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Governor Yusuf Set to Forward Tax Harmonisation Bill to Kano Assembly

Aliyu dahiruDecember 20, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has revealed that his administration will forward the Kano State Tax Harmonisation Bill to the Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA) for consideration and passage before the end of December. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Governor...

Governor Yusuf Approves ₦38.69bn for Security, Education, Infrastructure, Health, and Water Projects Across the State

Aliyu dahiruDecember 20, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved ₦38,698,282,407.94 for various development projects and essential obligations across key sectors in the state. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Saturday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The approvals were reached during the 35th Executive Council Meeting held on 18th December...

Customs seizes 20 diverted containers worth N796.5m in Kano and Jigawa states

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Comptroller-General of the Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, made this known at a press conference in Kano, stressing that the diversion of containers is a serious offence under the Customs Act 2023, which causes loss of revenue to the Government and poses a threat to security. Adeniyi added that seven containers of tiles worth...

Kano Executive Council Approves ₦38.6bn for Projects in Infrastructure, Education, and Security

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Kano State Executive Council, chaired by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, held its 35th meeting on Wednesday, 18 December 2025. The Council reviewed major developmental issues and approved a total of ₦38,698,282,407.94 for various projects across critical sectors of the state. Education Sector To strengthen the education system and enhance learning conditions: ₦1,698,450,267.36 was approved...

Kwankwaso, NNPP leaders hold NEC meeting ahead national convention

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

Former presidential candidate and National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday rallied NNPP chieftains and supporters ahead of the party’s much-anticipated national convention. The convention, where new national officers are expected to emerge, will hold on Saturday at the Grand Pela Hotel in the Garki area of the Federal...

Emir Sanusi and Ghana’s President Mahama hold discussions on regional cooperation

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, at the State House in Accra. The meeting reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and Ghana and focused on shared economic and security challenges in West Africa. During the visit, Emir Sanusi recalled his first official...

Tinubu presents 2026 budget, proposes N5.41tn allocation for security

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has earmarked N5.41tn for Security, the single largest allocation in the proposed 2026 budget. It marked the third consecutive year that defence and security spending has taken priority since the administration began presenting national budgets in November 2023. Tinubu disclosed this on Friday while presenting the N58.18tn 2026 Appropriation Bill to a...

Kano anti-graft agency returns over N40m to owners

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission (PCACC) says the commission has successfully returned over N40 million to rightful owners after the commission mediation in some civil cases brought before it. Addressing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters in Kano, Executive Chairman of the commission Sa’idu Yahaya stated that since his assumption of office in...

Kano State Government Moves to Nullify Illegal Land Approvals Around Northwest University

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his administration will recover all Northwest University lands currently occupied by encroachers or illegal claimants. The governor made this known during a State Executive Council meeting attended by the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University, Professor Amina Salihi Bayero. Governor Abba also urged Professor Bayero...

Kano Governor Applauds Tinubu and Abba Bichi for ₦47bn Wuju-Wuju Road Construction

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the Federal Government’s intervention to complete the long-abandoned Wuju-Wuju Road project at a cost of ₦47 billion. This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Governor Yusuf made...

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Gunmen kidnap local government secretary in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 21, 2026

Unknown gunmen on Friday night abducted the Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area in Kano State, Alhaji Hamza Musa Durba. The incident occurred late at night when about six armed assailants reportedly stormed his residence in Dinya town, within Durba Ward of Kibiya LGA. Security sources said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and were heavily...

Qadiriyya Sect observes Eid prayer in Kano a day after the Sultan’s announcement

Aliyu dahiruMarch 21, 2026

While most Muslims in Kano State observed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday, followers of the Qadiriyya sect held their own prayers on Saturday in the Makwarari area of Kano city. Sheikh Khalifa Sheikh Sammani Yusuf Makwarari led the congregation, explaining that the sect did not follow the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto, who had...

Kano government provides cash assistance and food supplies to families of 16 killed hunters

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has provided cash and food assistance to families of 16 hunters who were lynched by a mob in Uromi, Edo State. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Abdullahi Waiya, led a government delegation to Bunkure Local Government Area on Friday, where he presented N300,000 each to the families...

Eid-el-Fitr: Kano Records Peaceful Festivities Under Heavy Security Presence

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

Kano residents on Friday celebrated Eid-el-Fitr peacefully, following tightened security measures. Security operatives were stationed throughout the city, ensuring calm at prayer grounds, on roads, and in public places. The tight security contributed significantly to the orderly conduct of the day’s activities. The festive mood was evident as residents stepped out in elegant attire to mark...

2027: Hafiz Kawu, Ja’o’ji Set to Step Down Following Tinubu’s Directive

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

There are strong indications that two presidential appointees from Kano State, Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu and Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’o’ji, may soon resign their positions in compliance with the directive issued by Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kano Times reports that President Tinubu had directed all political appointees under his administration seeking...

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