of Plateau State. He emphasized…