Tag: Gov. Uba Sani

Kaduna-Abuja highway: Transport employers commend Gov. Sani’s intervention

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KD Abuja road

Transport operators and their employees have expressed renewed optimism about the speedy completion of the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano expressway, following the intervention of Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani. In an issued statement yesterday, the Kaduna State chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Hon. Adamu Zubairu Jalaludeen, praised Governor Sani for meeting with the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, to fast-track the completion of the project. Jalaludeen, who also serves as RTEAN’s North-West vice-president, described the expressway as a major gateway to the North-West and North-East geo-political…

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Kaduna: Gov. releases ₦2.3bn for retirees, families of deceased workers

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Kaduna Gov. on retirees

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has approved the release of ₦2.321 billion for the settlement of pension entitlements, gratuities and death benefits to retirees and families of deceased civil servants across the state. The disbursement covers Accrued Rights under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and Gratuity/Death Benefits under the old Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). With this payment, Kaduna State has now paid out ₦6.678bn in 2025 and a total of ₦13.5bn in the last two years of the present administration. Kaduna State Commissioner of Information, Ahmed Maiyaƙi, said the…

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Ahmadu Bello Stadium undergoes 1st major renovation since 1965

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A'Bello Stadium undergoes

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has reaffirmed his commitment to upgrading the Ahmadu Bello Stadium into a world-class sporting facility that meets FIFA standards. He made the pledge while inspecting the ongoing reconstruction and remodeling of the iconic stadium, which was originally built in 1965 and is now receiving its first major facelift in over 60 years. Governor Sani assured that the project, expected to be completed within 10 months, will restore the stadium’s relevance and enhance sports tourism in the state. In addition to the stadium, the Governor…

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Kaduna: Uba Sani flags-off emergency medical services, ambulance system 

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Uba Sani flags off

Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has launched the Kaduna state emergency medical services and ambulance system, (KADSEMSAS). Speaking at the flag-off yesterday, Sani said the project guarantees citizens’ right to swift medical care, beyond simply deploying ambulances. The Governor also described the initiative as a “landmark in his administration’s commitment to saving lives and ensuring that no citizen is denied emergency healthcare access. “Today marks a transformative moment in the history of Kaduna State”, he said. “Our vision is simple but profound: no citizen of Kaduna State should be…

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Voters Registration: Kaduna Gov. urges LG chairs, others to mobilise residents

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Kaduna Gov. on voters registration

Concerned about the low voter registration turnout in Kaduna state, the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has urged local government chairmen, traditional institutions, religious leaders, and the media to intensify mobilisation efforts to ensure maximum registration of citizens in the ongoing exercise. Commissioner for Information, Ahmed Maiyaƙi, at a meeting with Local Government Chairmen and other stakeholders, expressed the concern of the Governor on Thursday and said that Senator Sani, as a democratic and inclusive leader, has directed pragmatic steps to ensure greater mobilisation of eligible voters for broader participation.…

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Uba Sani storms Kaduna with ‘roads revolution’

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Uba Sani on 'roads revolution'

…Breaks 15-yr jinx in Southern Kaduna; flags-off major township roads …Vows ‘no project will be abandoned’ Aminu Imam Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has launched an unprecedented infrastructure push, pledging to complete all on-going and future projects without piling debt on the state.  The Governor, who made this known yesterday, during the groundbreaking ceremony for township road projects in Rigasa Ward, Igabi local government area, and Zango, in Tudun Wada, Kaduna-South LGA, declared that “no project will be abandoned” under his leadership, as he rolled out road works across…

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Kaduna: Govt warns private schools against raising fees without official approval

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Kaduna Govt warns

The Kaduna State government has warned private school owners across the state against arbitrarily increasing tuition fees without first obtaining official approval from the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, (KSSQAA). In a circular dated September 7, 2023, the authority said it had observed that some proprietors were adjusting fees in violation of existing regulations. The letter, with reference number KSSQAA/GEN.37/VOL.I, reminded school proprietors that their initial approval documents explicitly prohibit any fee increment or institutional upgrade without clearance from the regulator. The directive, signed by the Director of the…

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Insecurity: Kaduna Govt. reopens 162 schools, 222 health centres

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Kaduna Govt. on schools2

…500,000 hectares of land recovered in Birnin-Gwari Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says his administration has recorded significant progress in tackling insecurity, with the reopening of 162 previously shut schools and 222 primary healthcare centres across the state. Speaking during an interview on a television programme at the weekend, the Governor said the state’s security strategy, built on both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, has restored normalcy in several troubled local government areas, particularly Birnin-Gwari. Sani noted that when his administration assumed office in 2023, insecurity in Kaduna was severe…

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“Poverty, unemployment fueling North’s insecurity” – Gov. Sani

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Uba Sani Kaduna Governor scaled

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has identified poverty, unemployment, lack of schools, hospitals, and commerce in rural areas as root causes of crime, insisting that leaders must take responsibility.  The governor gave the caution at the public presentation of a book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, which was translated by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalo Jalingo into Arabic. He also advised the opposition to stop politicising the issue of insecurity by claiming that bandits can be carpet-bombed out of existence or submit.  Governor Sani represented…

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Late Sheikh Gumi Book Launch: Gov. Sani slams politicians for politicising insecurity in Kaduna

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Uba Sani slams politicians

Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, on Saturday, cautioned opposition politicians against turning the issue of insecurity into a political weapon, insisting that Nigeria’s security challenges cannot be solved by “carpet-bombing”  bandits out of existence. Speaking at the public presentation of the book: ‘Where I Stand’, written by the Late Sheikh Abubakar Gumi and translated into Arabic by Sheikh Ibrahim Jalingo, the governor said politicians peddling the idea of using only force to end insecurity were “playing politics with people’s lives”, The event, organised by the ‘Jama’átu Izalatul Bidáh Wa ‘iqamatus…

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