The Kebbi Government, has set-up an eight-man committee to investigate Oct. 17 violent protest at College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, Jega Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed-BK, made this known shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Following…

Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi on Wednesday signed into law a new minimum wage of N75,000 for the state civil servants. The governor signed the new bill in the presence of the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Joe Ajero, and other members of executives at Government House, Birnin Kebbi. READ ALSO: Abia workers to…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has urged Gov. Nasir Idris, to investigate what it described as shoddy execution of multi-billion naira Yauri township roads project in the state. The Secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, made the appeal in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. ”PDP is appalled…

  No fewer than 40 fishermen have jointly killed a mother hippopotamus that killed Malam Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi on Sept. 22. READ ALSO:Gunmen kill APC chieftain in Kebbi The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the fishermen armed with bows and…

Suspected gunmen kidnapped and killed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman of Suru Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Bako Bala, on Wednesday. According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Special Adviser to the Kebbi State governor on Television and Radio, Zaidu Bala, the armed men abducted him in his hometown,…

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi has settled a debt of N18 million owed by the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kebbi Branch, to the National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the debt was unpaid money for pilgrimage to Jerusalem by Christians from Kebbi that had been hanging for…

President Bola Tinubu's request to refund N24 billion to Kebbi and Nasarawa state governments for the federal takeover of two airports built by the states was on Thursday approved by the House of Representatives. The refund will be issued through promissory notes, with N15,137,336,95.88 earmarked for Kebbi State and N9,000,542,651,786.11 for Nasarawa State. Tinubu sought…

         Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, on Wednesday, has given a Toyota Land Cruiser each to the four First Class Emirs in the state. READ ALSO:Supreme Court affirms Nasir Idris’s election as Kebbi governor   Presenting keys to the vehicles to the emirs in Birnin Kebbi, Idris said the aim was to…

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is taking appropriate measures to reduce the cost of living the President said this in his Independence Day broadcast on Tuesday. “The central concern of our people today is the high cost of living, especially food costs. This concern is shared by many around the globe as prices and…

The Kebbi State Government is appealing for support following devastating floods that have destroyed 329,000 houses and washed away 858,000 hectares of farmland in the state. The affected farmlands contained essential crops such as rice, millet, guinea corn, sorghum, and beans. Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Birnin Kebbi, provided these statistics at…

      Alhaji Safiyannu Garba-Bena, the outgoing Kebbi Head of Civil Service (HoS), has expressed appreciation to Gov. Nasir Idris for availing him the opportunity to serve in that capacity. READ ALSO:Finance Minister highlights flood mitigation efforts, economic resilience in Kebbi   Garba-Bena gave the commendation at a handover ceremony held at the Cabinet…

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Tuesday to Thursday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja forecast thunderstorms over parts of Bauchi, Kebbi, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Adamawa and Kaduna states during the morning hours on Tuesday. According to the agency, thunderstorms are expected over…