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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 the Covid-19 pandemic....

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...

November 17, 2020 No Responses

Prices Of Foodstuffs Soar In Kano, Sokoto, Down In Katsina, Kebbi

Notwithstanding the commencement of the harvest season, prices of foodstuffs have gone up about 40 to 60 per cent in Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna states, a market survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed. However, in Katsina...

November 10, 2020 No Responses

Kano Explains Housing Estates Agenda In Five Emirate Councils

Kano State Government has proposed N30 million in the 2021 budget to kick start the process of constructing housing estates across the five Emirate Councils in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Housing and Transport, Alhaji Mahmud Muhammad, who s...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Kano Distributes N1.5b Instructional Materials To Schools

The Kano State Government has commenced distribution of instructional materials worth over N1.5 billion to primary and junior secondary schools in the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this at the inauguration ...

October 17, 2020 No Responses

Ganduje At NSC, Implores FG On Rail Extension To Dala Inland Port

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has called on the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to follow up with the Federal Ministry of Transportation to declare Dala Inland Dry Port as a destination port. Ganduje made the call when he visited...

October 17, 2020 No Responses

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R-L: John Jenkins, Managing Director, Ports & Cargo Handling Services Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group; Abdullahi Ganduje, Executive Governor, Kano State; Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigeria Shippers’ Council and an official of the Kano St...

October 8, 2020 No Responses

Kano Unveils Agenda For Five Mega Unity Schools

Kano State Government has concluded plans to establish five mega unity schools, to further boost the educational development in the state. Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the state’s Commissioner for Education, stated this in a statement by Aliyu Yusuf, Public Relatio...

October 3, 2020 No Responses

Kano Seeks Review Of Revenue Allocation Formula

The Kano State Government has called on the Federal Government to increase the revenue allocation formula for Local Governments. The State Commissioner for Local Government, Alhaji Murtala Garo, made the call on Friday in Kano during a ‎ sensitizat...

September 11, 2020 No Responses

APPEALS Project Supports 1,699 Farmers In Kano

No fewer than 1,699 small holder farmers in Kano State participated in the agricultural support programme initiated by the Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS). Mr Hassan Ibrahim, the APPEA...