The Universal Basic Education (UBE) matching grants have hit N29billion as 34 states are yet to access the 2024 funds.

The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, approved N207.2 billion supplementary budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The legislation followed the adoption of a report by Yunusa Shehu, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation and Implementation. Shehu said the estimate included N40.9 billion recurrent expenditure and N166.3 billion capital expenditure. He said the legislators approved…

The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into Law a bill to provide for Social Security Scheme, which enables retirees access to 25 per cent of their retirement entitlement. The bill, which was sponsored by Ali Kalat, a member representing Jema’a Constituency, was passed into law after the Chairman, Joint Special Duties and…

The Kaduna State Government has expressed satisfaction over the administration of ‘Ivermectin’, the drug that prevents river blindness in the state. The state’s Director, Public Health, Abubakar Sadik, made the commendation on Tuesday while monitoring the house-to-house administration of Ivermectin drugs to residents of Makarfi Local Government Area of the state. He said that the…

The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have detained two suspected railway track vandals and recovered 40 pieces of iron road on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the incidents to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said, “On Nov. at about 17:30 hrs, Mr Yusuf…

The Nigerian Army’s 1 Division in Kaduna has announced upcoming field training exercises for its troops, urging residents to remain

The Kaduna State government has provided financial support and smartphones to 39 #EndBadGovernance protesters who were recently released from detention. Each of the protesters received N100,000 in cash, a new phone, and additional assistance during a reunion ceremony held on Wednesday at the Children Homes along Kauru Road in Kaduna. Governor Uba Sani, represented by…

The Kaduna State Government says it will invest N93 billion to overhaul the state’s water sector within the next four years. The Commissioner for Public Works and Infrastructure, Alhaji Ibrahim Hamza, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna. Hamza said the action was necessary in view of neglect of the sector for…

The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to wipe out poverty in Nigeria. He said this is reflected as the Bank of Industry (BOI) disbursed grants and loans to citizens to boost their businesses under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Sani spoke at a…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday charged the 119 suspects in the August 1 protests in Kano and Kaduna States to use the opportunity given them by his presidential pardon to become responsible citizens of the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima passed the charge to the pardoned suspects, just as he advised them to desist from…

Former Kaduna State governorship candidate for the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Sheikh Ahmed Umar, has indicated he may soon leave the NNPP to join either the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 elections. He called on the government to consider opening borders for food imports and…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has vowed to challenge the validity of Oct. 19, Local Government elections across the state in the court of law. The party condemned what it described as clandestine swearing-in of the 23 local government council Chairmen in the state by Gov. Uba Sani, saying the exercise was…