The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has recently received two distinct reports aimed at revitalizing health facilities, primary schools, Islamiyya schools, and Nomadic schools in the Kano South senatorial district, facilitated by Senator Abdulrahman Suleiman Kawu Sumaila.
Alhaji Abba Kabir expressed satisfaction with Senator Kawu Sumaila’s proactive approach in addressing the need for improvement in the education and health sectors within his constituency.
He mentioned that the state government will soon convene a stakeholders’ meeting to collectively address the challenges affecting crucial aspects of human life.
He urged legislators at all levels to follow Senator Kawu Sumaila’s example in initiating development projects in their respective constituencies, highlighting him as the first parliamentarian in the State to present such comprehensive reports aimed at enhancing the health and education sectors.
The Governor took the opportunity to elaborate extensively on his administration’s endeavors to deliver the benefits of democracy to the people of the state and fulfill the campaign pledges made to the electorate.
During the report presentation, Senator Kawu Sumaila mentioned that upon assuming office as an elected Senator, he established a committee to assess the urgent requirements of health facilities, primary schools, Islamiyya schools, Tsangaya schools, and Nomadic schools in the district for immediate intervention.
Senator Kawu Sumaila further stated that following a thorough evaluation of the conditions of these institutions, he initiated significant construction and rehabilitation projects through constituency initiatives totaling 3 billion naira.
Additionally, he sponsored 100 individuals from the Senatorial district to pursue health-related courses at various institutions to address the medical needs of the community, particularly theprivileged.
Signed Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa Director General Media and publicity Government House Kano.
Tofa Local Government Revokes all Grazing Reserve in Gajida,Yanoko, Dindere and other areas and Denies Allegations of Grazing Reserve Sale.
Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Mai Rogo stated this when addressing newsmen at his office in the Local Government Secretariat.
The Tofa Local Government Chairman Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Mai Rogo asserts its commitment to upholding the integrity of grazing reserves and ensuring the welfare of pastoral communities in Gajida, Yanoko, Dindere and other places in the area respectively.
Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Mai Rogo reaffirms the Local Government’s dedication to transparency, accountability, and the protection of communal resources.
Any allegations of unauthorized land transactions will be thoroughly investigated, and appropriate actions will be taken to address them.
The Tofa Local Government remains open to collaboration with relevant stakeholders to promote sustainable development and preserve the traditional way of life of pastoralists in the area.
Signed by Abdu Bako Abdullahi Information Officer of Tofa Local Government
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has apprehended three suspects who engage in fraudulent recommending foreigners for Nigerian citizenship.
Briefing newsmen in his office, the Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji, stated that the investigation into the issue followed a request from the Ministry of Information.
He disclosed that the suspects include Hassan Aminu of the Office of the Head of Civil Service, Kabiru Shehu of the Ministry of Information, and Musa B. Falgore, a retired civil servant.
Barrister Muhuyi Magaji said the commission will carry out thorough investigations and charge the culprits to court, explaining that the activities of the suspects violate section 26 of the commission’s law.
He also mentioned that more suspects would be arrested as the investigation progresses.
Organized Labour in Jigawa state has accused the Integrated Personnel Payrol Payment System (PPMS) Consultants contracted by the state government to audit the entire workers of Jigawa of incompetency saying that the company has failed to capture the data of the entire work force of the state accurately living a total of 7,800 workers without capturing them and described as ghost workers.
This was made known by the state chairman of the NLC Comrade Sunusi ALhassan in his address on The occasion of this year’s May Day celebration which took place on Wednesday first May 2024 at Aminun Kano Triangle , Dutse ,jigawa state.
Comrade Alhassan said to add to workers woes , the state government has rushed to adopt the payment of salaries for the Month of April, 2024 with IPPMS platform adding that this was expectedly led to massive cases of underpayment of staff, ‘’of those that were so far paid. there’s hardly a single staff who was paid their correct salary figures most were underpaid while some were over paid , beside names of thousands of workers appear on the IPPMS payment vouchers there by throwing them into uncertainties .At as today, Majority of civil servants in the stats and local government councils have not received their April , 2024 salaries, this was unprecedented , ‘’ he pointed out.
