Tag: Kano state
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Man, 20, drowns in open water in Kano State
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of 20-year-old man, Ahmad Ali, who drowned in an open water at Larabar Abasawa village, Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, Public Relations Officer of the fire service, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kano. According to Abdullahi,…
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Ganduje pardons 136 inmates
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Tuesday, pardoned 136 inmates as part of measures to decongest the correctional centres in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Abba Anwar, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Kano. Anwar stated that the governor took the decision when he visited Goron-dutse Medium Correctional…
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Gov. Ganduje inaugurates APC caretaker committees for Kano State
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of the party at the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs ) of the state, pending the election of new executives.Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday in Kano, Ganduje tasked members of the committees to mobilise support for…
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FG constructs 65km access roads to boost agriculture in Kano State
The Federal Government has embarked on the construction of 65 kilometre access roads in Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure Local Government Areas of Kano State, to encourage agricultural production. Alhaji Kabir Alhassan-Rurum (APC- Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure Federal Constituency) stated this in an interview with Our correspondent on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the projects were being executed…
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500,000 households to benefit from Aisha Buhari’s donation in Kano
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, through her foundation, ‘Future Assured’, has donated 16 trucks of assorted food items and for distribution to 500,000 households in Kano State. Mrs Buhari also donated Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) to the Kano State Government, as her contribution towards stopping the spread of Coronavirus in the state. News…
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Falana to Ehanire: Make available full report on deaths in Kano
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has been asked to make available the certified true copy of the report of the joint investigation conducted by the Federal Government and Kano State Ministries of Health into the strange deaths and mass burials taking place in Kano State. The request came from Femi Falana who is the…
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COVID-19 : Kano Govt. orders closure of land borders
Kano State Government has ordered the closure of land borders and routes linking the state to other parts of the country with effect from Friday, March 27, to contain the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. READ ALSO: COVID-19:…
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ODF: UNICEF pledges support to Kano Govt. on 6 targeted LGAs
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed readiness to support Kano State Government to ensure that the six targeted local government areas of the state become Open Defecation Free (ODF) by March. Mr Rafid Aziz, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Manager, UNICEF, Kano Field Office, gave the assurance at a meeting in Kano on…