Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed the determination of his administration to continue to execute projects and programmes that will improve the lives of the teaming populace of the state. Speaking while reviewing the activities of his office in the last 3 weeks at the commencement of the 7th State Executive Council…

…calls for stability in Kano, justice for Gov. Yusuf Envious of developmental strides in Kano State, youth under the aegis of Northeast Youth Progressive Union and Coalition for Democratic Rights Group have challenged governors in the North to copy Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s template of poverty alleviation and human capital development which they described as…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 1,547 complaints of alleged human rights abuses from January to October 2023 in Kano State. The NHRC State Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kano. He said out of the 1,547 cases,…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday defended the recruitment of 'repentant thugs' as Police Constables in Kano state.

Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano has fined a notorious drug baron Muhammad Bako Sambo guilty of criminal offence and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Sambo was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command after being found in possession of 201 kilograms of dried leaves suspected…

Kano metropolis and its environs may soon be cut off of energy supply as National of Electricity Employees (NUEE) shut down activities of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). The labour union early Monday morning in their hundreds picketed KEDCO headquarters in Kano and forceful shutdown all official activities indefinitely. Addressing journalists at KEDCO headquarters, NUEE…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said about 7.6 million girls are being deprived of access to quality education in Nigeria, with a larger proportion residing in the Northern region. Besides the reality, the fund disclosed that Nigeria accounts for 15% of out-of-school children worldwide, even when only a mere 9% of its poorest…

The dream of farmers to sustain all year round production with expectant bumper yields is facing eminent threat with no less than 21 Dams already in a state of disrepair.

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has offered a permanent and pensionable appointment to a casual worker at the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Dayyabu Haladu, who returned missing $16,000 during the last Hajj operation in Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by his Press Secretary Malam Bature Dawakin Tofa in Kano on Tuesday.…

Kano State Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf on Monday flagged off the second batch of food distribution to the less privileged as part of a palliative measure to crush the impact of subsidy removal in the state. However, Yusuf declared that no member of his cabinet including political appointees presently serving as well as senior civil…

Kano State government Governor Abba Yusuf is set to distribute bags of grains and empower youth, women and People Living with Disabilities (PLWD) with cash.

The move by the Kano State government to remove some lewd and pernicious teaching materials from the curriculum of both public and private basic schools in the state has received commendations from the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC). The Kano State government, through the office of the Special Advisor on Private and Voluntary Institutions, issued the…