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  • Jigawa govt aquires N1bn stake in Kano electricity company

    Jigawa govt aquires N1bn stake in Kano electricity company

    The Jigawa State Government has approved N1 billion for the payment of 10 per cent stake in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).

    The Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, said this in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday.

    He said the State Executive Council approved the release of the fund as part of effort to ensure stable power supply in the state.

    Musa said the gesture was in fulfilment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the state government and the company, to acquire 500,000 units of the KEDCO shares from Future Energy Africa Limited, the core investors of KEDCO.

    This, he said, would enable the state government to consolidate its 7.5 per cent shareholding to 10 per cent in the company.

    “Similarly, the MoU is aimed at ensuring adequate provision of constant electricity supply to all Tier 1 urban centers and rural electrification in the state by the year 2028,” he said.

    He said the council also approved N595 million contract for the supply and installation of solar powered street lights for semi-urban towns by the Ministry of Power and Energy.

  • Kano foreign scholarship graduates get automatic employment

    Kano foreign scholarship graduates get automatic employment

    Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday announced automatic employment for the state’s foreign scholarship programme graduates in engineering, medicine, pharmaceuticals and other health-related fields.

    This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano by the governor’s spokesperson, Mr Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa.

    The graduates were received at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport by the deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, commissioners and other top government officials.

    According to Dawakin-Tofa. the beneficiaries represent a diverse group of institutions, with 150 graduating from Sharda University, India.

    They were part of 420 first class holders sponsored by the Kano State Government under the 1000 foreign postgraduate scholarship scheme.

    “Apart from the 150 graduates from Sharda University, there were 98 others from Mewar University, 58 graduates from Symbiosis University and 30 from Kalinga University.

    “Also, there were 29 graduates from SR University, 23 graduates from Swarnim University and 33 from the Islamic University in Uganda, among others,” he said.

    Dawakin Tofa quoted the governor as commending the graduates for their hard work, dedication and outstanding performance.

    Yusuf said at a reception in honour of the returning graduates that the foreign scholarship programme was one of the cornerstones of his administration’s vision for human capital development.

    He emphasised the programmme’s role in equipping young talents with advanced skills to drive progress across critical sectors in the state and beyond.

    “This move underscores the administration’s commitment to addressing the shortage of skilled healthcare professionals and improving the state’s healthcare system and infrastructure development.

    “This initiative is part of our mission to empower the youth and build a prosperous future for Kano state.

    “We are proud of your achievements and are confident that you will contribute immensely to our development agenda,” Yusuf said.

  • 2027: We will defeat you in Kano – APC brags to NNPP

    2027: We will defeat you in Kano – APC brags to NNPP

    Kano State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will beat Sen.Rabiu Kwankwaso-led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2027 general election in the state.

    The Chairman of the party, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, said this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. He advised Kwankwaso to channel his eneergy towards preparing to the ‘looming defeat’. The party cautioned against any action capable of compromising the outcome of the 2027 elections.

    “Our teeming supporters in the APC have no cause to worry’,” he said. The APC assured that it was already waiting in the wing to reclaim the state from NNPP.

    Recall that Kwankwaso recently boasted that NNPP would diminish APC influence on Kano State.

    He said this in Kano while receiving some former councillors and senior special advisers,  who served during the administration Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Ganduje is now the national chairman pf APC which rules at the federal level.

    ”The New Nigeria Peoples Party achieved this remarkable feat despite being a new political platform coupled with the late start of its campaign. Now, it’s our turn to diminish APC’s influence.

    ”We will work tirelessly to ensure their votes are reduced to less than 15,000 in Kano come  2027,”  Kwankwaso said.

  • Gov Yusuf sends Commissioners to Kano Assembly for confirmation

    Gov Yusuf sends Commissioners to Kano Assembly for confirmation

    Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has submitted a list of six commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for approval.

    Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore, announced this while reading a letter from the governor during Monday’s plenary.

    The nominees include: former Chief of Staff to the Governor, Shehu Sagagi, Dr Dahiru Hashim, Ibrahim Waiya, Dr Isma’il Dan- Maraya, Gaddafi Shehu and Abdulkadir AbdulSalam.

    The nominations followed the cabinet reshuffle announced by the governor last week which saw the office of chief of staff abolished and five commissioners removed.

    The reshuffle also saw the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Baffa Bichi, relieved of his duties for health reasons.

    The speaker directed the commissioner-nominees to appear before the assembly for screening on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

  • Tragedy as husband, wife die in strange fire accident in Kano

    Tragedy as husband, wife die in strange fire accident in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a husband and wife in a midnight inferno at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU, Ungogo Local Government Area.

    The service named the victims as 67 year-old man, Muhammed Uba, and his wife, 52 year-old Fatima Uba .

    The Director of Kano State Fire Service, Hassan Muhammad disclosed this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Saminu Abdullahi on Friday in Kano.

    Muhammad explained that the incident occurred 12 midnight on Thursday, Dec. 12.

    According to him, “We received a distress call at about 01:45 a.m. from one of our staff, Ahmad Abubakar and immediately sent our rescue team to the scene at about 01:51 a.m,” he said.

