Kano State Archives — Page 2 of 4

October 13, 2021 No Responses

Kano Sends N33.8b Supplementary Budget To Assembly

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has sent a N33. 8 billion 2021 supplementary budget to the House of Assembly for deliberation and subsequent approval. His request was read at plenary in Kano on Tuesday, by the Speaker, Alhaji Hamisu Chidari. ...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Kano Budgets N2.5bn For Dala Inland Dry Port

Kano State Government is to spend N2.5 billion on infrastructural facilities at the Dala Inland Dry Port. The State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje made the disclosure on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the 2021 Gas Sector Stakeholders (AKK) F...

July 30, 2021 No Responses

Kano Denies Banning Women From Driving

Kano State Government has debunked rumours on its purported plan to ban women, regardless of their faith, from driving in the state. The denial was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information Mr Muhammed Garba&nb...

June 23, 2021 No Responses

Kano Free Trade Zone To Generate $2b Export Value

The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex Okoh, says the Kano Free Trade Zone (FTZ) will bring in an export value of two billion dollars by 2027 after concession. A statement by Amina Othman, Head, BPE Public Communica...

June 15, 2021 No Responses

Kano Approves N2.5b For Mass Transit Buses

The Kano State Government has approved N2.5 billion for the purchase of Mass Transit Buses to ease the movement of people in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this on Monday in Kano during an interactive session with Journalists to...

April 23, 2021 No Responses

Kano/Jigawa Customs Command Generates N7.6b, Impounds 716 Bags Of Rice, Others

For the 2021 first quarter (Q1), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, generated a total of N7.658 billion revenue . The Customs Area Comptroller, Mr Suleiman Pai-Umar, who disclosed this on Thursday in Kano explained that N2....

April 18, 2021 No Responses

Ramadan: Kano Govt Feeds 75,000 People Daily

About 75,000 people are benefiting from the daily Ramadan breakfast provided by the Kano State Government, says Abubakar Kofar-Naisa, Special Assistant to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Broadcast media. According to Kofar-Naisa in a statement on Saturda...

March 25, 2021 No Responses

Kano Confiscates 10 Trucks Of Expired Cigarettes

Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KSCPC) has confiscated 10 trucks of expired cigarettes worth millions of naira in the state. The acting Managing Director of KSCPC, Dr Baffa Dan-Agundi, made the disclosure while briefing Journalists in Kano on Wed...

January 19, 2021 No Responses

CBN Boosts Manufacturing In Kano With N10b

Kano Investment and Diaspora, in partnership with the Foreign Commonwealth Development ((LINKS) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have secured a N10 billion intervention fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to revive companies impacted by t...

January 12, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria, Firm Seal $1.9b Kano-Maradi Rail Line Project MoU

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mota- Engil Group on the construction of $1.959billion Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge Railway lines. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi A...

January 8, 2021 No Responses

Kano Earmarks N45b For Education In 2021

The Kano State Government has earmarked N45.6 billion in the 2021 tagged ‘Budget for Economic Recovery and Sustainable Development’ for the education sector. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning , Alhaji Nura Dankadai, said this while addressi...

December 16, 2020 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Two LNG Plants In Kano

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday inaugurated two Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plants in Kano State to enhance power supply for industrial development. Designed to enhance gas and power supply to industries in the state,the...

December 10, 2020 No Responses

FEC Approves N58.5b For Road Projects In Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, FCT

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved N58.5 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that first segment of the approval was....

December 2, 2020 No Responses

PDP Withdraws From LG Election In Kano

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State will not participate in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state scheduled for January 2021. Alhaji Danladi Kagara, the PDP caretaker Chairman in the State, disclosed their decision while bri...