The organized labour said it will hope the government and the consultants will quickly rise to the challenges by addressing all identified problems concerns.
Comrade Alhassaan stated that all the sacrifices the governor was making and all positives policies he was making for the betterment of the state and then assured him that of their continued commitments and unflinching support of the Jigawa state workers to ensure the successful implementation of the governor’s 12 point agenda so that they collectively move the state forward.
In his address, the Governor of Jigawa State Malam Umar Namadi who was represented y his deputy Engineer Aminu Usman Gumel said the introduction of IPPMS payment platform was not meant to witch-hunt any civil servant instead it was done with a good faith in order to correct some anomalies in the payment of salaries of workers ,
He debunked the claim of the organized labour which Says a total of 7,800 workers were skipped out in the screening exercise pointed out that as far As government was concerned a total of 7,783 state workers of the state and 3,267 staff of SUBEB were screened stating that he directed the state Ministry of finance and salary and wages directorate to ensure that all workers that were not been paid ,should be paid last Wednesday, before evening time .
He said that the state government under the ship of Malam Umar Namadi has attached importance to the welfare of workers in the state. Saying that the sum of #1billion Naira was injected in the coppers of the state contribute pension fund so as to enable it continue paying of monthly pension and gratuity to retires adding that the state government has introduce Agricultural policy for civil servants and retirees in the state and provide them with farming input.
Investment in Education had been identified as a gateway towards societal advancement and development, the Provost Aminu Kano College of Education,Dr Ayuba Ahmad Muhd stated this at the opening ceremony of a two day workshop for Academic Staff of Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and other higher Institutions of learning in the nation. Dr Ayuba Ahmad dwelt on the need to always prioritize research for Academic excellence where he urged the participants to use this singular honour and participate actively in making the workshop highly interactive and tape the knowledge from the erudite education administrators.
He further stated that the initiative of organizing such workshop would be sustained by the College on annual basis adding that the college is geared towards ensuring qualitative and affordable education in the nation.
He then thanks the resource persons and the participants for sparing their time to attend despite their tide schedules.
Series of compendium of papers were presented during the technical session of the workshop on techniques and mechanics of Articles writing for publication in the Academic Journals which is the theme for the workshop.
In his opening remarks the Chairman of the governing Council of the College Professor Tijjani Darma said the college had come up with this intiative as a means of improving research approach within academic cycle and assured the general publics that the College would strive to maintain it’s stand as a citadel of learning in the nation.
The participants expressed gratitude to the Provost of the college for organizing such workshop, adding that the workshop add volumes of knowledge to them. The participants where drawn from different higher Institutions of learning within and outside the State
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria claims that his country “will go bankrupt without oil subsidy removal”. The Nigerian leader said this at the World Economic Forum (WEF) taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fuel subsidy removal has created economic precarity in Nigeria and Mr. President sacrificed his political popularity for the fact that the removal of subsidies has not solved the availability of the product and badly and negatively affected the economy of each and every citizen in the country. Hence, Nigeria’s economy is in intensive care unit (ICU). Not every leader in the world can sacrifice his political popularity for economic prosperity of his country. Former President Muhammad Buhari has been an excellent example for avoiding the issue of complete oil subsidy removal of which the decision will tamper with his political popularity as a leader.
Nigeria being among the South South Nations of the world has been considered as an economic emerging nation or less advanced economic country (not even among the 30, 20 or even G7 global economies). Nigeria is among the top 100 poorer nations. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s comment on Nigeria to become bankrupt if oil subsidy removal has not been removed is a fact and in the right direction. This is in consideration for the fact that WB/IMF conditions on ten prescriptions must be implemented. Many emerging nations of the world implemented and they succeeded. Others like Saudi Arabia, Kenya, South Africa and other South-South nations are on the way.
*Analysis of the situation
Sincerely, if one considered United Nations Human Development Index 2022, “Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, is ranked 163rd in the United Nations (UN) Human Development Index (HDI) for the second consecutive year, a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) shows on 8th Sep 2022”.
Therefore, Nigeria must wake up and become an industrial nation not a consumer nation. Nigeria like other African nations; economic reforms like privatization, care of intellectual property, removal of subsidies and other conditions must be implemented. Are there any other ways and means to reform the economy? No there is none because the world is in an “American Centric” for global economic direction and development.