    Muhammad said it is a bungalow  of about 50 by 25 feet used as a dwelling house, two rooms engulfed by the fire and were completely well alight.

    He said that the victims were trapped by the smoke from the fire but were rescued unconscious with burns in some parts of their bodies.

    He said that their corpses were handed over to the Ward head of Rangaza in Ungogo Local Government Area, Muhammad Rayyanu.

    “The cause of the fire is under investigation,’’ he said.

    The spokesman however, advised the general public to comply with safety regulations to avoid unforeseen circumstances.

  • BREAKING: Kano Gov fires SSG, Chief of Staff, 5 Commissioners

    BREAKING: Kano Gov fires SSG, Chief of Staff, 5 Commissioners

    In a major political decision, Kano state Governor Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf as announced a reshuffle of the state executive council to effect pragmatic political realignment of his administration.

    In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet takes immediate effect.

    According to the statement, Governor Yusuf maintained the much awaited decision finally came to enable uptimum performance that will drive more dividend of democracy to the good people of Kano state.

    Those affected by the major shake up are the Chief of Staff, Alh. Shehu Wada Sagagi whose office is now scrapped, and Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi dropped on health ground.

    According to Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf removed some cabinet members and reassigned others to enhance administrative performance and political retool.

    Those who retained their positions are Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi, Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Danjuma Mahmoud, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Hon. Abduljabbar Mohammed Umar,  Commissioner for Budget and Planning Hon Musa Suleiman Shannon and Commissioner for Works and Housing Engr. Marwan Ahmad.

    Also retained are Commissioner for Solid and Mineral Resources, Sefiyanu Hamza,  Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Shiekh Ahmad Tijani Auwal, Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, Commissioner for Investment and Commerce, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya and that of Internal Security and Special Services, Major General Mohammad Inuwa Idris Rtd.

    According to the statement, those reassigned are the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulssalam who is moved from Ministry of Local Government to Higher Education, Hon. Mohammad Tajo Usman moved from Science and Technology to Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata from Higher Education to Science, Technology and Innovation.

    Others on reassignment list include Hon. Amina Abdullahi from Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation to Ministry for Women, Children and Disable, Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo, from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to Ministry of Special Duties.

    Commissioner for Project Monitory and Evaluation Hon. Ibrahim Namadi now moved to Ministry of Transport, while Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa of Ministry of Education now moved to Ministry of Water Resources.

    On the reassigned list, are Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda moved from Water Resources to Ministry of Education, Hon. Aisha Lawal Saji from Ministry of Women, Children and Disable to Tourism and Culture, and Hon. Muhammad Diggol from Transport to Ministry of Project Monitoring and Evaluation.

    Meanwhile, Governor Yusuf has dropped five members of his cabinet to include Ibrahim Jibril Fagge, of Finance Ministry, Ladidi Ibrahim Garko, Culture and Tourism; Baba Halilu Dantiye, Information and Internal Affairs, Shehu Aliyu  Yammedi,  Special Duties and Abbas Sani Abbas, Rural and Community Development.

    Also, the Governor has directed the Chief of Staff and the five commissioners that are dropped to report to the office of the Governor for possible reassignment.

  • Kano Gov makes fresh appointments for civil service, others

    Kano Gov makes fresh appointments for civil service, others

    Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has announced the appointment of the Chairmen and members of the state’s Civil Service, Sharia, Zakkat and Hubsi Commission.

    A statement by the spokesperson of the Governor, Sunusi Bature, said he invoked his constitutional powers on the appointments in line with the established procedures.

    The statement made available to journalists in Kano on Thursday named Mr Ahmad Ishaq as the Chairman, Kano State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmoud and Mr Ado Mohammed, as Permanent members I and II, respectively..

    For the Sharia commission, Bature stated that Sheikh Abbas Abubakar-Daneji was appointed as Executive Chairman, Malam Hadi Gwani-Dahiru, Permanent Commissioner I
    and Sheikh Ali Dan’Abba, Permanent Commissioner II.

    Others appointed as members were:  Malam Adamu Ibrahim, Malam Abubakar Mai-Ashafa, Malam Naziru Saminu-Dorayi and Sheikh Kawu Aliyu-Harazumi, Sheikh Mukhtar Mama, Sheikh Ibrahim Limamin-Ja’en and Sheikh Sani Ashir, who will serve as Secretary.

    For the Zakkat and Hubsi Commission, Mr  Habibu Dan-Almajiri was appointed Executive Chairman, Sheikh Nafiu Umar-Harazumi, Permanent Commissioner I, Dr Ali Quraish Permanent Commissioner II, while Malam Abdullahi Sarkin-Sharifai was a member.

    Other members were: Malam Adamu Muhammad-Andawo, Malam Yahaya Kwana-Hudu, Sheikh Hassan Sani-Kafinga, Sheikh Arabi Tudun-Nufawa, Malam Sani Umar-Bichi, while the tenth position is reserved a Secretary from the  Civil Service Commission.

    Bature said the governor emphasised that the appointments reflected his administration’s dedication to building robust institutions capable of addressing the needs of the people of the state.

