By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government says it is working to support 3,610 women with goats, and 8,000 farmers with fertilizer and farming equipment. The state’s Coordinator, Community Development Programme, Dr Kamaluddeen Kabir, confirmed this on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in Katsina. According to him, 10 women in each of the 361 wards in the state will be given three she-goats and a male, to repay in kind, after producing, at least, four babies. “The idea means that when the goats produce at least four babies, the women will return the babies, to be given to another…
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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC has explained why some depositors are yet to receive reimbursement of the defunct Heritage Bank. Speaking at the opening of a three-day retreat for senior management and executive staff of the NDIC, held in Kano on Friday, the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, Bello Hassan, said the depositors have not received their reimbursement because they have not provided their alternative bank accounts. He stated further that the NDIC had used the affected depositors’ Bank Verification Number (BVN), but “could not locate their alternative bank accounts with other banks within the system”. He therefore…
The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched a Women in Digital Economy Fund Project (WiDEF) to address gender digital divide and enhance business opportunities for women in Northern Nigeria. This was announced by the project manager, Zainab Aminu, in Kano on Friday at a special press briefing. 20,000 women, with five thousand from each of Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi and Yobe states to benefit from the project that will last a period of two years. Addressing newsmen on the project, Zainab said the WiDEF project is a joint effort between USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation…
By Zubairu Idris The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Katsina State Command, has inaugurated a sensitisation on fire safety and preventive measures to protect lives and property especially during this harmattan and beyond. The theme of the sensitisation is: “Invest More in Fire Prevention”. The State Commander, Mr. Aliyu Abdullahi, said that the theme has underscored the importance of collective responsibility and action in preventing fire outbreaks. “Through this programme, we aimed to educate and sensitise our communities on the dangers of fires, the importance of fire safety and prevention. “And the effective proactive steps we can take to prevent fire…
Kano State Commissioner of Finance, Dr. Ismail Aliyu Danmaraya has disclosed plans to organize periodic Organizational Capacity Assessment of his ministry for effective management, and identification of areas that need strengthening for better service delivery. He made this known to newsmen recently while reveling plans he has for the ministry to raised it’s score card to global level. He opined that the strategy “will help the ministry to reflect on its processes and functions, and score itself against globally accepted benchmarks”. During a meeting with management officers of the ministry in his office, the Commissioner stated that the move is…
There are reports that Iran is changing its capital city from Tehrah in the North, to Makran, in the southern coastal region, due to economic and ecological reasons, according to Persian-language satellite TV station Iran International. Newsweek has reached out to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations (UN) for comment via email outside of normal business hours. Iran’s economy is already struggling and the Rial, the nation’s currency, plunged to a historic low last month. Tehran was established as the country’s capital by Āghā Moḥammad Khān, the first ruler of the Qājār dynasty in Iran, more than 200 years…
No fewer than 5,200 women spread across the 44 local government areas of Kano state have received N50,000 empowerment from governor Abba Yusuf. At an event in the government house on Wednesday, governor Yusuf said the women selected from the 484 wards of the local governments were empowered to be self-reliant and contribute meaningfully to the socio-economic well-being of the entire society. “We are here today for the continuation of a remarkable program we initiated, which is an empowerment of 5,200 women from across the 44 local government areas and from the 484 wards within these 44 local government areas.…
The former Managing Director of the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Dr Bala Inuwa, has accused the State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC) of violating an existing Court Order by confiscating and taking over his properties. Inuwa told newsmen on Wednesday that the agency took over his properties worth billions of Naira in contravention of a High Court Order stopping any public office from taking any action on the properties, pending the determination of a substantive suit before it. He said the properties which were stocked with various brands of trailers, fertilizer grinding machines and other agricultural…
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections and former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Murtala Sule Garo, has called on Kano’s former governors and political leaders to set aside their differences and work together for the betterment of the state. Speaking at a dinner and award night organized by the 8th, 9th, and 10th Kano State House of Assembly Forum, Garo emphasized the critical role unity among leaders can play in accelerating the state’s development. He stated, “It is disheartening to see states like Zamfara—less developed than Kano—where former governors set…
An activist and public affairs commentator, Malam Salihu Othman Isah has condemned what he described as the incessant air strikes and other forms of military attacks on defenceless civilians in some parts of the country. Isah, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC said this in an interview that it is unprofessional for the Nigerian military to continue to unleash its weapons on people they are trained and paid to protect. He also criticized the approach being deplored by the authorities, both government and the Nigerian Armed Forces to stop the killings which is a recurring situation…