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Kano to set up 30 education centres for out-of-school children

The Kano State Universal Basic Education Board has concluded plans to establish 30 learning centres across three local government areas of the state. The initiative, aimed at enrolling out-of-school children—particularly girls and Tsangaya pupils—into structured basic education, was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Director of Corporate Communications, Balarabe Danlami....

Former Kano commissioners sue state government over confiscated official vehicles

Kano State Government’s recovery of official vehicles from former commissioners has taken a legal turn, as five ex-commissioners loyal to former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso have filed a suit against the state at the National Industrial Court. The controversy follows a report that the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) on Thursday reclaimed official vehicles from...

Kano anti-corruption agency retrieves vehicles from Kwankwaso’s son, four others

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has said that it tracked and recovered some government-owned vehicles in possession of former government officials, including commissioners who allegedly refused to return the vehicles after relinquishing their positions last month. Recall that no fewer than five Commissioners resigned their positions following the defection of Governor Abba...

BUK Prohibits Signing-Out Activities for Final-Year Students

The management of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has banned all forms of “signing-out” activities by graduating students on campus, citing concerns over public disturbances and damage to university property. In a statement signed by Lamara Garba, Director of Public Affairs, on behalf of the Registrar, the university directed that the ban takes immediate effect. According...

NDLEA Busts Drug Hideout in Kano, Arrests 19 Suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 19 suspects and dismantled several drug joints in Gezawa community as part of efforts to curb illicit drug activities during and after Ramadan. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted...