President Tinubu orders shutdown of all illegal tertiary institutions in Nigeria President Bola Tinubu had urged the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education to weed out illegal higher institutions of learning in the country. Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja, the President ordered the NUC, the NBTE, and other agencies to take decisive action against what he described as “certificate millers” undermining the credibility of the education sector. Katsina stakeholders seek new strategy to combat banditry Tinubu, who was represented by…
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Katsina stakeholders seek new strategy to combat banditry Stakeholders during the Katsina Security Community Initiative meeting in Abuja yesterday Indigenes of Katsina State, under the banner of the Katsina Security Community Initiative (KSCI), have called on the federal and state governments to adopt a new strategy to end the scourge of banditry in the state. Katsina has continued to suffer devastating attacks from armed groups who sack villages, kill residents, and abduct others for ransom. Repeated assaults have displaced hundreds of people, forcing them to flee their homes, while some communities have resorted to signing peace deals with the…
Kano State Government Inaugurates Committee on Solid Mineral Resources The Kano State Government has inaugurated a committee to investigate and recommend ways to develop abandoned solid mineral resources and determine how best to utilize them across the state. The inauguration took place on Monday in Kano and was performed by the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo. He explained that the decision followed a State Executive Council meeting and reflects the administration’s commitment to reviving untapped natural resources. In a statement signed by the Deputy Governor’s Spokesperson, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, it was disclosed that the committee comprises 16 members. It…
ACOMIN Advocacy Team Urges Kano Health Officials to Address Critical Gaps in Primary Healthcare Facilities The State Advocacy Team of the Association for Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation, and Nutrition (ACOMIN) Kano State, has called on the state government to urgently address glaring infrastructural and staffing deficits across Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in 13 local government areas. The call was made during a high-level advocacy visit to the offices of Alhaji Jaafar Jazuli, Director of Administration, and Dr. Ibrahim Aliyu Umar, Director of Public Health, at the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board. The visit, under the Global…
Jaiz Bank Unveils New Corporate Identity, Reaffirms Commitment to Ethical Banking Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s premier non-interest bank, has officially unveiled a comprehensive new corporate identity, signaling a modernized vision while reinforcing its foundational ethical principles. The unveiling ceremony, held at the bank’s corporate head office in Abuja, was presided over by the Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Haruna Musa, who addressed a gathering of customers, regulators, stakeholders, board members, and the press. In his opening remarks, Dr. Musa described the event as “a defining milestone” in the bank’s nearly fourteen-year journey of pioneering non-interest (Islamic) banking in Nigeria. He emphasized…
Kano Ministry of Humanitarians affairs Distributes 1,600 Bags of Rice, Relief Continues Till Month End and Donated 3.2m to Gas Explosion Victims. The Kano State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with philanthropist Alhaji Sadiq Abubakar Dan Gaske, has commenced the distribution of 1,600 bags of rice to vulnerable residents across the state. The State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kano on Tuesday. He revealed that the distribution exercise, which began today, is scheduled to continue until the end…
KANO INFORMATION COMMISSIONER PLEDGES CAPACITY BUILDING FOR MEDIA AIDES TO LG CHAIRMEN The Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has assured media assistants to the 44 local government chairmen in Kano State of the Ministry’s plan to organise capacity building training for them with a view to enhancing their professional capacity and improving their productivity. Comrade Waiya made the pledge when he received the forum of media aides to the local government chairmen yesterday on a courtesy visit to him in his office. World Humanitarian Day: AMG Foundation Announces Support for the Establishment…
World Humanitarian Day: AMG Foundation Announces Support for the Establishment of the Kano State Humanitarian Interventions Trust Fund In commemoration of World Humanitarian Day 2025, the Aminu Magashi Garba Foundation (AMG Foundation) is pleased to announce its support for establishing the Kano State Humanitarian Interventions Trust Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Vaccine Network, GHAI Urge Kano to Mobilize Domestic Resources Amid Dwindling Donor Support, to Reduce Highest Zero-Dose Burden The foundation is committed to supporting a proposed one-day technical workshop to discuss the need for and benefits of the trust fund. The trust…
Vaccine Network, GHAI Urge Kano to Mobilize Domestic Resources Amid Dwindling Donor Support, to Reduce Highest Zero-Dose Burden By Ayeeshat J Ahmad and Richard Stella The Vaccine Network—supported by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) urged Kano State Government through its Ministry of health to activate Domestic Resources Mobilization for vaccines by tapping into local philanthropy, corporate partnerships, and development allies. They expressed this at stakeholder Engagement with federal government House committee for health and State commissioner of health and the key stackhodels on Monday States’ debt quietly undermining the economic stability of Nigeria threatening it’s stability Kano Ministry of…
Kano Ministry of Health Hosts Federal House Committee on Health for Oversight Visit A delegation from Federal House of Representatives’ House Committee on Health, led by Hon. Amos Gwamna Magaji, visited the Kano State Ministry of Health to assess the utilization of the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) and review healthcare delivery challenges in the state. During the visit, Hon. Amos Gwamna Magaji Chair of the House Committee, emphasized the purpose of the oversight exercise ,ensuring the proper allocation and channeling of BHCPF funds to improve healthcare outcomes. “The reason why we are here is to ensure the proper…