Kano State Archives — Page 4 of 4

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Kano Inaugurates Committee On Missing Children

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has inaugurated a 16-member Implementation Committee for the Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Missing Kano Children. A statement issued on Saturday by Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary quoted Ganduje as...

June 14, 2020 No Responses

FG Approves N13b For Pest Control In Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Others

As part of measures to reduce the effects of COVID-19 on the nation’s food sector, the Federal Government has approved N13 billion as intervention fund for pest control in 12 northern states, The 12 states scheduled to benefit from the fund...

June 7, 2020 No Responses

Kano Tasks FG On W/African Protocols Review

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has called on the Federal Government to seek review of the West African Protocols that allow free movement as part of measures to stop herdsmen migration to Northern Nigeria. Ganduje made the appeal on Saturday...

June 6, 2020 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Donates N10m To Kano Govt

The management of Fidelity Bank Plc has donated N10 million to Kano State Government for the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Mr Hassan Imam, Executive Director, Northern operation of the bank who presented the cheque on...

May 18, 2020 No Responses

Kano Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50 Per Cent

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent due to dwindling resources caused by COVID-19 lockdown.Mr Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said this in...

April 26, 2020 No Responses

Kano: FirstBank Confirms Death Of Staff, Shut Down Access To Premises

The management of FirstBank on Saturday confirmed the death of one of its staff in Kano State. A statement issued by Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney said: “FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our staff,.....

January 31, 2020 No Responses

Kano Spends N500m To Train 200 Auto Mechanics‎

The Kano State Government said it had spent N500 million on training and empowerment of 200 youths as mechanics, panel beaters and welders at the Peugeot Automobile and Nigeria Training Centre, Kaduna. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this on Thursday duri...

January 29, 2020 No Responses

Guinness To Boost Water Supply In Edo, Kano, Others With N480m

Guinness Nigeria Plc has pledged to provide N480 million for the provision of clean drinking water for communities in five states. According to its Sustainable Development Manager, Mrs Titilola Alabi, the beneficiaries of the 10-year project are: E...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

Kano Approves N79m Counterpart Fund To Improve Healthcare Delivery

Kano State Government has approved N79 million as contribution for the implementation of 2019 Health Work Plan. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, made this known on Saturday in Kano when he briefed newsmen on the outcome of...

January 9, 2020 No Responses

Kano Anti-Graft Agency Recovers N256m, 156 Properties

The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Alhaji Muhyi Magaji, has disclosed that the agency recovered N256.01 million between January and December 2019. Addressing Journalists on Wednesday in Kano, Magaji said the ...

January 2, 2020 No Responses

Labour Lauds Ganduje On Payment of N30,600 Minimum Wage

The Joint Public Service Negotiation Council (JNC), Kano State council, has commended Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje for implementing the new minimum wage of N30,600, an amount higher than the nationally-approved wage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Pu...

December 29, 2019 No Responses

Kano Impounds Two Trucks Loaded With Fake Drugs

The Kano State Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs has impounded two trucks loaded with fake and expired drugs, a statement from the health ministry said on Saturday. The statement signed by Malam Ismail Gwammaja, Public Relations Officer of...

December 16, 2019 No Responses

FRSC Deploys 1,500 Personnel To Kano Highways

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kano State Command, has deployed no fewer than 1,500 personnel and 21 patrol vehicles to major highways in the state to ensure effective traffic management and enforcement during the Yuletide.Similarly, the command had dep...

November 28, 2019 No Responses

FG Approves N19b For Road Projects In FCT, Oyo, Kano

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved over N19 billion for the construction of road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Oyo and Kano States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he...