By Abbas Bamalli The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has unveiled strategies to address the disturbing issue of extreme students’ graduation ceremonies by secondary school students and tertiary institutions in Katsina. The NOA Director-General, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, revealed this while addressing journalists in Katsina on Tuesday, to flag-off campaign on the Federal Government’s policies. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) reports that Issa-Onilu, was represented at the event by Mr John Bala, the Director, Reform Coordination and Service at the NOA headquarters, Abuja. “The agency is focusing on national value re-orientation campaigns and sensitisation against extreme graduation practices which do not…
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The Kano state government is said to be losing about N1 billion annually for lack of auctioning of used items that include electronics, furniture and others which are mostly stolen by individuals. This was stated by the Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Auctioneers, (NAA), Kano state chapter, Isah Deneji, while speaking to newsmen recently. He explained that the state government is doing a lot of renovations and reconstructions in the state that have led to the removal of air conditioners, office furniture, roofing sheets, interlocks and other items. He however said that unlike the usual procedure, the items are…
By Zubairu Idris Katsina State Government has organized a workshop for Mathematics teachers in Secondary Schools to address poor performance in the subject, especially during final and external examinations. The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, said during the opening ceremony of the workshop on Saturday in Katsina that it was part of the “war against poor performance in Mathematics.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the workshop was: ‘Enhancing teaching and learning of Mathematics in the era of Information and Computer Technology (ICT)’. Represented by the Director, Schools, Senior, in…
Premium Times reports that operators, in detailed statements given to EFCC and ICPC, described how they moved huge sums of public funds at Mr Rogo’s request. Some bureau de change operators have implicated Abdullahi Rogo, Director-General of Protocol to the Kano State Governor, in a multi-billion-naira corruption scandal now under investigation by Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies: the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The operators, in detailed statements given to EFCC and ICPC, described how they moved huge sums of public funds at Mr Rogo’s request, transactions investigators say form…
The League of Civil Society Organization in Kano has alleged that it’s members are being intimidated over calls made on the state government to prosecute officials involved in the N6.5 billion scandal. This is contained in a statement issued by the 20-member group in the state on Monday alleging disturbing threats, intimidation and harassment. The group, which includes Comrade Bala Abdullahi of Wuro Development Concerns (WDCN), Yushau Sani Yankuzo of Center For Human Rights and Social Development (CEFSAN), Muhammad Bello of African Centre For Innovative Research and Development (Afri-CIRD) and Adeniyi Aremu of Civil Society Organization for Conflict Resolution (CS-CRIN),…
Following the recent response by the Kano state government over the alleged diversion of N6.5 billion by its official, where it blamed former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his personal aide Muhammad Garba has warned against weaponizing his name for political attacks and personal agendas. This is contained in a statement he signed and issued to newsmen in Kano on Monday dismissing all the alleged financial misappropriation, corruption and misconduct allegations against Ganduje as false. “I feel compelled to address recent claims circulated by the Kano State Government that seek to link former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to alleged financial misappropriation, corruption, and…
The Kano state government has broken it’s silence over the recent allegations against the state governor’s Director General on Protocol, Abdullahi Rogo, accused of diverting N6.5 billion by the federal anti-graft agencies. Following recent reports in the media calling on the state government to come clean on the matter and dismiss and prosecute the official involved, the Kano state government on Monday issued a statement through the office of the Director General, Media and Publicity, Sanusi Bature describing the matter as a blackmail. The statement also described the rigorous duties as well as financial functions of the office of the…
The League of Civil Society Organizations in Kano has called on the state government to immediately suspend and prosecute officials implicated by the federal anti-graft agencies, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in recent weeks. In a statement signed by leaders of 19 CSOs including Comrade Bala Abdullahi of Wuro Development Concerns (WDCN), Yushau Sani Yankuzo of Center For Human Rights and Social Development (CEFSAN), Muhammad Bello of African Centre For Innovative Research and Development (Afri-CIRD) and Adeniyi Aremu of Civil Society Organization for Conflict Resolution (CS-CRIN), among others,…
By Abdussalam Musa Hassan, Kano The Nigeria Police Academy hosted a strategic security lecture series, featuring former Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Dr. Ahmad Abdulrahman, as the guest lecturer. The event, held at the CBN Auditorium of the academy, brought together senior officers, directors, heads of departments, and cadets to discuss the challenges of policing in modern Nigeria. The lecture series, inspired by the vision of the 22nd Indigenous Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, provided a platform for AIG Dr. Ahmad to share his wealth of experience and expertise on the challenges facing the Nigeria Police…
By Auwalu Anwar “The only thing Kwankwasiyya has in common with NEPU and the PRP is mimicking wearing the red cap.” – An Anonymous Elder of Kwankwasiyya. From Radical Idealism to Commercial Politics In this month, seventy-five years ago, a momentous event unfolded in Sabongari, Kano: the founding of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) by eight radical young patriots. On 8 August 1950, Abba Mai Kwaru, Bello Ijumu, Baballiya Manaja, Musa Kaula, Abdulkadir Danjaji, Garba Bida, Mudi Sipikin, and Magaji Dambatta convened at Ijumu’s house, No. 9, Ibadan Road, to inaugurate a movement that would challenge the oppressive foundations…