Nasir Idris
19 Oct
The Kebbi Government has constituted a committee to recover money fraudulently removed from the individual accounts of orphans out of the N2.1 billion funds disbursed by the World Muslim League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Oct. 10, the League disbursed N2.1 billion to 1,849 orphans in the state through bank transfer…
4 Oct
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…
19 Sep
Country Advocacy Coordinator, Sightsavers Nigeria, Esther Bature, has called on leaders across the board to champion the rights of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), at the forthcoming 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level Week.
31 Aug
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has attributed the large turnout of voters in the ongoing local government elections in the state to his administration’s track records. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor spoke shortly after casting his vote at Nagari Science College, Birnin Kebbi. Idris, who cast his vote at about…
30 Aug
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abdullahi Idris-Zuru as Special Adviser to the governor on Communication and Strategy. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to Kebbi Governor, disclosed this in a statement issued to Journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. The statement said that the appointment letter was signed…
10 Jun
Another pilgrim from Kebbi State, Abubakar Abdullahi, has passed away in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Idris, the chief press secretary to Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris, announced Abdullahi's death in a statement on Monday. According to Idris, the deceased is from Gulma town in Argungu LGA of Kebbi state. “The governor urged the immediate family…
5 May
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has decried a gang-up by some prominent personalities against his administration to sabotage his developmental goals for the state.
23 Apr
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
21 Apr
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, (NASENI), has commended Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi for donating 10 hectares of land to the agency for the construction of an Agricultural Machinery Development Institute in the state.
1 Apr
Hoodlums broke into a government warehouse where fuel subsidy palliatives are kept in the Bayan Kara area of Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State capital on Saturday night and made away with food items. This was confirmed by the chairman of the Bayan Kara Market Food Vendors Association, Muhammadu Gwadangwaji. Gwadangwaji said the hoodlums, mostly youth, even…
4 Mar
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi, says his administration has stepped-up efforts to ensure 24 hours power supply to the state in forthcoming Holy Month of Ramadan.
21 Jan
The leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC), North-West, has congratulated the the Kaduna State Gov. Uba Sani and his Kebbi counterpart, Gov. Nasir Idris, over their Friday’s victory at the Supreme Court, against appeals by PDP candidates.
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed match officials from Togo to take charge of the Eighth African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying match between the senior B teams of Ghana and Nigeria, scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium, on December 22, 2024.
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The ethnic diversity of Nigeria is indeed an asset and a challenge. People often feel marginalised by the overly centralised power of the system, particularly those who believe that their needs still need to be met on a federal level.
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Latest data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Anambra and Gombe states recorded the highest intercity transport fares in October. NBS in its Transport Fare Watch for October, said Anambra recorded the highest with N9,589.96, followed by Gombe at N8,345.26.
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The Lagos State Government has reiterated the need to embrace technology, foster collaboration, and create sustainable practices that will endure to boost agriculture in the country.
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GT Bank has appealed to its teeming customers in Nigeria, saying it is resolving challenges that emanated from its recent transition to a new core banking system, Finacle Suite of Core Banking Application Systems, which had disrupted services.
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The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced that the highly anticipated 2024 Auto Awards will take place on December 11 at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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The Nigerian Senate, yesterday, held a valedictory session in honour of the late former President of the Senate, Joseph Wayas, three years after his passing.
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told AFP Thursday that France should close its military bases in the West African state as it prepared to mark the 80th anniversary of a notorious colonial slaughter. Faye said that France's President Emmanuel Macron had admitted that his country's troops were responsible for a "massacre" of Senegalese soldiers in…
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Venezuela's congress on Thursday passed a law punishing support for international sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro's regime with up to 30 years in prison. "Anyone who promotes, instigates, requests, invokes, favors, facilitates, supports or participates in the adoption of coercive measures... will be punished with imprisonment of 25 to 30 years," the law states. The…
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Landslides that hit several villages in eastern Uganda killed 15 people and left more than 100 unaccounted for, police said Thursday. The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in past days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides. Landslides late on Wednesday hit the village…