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Kano governor spends N350 million on 3.2 million children, pregnant women
Kano State government has expended over N350 million for the second round of 2019 Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week kicking off on Monday, targeting over 3.2 million children under the age of five and pregnant women.
Kano governor plans basic education summit
Kano State Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje plans to organise a summit to encourage basic education.
Kano governor donates 158, 000 SِAR to 3,170 hajj pilgrims
Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has donated the sum of 158, 000 SR to 3, 170 Kano indigenes, who are currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2019 Hajj.
Kano governor splashes cash gifts on Pillars players for Aiteo Cup success
Players and officials of Aiteo Federation Cup champions, Kano Pillars have been rewarded with $1000 each by Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, for winning the competition.
Kano residents urged to assist government in road maintenance
Kano State residents have been urged to assist the effort of the state government in maintaining the roads in the state.
Ruga: Governor Ganduje, Kano Igbos reject call for relocation of Fulani from South
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje alongside Igbo leaders from Kano has rejected calls from some notable Northern political leaders that all Fulani herdsmen living in the Southern part of the country should relocate to the North the idea, describing it as divisive and retrogressive.
Governor Ganduje tasks committee to up IGR by 300 percent
Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday set up an 11-man committee on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) with the task of increasing revenue generation drive in the state by 300 per cent within the next six months.
Kano tribunal vacates PDP’s application
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Kano on Tuesday vacated the application of Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to amend its witness list and oath of statement.
Kano guber: 735 witnesses to testify before tribunal
No fewer than 700 witnesses have been listed to testify before the Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal under the chairmanship of Justice Halima Shamnaki, counsels to the parties yesterday revealed.
Kano guber: 500 witnesses to testify for Governor Ganduje at tribunal
Over 500 witnesses are to appear before Kano state Governorship Election tribunal presided by Justice Halima Shamnaki in defense of the March 2019 governorship elections won by Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Kebbi governor’s wife, UNICEF call for improving girl child education
Wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, and the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) have charged the newly inaugurated members of High Level Women Advocates (HiLWA) in the state to improve on girl child education and enrollment in schools.
Assault: Abuja women reject Senator Abbo’s apology, demand justice
Women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the weekend rejected the apology tendered by Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo (Adamawa-North).
Emir Sanusi: No non-indigene in Kano
The Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Sunday, declared that there is nothing like non-indigeneship in Kano, insisting that everybody residing in the ancient commercial city remain a bonafide indigene irrespective of ethnic, cultural and religious background.
Sheik Dahiru Bauchi calls for more intervention in Emir Sanusi, Governor Ganduje feud
The Bauchi based Islamic Scholar, Sheik Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has called on prominent individuals, groups and other stakeholders to speak and intervene in the feud between the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II and Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Kano restates commitment to local and foreign economic partners
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has restated his commitment to partner with relevant agencies to ensure greater economic transformation in the state.
Governor Ganduje: Kano plans economic transformation through partnership
Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has restated the commitment of his administration to continue to partner with relevant agencies to ensure higher level of economic transformation in the State.
Court restrains Governor Ganduje from acting on preliminary report on Emir Sanusi
Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been restrained by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano from acting on the preliminary report of investigation on the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission.
Kano government supports Nigerian Army with N318 million
The Kano State government has said it will provide facilities worth N318 million as support to the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to fight different forms of criminality.
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Malnutrition: 20 children dead, more risk death in Nasarawa
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