…N50m Cash, Car Prizes Awaits Winners KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — The Horse Racing Federation of Nigeria (HRFN) says the country can now compete favourably in global competition, with the introduction of starting gate in its horse racing. The National Coordinator of the Federation and Sarkin Dawakin Nupe, Mustapha Abubakar-Bida, stated this during the opening of the Kano derby competition on Wednesday. Abubakar-Bida said the initiative, which is the global standard and benchmark for horse races across the world, would ensure fairness as well as global rating. He said that the use of the starting gate, first ever in the history…
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International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have linked Kano irrigation farmers to access financial support to acquire solar-based irrigation technology aimed at boosting food production. The institutes unveiled the intervention during a 2-day Demand-Supply linkage workshop and field demonstrations for solar-based irrigation systems (SBIS) in Kano. The IWMI Senior Regional Researcher, Oke Adebayo, said the intervention seeks to bridge the gap between farmers, equipment suppliers and financial institutions to make modern irrigation technologies more accessible. Adebayo said the programme, implemented across Kano, Jigawa and Gombe states, is designed to tackle one…
Kano Govt Reaffirms Media–Security Collaboration at NUJ Summit ABUJA (Federal Capital Territory) — The Kano State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration between the media and security agencies as part of efforts to safeguard democracy and national integrity. Speaking at the ongoing NUJ National Security Summit in Abuja, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, conveyed the message of Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, stressing the critical role of the media in shaping public perception and supporting government initiatives. Governor Yusuf emphasized that the media remains a vital channel through which government policies can…
KANO (North-West, Nigeria) The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) Saidu Yahaya has called on youths to detest corruption and social vices. Yahaya made the call during a two-day public sensitisation campaign against corruption organised by the Commission with support from Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), and MacArthur Foundation, for youths in Kano. He said corruption remains one of the greatest obstacles to development, hence, the need for the youths to make a conscious decision to reject all forms of corruption. According to him, if the society tolerates corruption or social vices it becomes difficult to…
Ignore anti-GMO propaganda, approved varieties are safe – NBMA tells Nigerians KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has urged Nigerians to disregard misinformation and propaganda against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), assuring the public that all approved GMO products in the country are safe for human consumption, animals and the environment. The Acting Director of Enforcement and Operations of the agency, Hauwa Tahir, gave the assurance during a one-day media training for journalists from the North-West and North-Central, organised by the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) in collaboration with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). Tahir…
KADUNA (North-West, Nigeria) — A Kaduna based group, Initiative for Fight Against Drug Abuse and Enlightenment, IFADAE, has said that Kaduna State is gradually witnessing reduction in all forms of crimes such as thuggery and drug abuse. The group’s State Coordinator, Hafsat Ibrahim Ali made this known while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna. Hafsat attributed the reduction recorded in the fight against crimes to joint efforts of the sister agencies such as National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Army, Federal Road and Safety, FRSC, Police, Anti-Daba, Fushin kada, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kaduna State Vigilance Service, KADVIS and the Nigeria Security…
…Unveil Plans To Venture Into Other Businesses KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — A Kano based oil magnate and Chief Executive Officer, Abunasty Nigeria Limited, Abubakar Nasir Tsanyawa has narrated how he quit banking to run Keke Napep transportation business and grew to become owner of multiple filling stations, fleets of trucks, real estate and import and export of commodities. Tsanyawa while celebrating 10 years of existence of the company in Kano, went memory lane on how he sold his Keke Napeps to buy a Daf truck without a body and afterwards got support from a close ally who gave him…
By Abbas Bamalli UNESCO, in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the European Union (EU-UNESCO), is assessing teachers’ ICT capacity aimed at improving quality of teaching in Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the assessment exercise which took place on Friday in some selected schools, is part of the EU-UNESCO project: “Education and Youth Empowerment in Nigeria, Phase II”. The 4-year project, which commenced from 2024-2028 and funded by the EU is titled: “Expand, Integrate, and Strengthen Systems (EISS) to Build Teachers’ Capacity and Resilience”. During…
KANO (North-West, NIGERIA) — As the Constitution amendment process intensifies, over 45 women-led groups and civil society organisations have called on the 10th National Assembly to prioritise the passage of the Additional/Reserved Seats for Women Bill, demanding more representation for women in the National and State Assemblies. Led by Habiba Ahmed, Senior Program Officer at the Women’s Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), the coalition submitted a consolidated memorandum at the North-West public hearing, pressing for constitutional reforms that would create dedicated legislative seats for women at all tiers of government. The women are proposing the creation of one senatorial…