    He expressed confidence in the qualifications, integrity and commitment of the appointees to deliver on their mandates effectively.

    While congratulating the appointees, Bature further quoted the governor as urging the appointees to work tirelessly in fulfilling the expectations of the government and the people of the state.

    “This development the governor added highlighted the administration’s unwavering resolve to promote accountability, transparency and efficiency across public institutions,” Bature stated.

  • N129.5bn in fake foreign currencies discovered in Kano

    N129.5bn in fake foreign currencies discovered in Kano

    The Police Command in Kano State says it has recovered counterfeit foreign currencies equivalent to N129.542 billion in its recent anti-crime operations.

    The Commissioner of Police in the state, Salman Garba, disclosed this while addressing a press conference at the command’s headquarters, Bompai, Kano on Tuesday.

    Garba, represented by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, gave the breakdown of the fake foreign currencies as: $3,366,000, CFA51,970,000, adding that N1,443,000 counterfeits was also recovered during the operations.

    “From Nov. 25 to Dec. 9 (two weeks), a total of 62 suspects were apprehended for major crimes, recovering from them stolen properties, hard drugs, dangerous weapons and different counterfeit currencies including Dollars and CFA,” he said.

    He said the command also recovered three tricycles, eight motorcycles, 278 sheep, seven cattle, 10 Sim Cards, 15 ATM cards and 10 mobile phones, among other items from the suspects.

    The commissioner said the command had adopted a multifaceted approach to crime busting as a result of which the state had become safer and more secured for all.

    “Businesses are thriving, residents are feeling safer in their homes, and the general sense of security and well-being has been greatly enhanced,” he said.

    He confirmed the increase in people and vehicular movements, improved business activities and celebrations during this ember months, assuring that the command had made adequate security arrangements to ensure safe environment for all activities to unfold smoothly.

  • Governor Yusuf appoints Technical Adviser

    Governor Yusuf appoints Technical Adviser

    Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has appointed Dr Aminu Magashi as Technical Adviser for the State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Tuesday in Kano.

    “In a landmark decision to strengthen Kano State’s humanitarian and poverty alleviation efforts, Gov. Abba Yusuf has named Dr Aminu Magashi as the Technical Adviser for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,” Dawakin-Tofa said.

    He said the appointment took effect from Sept. 28, adding that the governor emphasised Magashi’s impressive credentials and highlighted his decades-long dedication to public service and his commitment to improving the lives of Kano underserved communities.

    “The governor’s choice reflects his deep trust in Magashi’s extensive experience and proven leadership, recognizing him as a pivotal figure in achieving the administration’s humanitarian goals,” he said.

    The spokesperson said Magashi, with his over 30 years in development and humanitarian work, was well-regarded for his influential initiatives.

    He listed his notable roles to include; serving as Chair of the AMG Foundation, leading the Health Policy and Planning Committee of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and being the pioneering coordinator of Kano State Cancer Care Centre.

    “His strategic insights and leadership were also vital as Chairman of the health transition committee, where he collaborated closely with Gov. Yusuf to craft a transformative agenda for Kano State’s healthcare future.

    “He also led the technical committee which supported the governor to develop his campaign blueprint in 2022,”he said.

    With this appointment, Dawakin-Tofa said, Kano State had gained a dedicated advisor whose perseverance, humility, and honesty defined his career.

    According to him, Magashi is expected to guide the ministry in developing impactful strategies that addresses the pressing needs of Kano’s communities, laying the foundation for a more compassionate, resilient future for all.

  • Budget 2025: Kano allocates lion share to education

    Budget 2025: Kano allocates lion share to education

    The Kano State Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Alhaji Musa Shanono, has unveiled the 2025 budget proposal tagged “Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development.

    Governor Abba Yusuf presented the budget totals N549.16 billion to the State of Assembly for approval on Friday.

    Giving a breakdown of the budget, he said it aims to consolidate the policies implemented by the administration.

    According to him, it is focused on education, healthcare, infrastructure development, and economic growth.

    He explained that capital expenditure stood at N312.63 billion representing 57 per cent of the budget while recurrent expenditure stood at N236.53 billion of 43 per cent the budget.

    The Commissioner further said the recurrent revenue was projected at N449.09 billion, 18 per cent increase from 2024 while capital receipts is expected to be N76.07 billion, or  82 per cent increase from 2024.

    Giving the sectoral allocation breakdown, Shanono said education was allocated N168.35 billion. The figure represents 31 per cent of the proposed expenditure while health with N90.60 billion received 16.50 per cent of the budget.

    He further said that infrastructure development received N70.68 billion, or 12.80 per cent of the expenditure.

    Others, he said include: Agriculture N21.04 billion (3.80 per cent), Manufacturing, Commerce, Industry and Tourism N3.89 billion (1.22 per cent).

    Shanono noted that the budget prioritizes the payment of salaries and allowances to civil servants and political office holders, with N150.99 billion allocated for this purpose.

    He said N9.96 billion is allocated for debt service. He also said the Yusuf remained committed to using available resources to pursue major programmes and projects across the state.