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Four died, 53 Injured in Separate Road Accidents in Kano

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command, has confirmed the death of four persons and 53 others injured in separate road crashes in Kano. The Public Relations Officer of the Sector Command, Abdullahi Labaran, confirmed the figures in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, the first incident occurred on Friday, April 17,...

NUC approves 11 academic programmes for Al-Istiqama University

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to eleven academic programmes at Al-Istiqama University, Sumaila, Kano State, following a comprehensive evaluation exercise conducted in late 2025. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Abdulhadi Sale Kumurya, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the accreditation followed an exercise carried out in November and December...

NGO trains girls in Kano on making reusable sanitary pads

A non-governmental organisation, Frontier for Gender Advocacy, Accountability and Empowerment Initiative, has trained adolescent girls in Kano on the production of reusable sanitary pads as part of efforts to improve school attendance. The initiative, implemented under its EmpowerHer Cycle Projects, is aimed at addressing period poverty while equipping girls with skills, safety and dignity. Speaking...

House of Representatives approves ₦248.6 billion for Kano, Jos, and Ikeja electricity distribution companies.

House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has resolved to approve financial relief measures and a 10-year debt restructuring framework for the Kano, Jos, and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). This framework covers accrued interest on debt from 2015 to September 2025, amounting to N128,575,190,740.54, as well as historical debts totaling N120,061,898,737, bringing the combined outstanding...