Tag: Kaduna

Qatar begins construction of 500,000 housing units for less-privileged in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

The Emirate of Qatar, an independent emirate on the west coast of the Persian Gulf, has commenced the construction of 500,000 housing units for less-privileged residents of Kaduna State. The Mega Economic City project was officially inaugurated by Qatar’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ali Bin-Ghanem al-Hajri, on Wednesday, in Kaduna. Al-Hajri said the projects aim to improve the living conditions for underprivileged families in the State. The Ambassador commended the State governor, Uba Sani for his support for the successful launch of the project – Qatar Sanabil Project. The official said,…

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Hajj: NAHCON airlifts all Nigerian pilgrims back ahead of Aug 3rd deadline

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has completed the airlift of all Nigerian pilgrims back home from Saudi Arabia, ahead of the August 3rd deadline it set for the inbound flight. NAHCON on Monday 31 July beats it deadline with the airlift of 302 pilgrims, 16 officials by AZMAN Airline flight AZM2361 from Jeddah to Kaduna in total of 183 flights. The Chairman and CEO of NAHCON, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan expressed appreciation and gratitude to Nigerians for their tremendous support for the Commission during the…

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Kano DisCo gets new owners as Kaduna’s faces license revocation

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), has extended its threat to cancel the licence of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, (KAEDCO), for another 30 days to fashion out ways to settle its N51billion underpayment to the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, (NESI). NERC, in an advertorial signed by one of its commissioners, Dafe Akpeneye, dated July 19, stated that core investors of KAEDCO, Afrexim Bank and Fidelity Bank, did not give a satisfactory note on ways to sustain the financial viability of the company. Recall that the regulator had in May given…

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“Even as governor’s son, I drove taxi in Lagos” — Balarabe Musa’s son

Aminu Imam

Son of the Late Governor of Kaduna State, Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, Dr. Sagir, has declared that even as a son of a governor, he was once a taxi driver in Lagos State. He said he was driving a taxi as part-time work when he went for the one-year mandatory National Youth Service in Ogun State when his father was then governor of Kaduna in early 1981. Recall that the former governor died on November 11, 2020, in his residence in Kaduna, the state capital. Sagir, in a chat with newsmen…

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Mina: Insufficient Tents inconvenience Pilgrims, We are tackling it – NAHCON, IHR calls for urgent action

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. As millions of Pilgrims converged on Mina in Makkah where they will spend between three to four nights, insufficient tents is incoveniencing some pilgrims as they have to make do with staying outside. Most affected with the insufficient tents in Mina are pilgrims from Kano, then Kaduna and those who came through t.our operators. Some of the pilgrims were seen staying on the roads outside but beside their tents, though with comfortable sofas. Others have to collapse three tents into one and stretched them to…

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Gov. Sani of Kaduna to engage traditional rulers, citizens in policy formulation.

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has reiterated his administration’s commitment in engaging traditional institutions in policy making and implementation. The governor made the statement when he received a delegation of the state traditional council, led by its Chairman, Ambaador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, on a courtesy visit. He said that the government would effectively engage the traditional institutions and involved it in policy making and implementation. According to him, one of the key plans of his administration’s 7 point agenda is nurturing citizens’ engagement. “We will ensure inclusion…

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Kaduna, Kano Dala dry ports struggling – Report

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna, Kano dry ports and the recently-commissioned Dala dry port have all been struggling to operate at optimal level due to paucity of cargoes from the ports in Lagos, according to a published investigative report. This is even as findings also revealed that due to the absence of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for these dry ports, then still operate as bonded terminals. Speaking on the development with newsmen, a top management staff of one of the dry ports, who preferred anonymity, explained…

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Troops neutralise 2 bandits in Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity on Tuesday said its operatives ambushed and neutralised two bandits in Kaduna state. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya confirmed the incident in a statement in Kaduna. Yahaya said that following a tip off from human intelligence source, troops of operation Forest Sanity, under the 1 Division Nigerian Army, ambushed and successfully neutralised two bandit leaders capturing arms, ammunition and other equipment. According to him, earlier, intelligence source revealed that a bandit leader named Isiya Danwasa intended…

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Man bags 30 months jail term in Kaduna for N5.5m fraud

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Kingsley James, to 30 months imprisonment for N5.5 million fraud. The convict was tried on a two-count charge of theft and obtaining money by false pretenses after he pleaded guilty. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel sentenced James to 15 months imprisonment on each of the two-count charge with an option of N100,000 fine. He ruled that the sentences should run concurrently. Emmanuel also ordered the convict to restitute the sum of N5.5 million to the complainant, Mr David Zamani. He also…

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Certficate-of-Returns presented to Uba Sani as Governor-Elect is temporary – Ashiru

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Kaduna PDP Governorship Candidate Isa Muhammed Ashiru, Senators, Reps State Assembly Members-Elect on the platform of the party in group photograph at his Kaduna resident after a meeting.

…We will unite to reclaim all stolen mandates – PDP Chair, elected members Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party PDP Governorship Candidate, Right Honourable Isa Muhammed Ashiru, aftermath the state Gubernatorial and House of Assembly election result, which the party is contesting, had a parley with select Journalists in his Kaduna resident where he claimed the certificate of returns presented to Senator Uba Sani by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC as the winner is temporary as the PDP will reclaim the peoples mandate. Also, all elected members of the National…

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