Kano State Government
31 Jan
The Kano State Government earmarked N16.6 billion for the agricultural sector in this year’s budget to achieve food security and increase citizens’ income level, an official has said. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Musa Shanono, disclosed this while giving the 2025 budget breakdown on Thursday. Shanono said that about N3 billion was…
17 Jan
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has commenced investigation into the activities of a suspected land grabbing syndicate in the state. The chairman of the Commission, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, said this while addressing newsmen in Kano on Friday. Rimin-Gado said the syndicate was allegedly operating in connivance with judiciary workers, lawyers…
17 Jan
The Kano State Government says it is committed to revive all abandoned garment clusters initiated by the administration of former governor, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso. The Commissioner for Local Government, Mohammed Tajo-Othman, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano. Othman, expressed disappointment over the state of…
13 Jan
The Kano State Government has introduced waste disposal bins in the state’s public transport system to ensure a cleaner environment. The initiative targets placing waste bins in Tricycles, buses, and at strategic points in the state, such as markets, bus stops, and motor parks. Kano Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr Dahiru Hashimu, unveiled…
31 Dec
The Kano State Government, on Monday, distributed N12.7 million to 281 victims of fire disasters in the state. Gov. Abba Yusuf said the gesture was part of the state government’s interventions to bring succour to the affected victims. The governor, who was represented by Alhaji Adda’u Kutama, Special Adviser, Cabinet Office, Kano, urged the beneficiaries…
19 Dec
Justice Sanusi Ma'aji of the Kano High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to pay N8.5 billion to Lamash Properties Limited, owners of the multi-million naira complex demolished by the state in June 2023. The court also ordered the defendants—Kano State government, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the state Attorney General and Commissioner for…
17 Dec
Kano State Government has spent N1.6 billion on the upgrading of slaughterhouses in 20 local government areas of the state. The project was executed through the State Agro-Pastoral Development Project(KSADP), in collaboration with development partners namely, Islamic Development Bank(IDB),Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Qatar Foundation. Other partners in the project were:King Salman Humanitarian and…
30 Nov
Kano State Government under the leadership of Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved N7,708,699,175.33 for execution of various infrastructural pr
12 Sep
A new date for school resumption is now in sight as the Kano State government has finally lifted its indefinite postponement of pupils'
4 Aug 2024
The Kano State government has expressed its commitment to harnessing investment opportunities and creating an atmosphere to attract
11 Jun 2024
The Kano State government has begun distribution of presidential palliatives to vulnerable households across the state’s 44 council areas.
26 May 2024
The G-60 Opposition Coalition, comprising federal lawmakers from various political parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has called on the Federal Government to refrain from interfering in the chieftaincy affairs of the Kano Emirate. The coalition emphasized the need for the Federal Government to…
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