Life expectancy in Nigeria is 52.7 years and economically speaking Nigeria is becoming among the poorest countries in the world despite our huge population and resources as well as 64 years of independence and an unbreakable democracy for the past 25 years.
But in the year 2018 Nigeria was ranked 132 among the 191 nations even our sister nation Niger Republic was ranked in the position of 130 ahead of Nigeria. The reason why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed that Nigeria will be bankrupted if oil subsidy removal has not been implemented. But below are the list of Nigeria’s deficiencies that truncated the nation development——-
Nigeria’s Economy seems to be meager to take care of the responsibility of 227m population, Egypt, South Africa and other economic emerging nations of Africa have more money to spend in their annual budgets three times higher than Nigeria—
Corruption is Nigeria’s number one enemy seriousness to tackle the problem must be taken ASAP—–
Crude type and unbearable kind of capitalism is under implementation in Nigeria the issue has to be reviewed—–
Poor and substandard leadership has been under implementation in Nigeria since independence in 1960—–
Nigeria is a debtor and beggar nation and measures must be taken ASAP—–
The current debts both internal and external has been about $100b or there about and Nigeria’s foreign reserve has been about $40b or so—–
Between 60 to 70% of Nigeria’s population has been unproductive or under production and utilization—-
Policies that has been under implementation are outdated or not going together with the current global modernism and direction—–
The current global economic direction has been under the modernism of Globalization Policy; education based on science, technology and innovations; China with about 6500 Universities but converted 10% of them to science, technology and innovations for rapid development and economic development–
Nigeria is not on the same page and direction with other emerging nations such as India, China, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia, UAE, Mexico, South Korea, Kenya, Iran or even Rwanda—
Research conducted in UK in 2007 indicates that 80% of Nigerian economy belongs to 1% and 20% belongs to 99% of the country’s population—
Dependency on oil for economic foreign earnings and that of dependency on foreign goods; Nigeria is a consumer nation and that’s what is hindering the country to achieve economic growth—
Nigeria never have serialized strategic planning based on calendar time frame; European nations have about 30,000 of serialized strategic planning based on calendar timeframe for implementation in the years to come—
Outdated judicial system has been in implementation in Nigeria; in the coming year of 2030 robotics system will change the global judicial system—
Poor and substandard education of which the world had abandoned decades ago are still exist in Nigerian education system—–
Employment and political appointment has been based on who you know but not based on competence, meritorious and standard experience—–
Nigerians are lacking in patriotism, respect for leaders, discipline and law abiding—–
Political conflicts and elections rigging at the time elections has been in practice in Nigeria and 57 key elements and principles of the game has been not known to majority of politicians—–
Security challenges must be tackled ASAP otherwise, development will be like a mirage in Nigeria—–
Stagflation must be tackled ASAP—–
Lacking in electricity energy for economic development in the country must be tackled—–
Lack of infrastructure especially railroads transportation system that will hasten the development and control of inflation in the country—–
Solve the problems of landlocked states and areas especially in Northern Nigeria also the issue of environmental degradation and the oils emissions—–
Solve the problems of poor and substandard leadership at all levels; meaning right from presidency down to councilor levels—–
Mentoring and grooming the younger ones from primary school and secondary levels on fighting corruption, instilled patriotism, respect for leaders, discipline, sincerity, accountability, respect for parents and elders etc. That’s what South Korea did after WW11. And their achievements in political, economic and social development have been positive, historic, amazing and wonderful in the history of the world. Hence, the country S/Korea is among the top 20 economic nations in the world.
Conclusively——-
Otherwise, if all the above measures have not been taken and implemented there will never be development in Nigeria of which if considered and implemented African nations and other South-South nations will copy Nigeria for the development of their nations. With the hope this writing will reach out to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team for “RENEWED HOPE”. The Nigerian leaders must try to educate and enlighten Nigerians on any important issues especially global political and economic interplay and direction.
Abbati Bako,psc,bsis,Kent-alumni,UK and Researcher in International Politics @Skyline University, Kano email–abbatibako@gmail.com +2349077889959
Kano State Government has inaugurated a planning committee to celebrate its first year in office.
