Tag: Kaduna State Government

Kaduna: Demolition agency issues 21-day eviction notice to poor market traders

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority, (KASUPDA), has issued a 21-day eviction notice to occupants of some markets in Kaduna metropolis. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson of the agency, Nuhu Garba, said the area was being used for a purpose contrary to the title given for it. He said an ultra-modern pharmaceutical market would be established in the place. “The construction of a new ultra-modern pharmaceutical market in the area is in line with the State Government’s Urban Renewal, Urban Reformation and City Beautification Initiatives,’’ he…

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Kaduna: Public, private, religious schools to remain shut’ — Commissioner

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…Says no date for resumption The Kaduna State Government says that all primary and secondary schools will remain close until the security situation improves across the State. Picture caption: Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Muhammad The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Shehu Muhammad, stated this on Monday, in Kaduna, at a joint press conference with the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. Muhammad said that the press conference was organised to dispute the fake news going round that schools were directed to reopen for the third term on…

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Kaduna: El-Rufa’i orders demolition of dilapidated storey buildings within 5 days

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Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i has ordered the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority, (KASUPDA), to demolish nine identified inhabitable and dilapidated storey buildings and other abandoned structures within five days if the owners failed to rehabilitate such structures. A statement issued by the Public Relations Executive of KASUPDA, Nuhu Garba, said sub-standard materials were used in erecting the affected buildings with poor workmanship, thereby making them unstable. “Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) has granted additional five days for the owners of inhabitable and dilapidated…

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Banditry: Kaduna Govt suspends schools resumption indefinitely

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…As another Kaduna traditional ruler is  kidnapped The Kaduna State government has suspended the resumption of schools across local governments of the state until further notice. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, stated that the government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the State. He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as well as professional and community-based associations that the operation was aimed at flushing…

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222 persons killed, 774 kidnapped in second quarter in Kaduna – Govt.

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Two hundred and twenty-two deaths linked to banditry and other violent attacks were recorded in Kaduna State between April and June representing the second quarter of the year. Seven hundred and seventy-four others were kidnapped within the period. The revelations came at the State’s Security Council meeting yesterday, where the security summary of the State for the second quarter was presented to the governor. According to the report, Kaduna-Central recorded the highest number of attacks – with 159 deaths, 555 kidnapped persons, and 10 rape cases. The Commissioner of Internal…

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Court declares Kaduna govt’s reduction of  retired top civil servants pension benefits as draconian, unconstitutional

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The National Industrial Court, sitting in Kaduna, yesterday, declared the action of the Kaduna State government in reducing the Pension of retired Secretaries to State Government, (SSGs), Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries as draconian, in bad faith and unconstitutional. Recall that retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries, numbering 71 in the state sued el-Rufai at the National Industrial Court over the deduction of their pension. Counsel to the plaintiffs, Barr. Sam Atung Esq, who said the deduction started in March, 2020 without any prior notice, noted that they…

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Breaking! National Industrial Court declares gov’t’s reduction of pension benefits of retired top civil servants as draconian, unconstitutional

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court, sitting in Kaduna, Wednesday, declared the action of the Kaduna State Government in reducing the Pension of retired Secretaries to State Government, (SSGs), Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries as draconian, in bad faith and unconstitutional, The Industrial Court, therefore, ordered the Kaduna State government to forthwith pay them the difference in their monthly pension commencing from March, 2020. In a swift reaction, Counsel to the claimants, Barr. Sam Atung said, “Justice has been served”. Details to follow…

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Kaduna gov’t launches conflict warning system

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…To combat crime, banditry, kidnapping Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has launched an early warning system, the Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System, (CEWERS), of the Kaduna State Peace Commission. The governor, during the launching, pointed out that banditry is a crime that is bedevilling the entire Kaduna state and it is complicating communal relations in the State’s diverse communities. El-Rufa’i maintained that an early warning and response system will no doubt contribute to helping the State to overcome such a baleful legacy of conflict. The governor further…

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El-Rufai’s govt. has failed in security, social welfare – Kaduna ex-Gov. Yero

Aminu Imam

Former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, has criticised his successor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, for failing to provide security and social welfare to the people of Kaduna State. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, the former chief executive of the State, also reprimanded the incumbent administration for unjustifiably firing its workers, saying the move had exacerbated the current hardships in the State. According to him, “We must say it openly, that the government has failed to deliver the several promises made to the electorates during the electioneering campaign…

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Kaduna: Fresh Govt-Labour showdown looms over workers’ sack

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…”NLC leaders were paid to organise protest against my govt.” – El-Rufai…Governor’s allegation laughable – NLC Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), who recently clashed when the Congress went to the State to protest against the governor’s mass sacking of workers, are set for a fresh showdown. El-Rufa’i yesterday alleged that members of the NLC were paid from Abuja to organise the recent protest against his government’s right-sizing exercise. He said, specifically, that he knows those who gave the labour leaders money to organise…

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