Kano State
Gov Yusuf presents N549.160bn 2025 budget to Kano assembly
The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has presented a proposed 2025 appropriation budget of N549,160,417,663.00 to the state assembly with a 2024 budget performance of 77 percent. Presenting the budget on Friday at the Chamber of the State Assembly, Governor Yusuf hinted that the capital component of the budget stood at N312,634,912,672.18 billion, […]
Kano gov’s aide immortalises late son
The Director General, Media and Publicity Kano Government House, Malam Sunusi Bature Dawakin, on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre toward immortalising his son and father. During the foundation laying ceremony of the school at Dawakin Tofa town, Bature said the centre would be dedicated for learning and teaching of […]
Kano disburses N28.4m to fire disaster victims
The Kano State Government, on Friday, distributed N28.4 million to 62 victims of fire disaster in the state. Governor Abba-Yusuf, made the disclosure while unveiling the distribution of cash to persons affected by the disaster in Kano. The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hajiya Abdullahi, said the gesture was […]
Kano donates N100m to Jigawa tanker explosion victims
The Kano State Government has donated N100 million to support victims of the recent fuel tanker explosion in Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Governor Abba Yusuf announced the donation during a condolence visit to his Jigawa counterpart, Umar Namadi, at the Government House in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Thursday. […]
Kano anti-graft agency probes alleged N1.5bn scholarship fraud
The Kano State Anti-corruption and Public Complaints Commission, on Saturday, confirmed that it has commenced investigations into an alleged N1.5 billion foreign scholarship fraud. Already, two top officials of the state Ministry of Higher Education have been interrogated in connection with the issue of 1,001 students supposedly studying in India and Kenya. It would be […]
Police arrest three for killing man in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended three suspects in connection with the murder of a 32-year-old man, Dahiru Musa, in Dorayi quarters, Kano. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna, and made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. According to Haruna, the suspects were arrested following a […]
Kano LG Polls: Court Hears APC’s Fresh Suit October 11
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has fixed October 11, 2024 for hearing on a fresh suit instituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register for the conduct of the forthcoming local government […]
Kano to build houses for flood victims
As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of flooding in the state, the Kano State government will build free, affordable houses for flood victims across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. A statement on Thursday by the Spokesperson to the Kano State Governor, Sanusi Bature, said Governor Abba Yusuf disclosed this during […]
International traders reject 50 containers of Kano foodstuffs
International customers rejected over 50 containers of suspected adulterated foodstuffs supplied from the Dawanau International Grains Market in Kano State, The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday. The market President, Alhaji Muntaka Isa, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen during an inspection visit to the market. He regretted that the rejection tarnished the image and reputation […]
Kano gov denies awarding medical supply contract to 44 LGAs
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has denied any knowledge of a contract recently awarded for the supply of drugs to 44 Local Government Councils in the state. The governor stated this in a statement released on Sunday, jointly signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye, and his spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, and was made […]