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2025 Budget : Gov Yusuf Unveils N549 billion for Development

By Omagha Idam The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill valued at N549,160,417,663.00 to the State Assembly for review and passage into law. The 2025 budget is targeted at developmental projects. Presenting the budget at the Assembly today, Governor Yusuf noted that the capital expenditure is projected at…

Wike to Compensate Owners Of Economic Trees In Life Camp, Katampe

By Remi Johnson Compensation is coming the way of life camp and katampe residents affected by the ongoing road construction, as the FCT Minister , Mr Nyesom Wike, has given two day ultimatum to Department of Resettlement and Compensation to compensate indigenous people with economic trees and houses in the Area. Wike gave the two…

Kano : Gov Yusuf Commits to Agro – Processing Growth Through IFAD Partnership

By Sharon Akuboh The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has pledged timely funding for initiatives under the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), particularly focusing on the Special Agro Processing Zone (SAPZ) program. This commitment was made during a meeting with IFAD Country Director Mr. Dede Ekove, as outlined in a statement issued…

Auditors Speak on having a uniform Auditing System in Nigeria

Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara THE body of Federal and State Auditor Generals of Nigeria has called on public finance officers to be active in the war against corruption in the country. The body also called for a uniform auditing standard in the auditing profession in Nigeria. Sunday Adegoke, National Chairman of the body, in a capacity-building workshop…

2025 : Wike To Ban Operation Of Taxi Drivers Not Profiled By Security In FCT

By Remi Johnson The Federal Capital Territory Administration has assured that car owners that are not profiled by Security Agencies will no longer be allowed to operate as taxi drivers in the territory from January 2025. Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike gave this assurance in Abuja when he gave out 80 number of brown…

Kano State Humanitarian Ministry Parleys United Nations

By Omagha Idam In a bid to boost welfare of the citizenry in Kano State and reduce poverty, a delegation from the Kano State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, led by the Commissioner, Hon. Amina Abdullahi Sani alongside the Ministry’s Technical Adviser Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba and relevant ministry directors, held a successful…

SWOFON Celebrates World Food Day in Ebonyi…PDA calls for training on Agroecology for Women farmers

Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara A group of women in Agriculture known as Smallholder Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria, Ebonyi Chapter has identified delay in the release of farm inputs from the government, lack of access to Agricultural credits, and lack of storage facilities, among others, as contributory factors to food insecurity in the country. The women farmers…

Girls Coding for Change : CITAD Launches Program in Northern Nigeria

To address the digital divide and support gender inclusion in Northern Nigeria, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched an eight-week coding program, the “Ta’iya Coding Training Program,” for 25 young participants in Kano State. The program began on Tuesday at Kano CITAD’s head office aims to help youths in Northern Nigeria,…