Inaugurating the 16-man committee in his office, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi stated that the committee was set up to chronicle the giant strides of the Abba Kabir Yusuf administration in its first year in office, pointing out that numerous projects, programmes and policies had been initiated to move Kano State forward.
Dr. Bichi affirmed that the eleven months of the present administration had ushered in a tremendous turn- around in the state beyond other states to achieve in eight years.
The SSG also explained that the present administration had positively impacted on all aspects of human life to the delight and appreciation of the citizenry.
He further stated that all the permanent secretaries that made up the membership of the committee were drawn from the best-performing ministries in the state.
According to the Secretary to the State Government, the committee is to organize activities to mark the one-year anniversary of the present administration including town hall meetings to be attended by organizations, groups and Individuals.
The committee is also expected to recommend projects/programs to be commissioned/inspected with dates and venues and provide adequate publicity on the policies, programs and achievements of the administration in its one year in office.
The committee has the Hon. Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye min, MON and Adamu Fate Jigaware as the chairman and secretary. respectively.
Responding on behalf of the committee, Hon. Baba Halilu Dantiye said though it is not easy to cover every achievement of the present administration within two weeks allotted to the committee, he assured that the committee would do its best.
He then expressed appreciation to the state government for the confidence reposed in them.
Musa Tanko Muhammad Information Officer, Cabinet Office, Kano State. 27/04/2024
The Managing Director, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA), Arc. Ibrahim Yakub Adamu has warned that anybody found contravening KNUPDA law will not go scot-free.
Arc. Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu dropped the warning in view of the proliferation of property development without compliance with the relevant sections of the KNUPDA law.
The Managing-Director, therefore, urged the general public that are about to commence any building to first secure building permit from KNUPDA before embarking on property development.
According to him, since the inception of the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, KNUPDA has simplified the process of acquiring building permit in the state.
He added that recently a one-stop unit was established to promptly issue building permit to the public unlike before when it used to take months before the completion of the process.
The MD further stated that those applying for building permit should also submit drawings and designs for betting and assessment before developing any structure in order to curb building collapse in future.
He enumerated the series of measures that are taken by KNUPDA to ensure full compliance by the public.
He described the recent unfortunate building collapse in the state as an act of negligence as KNUPDA had earlier served them with first and second notices to stop before the building collapsed.
Arc. Yakubu Adamu also disclosed that meetings were held in collaboration with security agencies to find out the developer and bring him to book.
He unveiled the daily exercise to be conducted by a high-powered KNUPDA task force committee to ascertain the building approvals toward minimizing the risk of building collapse in the state. He then extendef his condolences to the family of the victims and prayed for the quick recovery of those hospitalized.
Bahijja Malam Kabara Public Relations Officer, Kano State State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA). 28/4/2024.
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has reopened the Daily Hajj Induction Course Programme, effective from today Saturday, April 27, 2024.
This decision comes after careful consideration and consultation led by the Director General of the Board, Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa.
In a meeting held today at the Conference Room, the Director General, Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa, emphasized the importance of utilizing the Hajj Guidelines book provided to all Leadership of Hajj Induction Course Teachers.
He urged them to actively incorporate these guidelines for the benefit of our pilgrimage.
The Daily Induction Course will be conducted across thirty-one (31) centers throughout the state. This initiative aims to ensure comprehensive training and preparation for pilgrims embarking on the sacred journey of Hajj.
Chairman of the Hajj Induction Course Teachers and esteemed Board member, Sheikh Tijjani Sani Maihula, expressed gratitude to the Board, particularly Director General Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa, for their unwavering commitment and contribution to the success of this exercise.
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board reaffirms its dedication to facilitating a smooth and spiritually enriching Hajj experience for all pilgrims.
“We urge all pilgrimage to actively participate in this program and contribute to its success”.
In preparations of the official declaration of State of Emergency on Education by the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State Ministry of Education has commenced sensitization campaign aimed at educating public on the new education policy.
A powerful team under the leadership of the State Commissioner of Education had today visited Karaye and Rano Emirates to sensitize people of the areas about government’s plan of declaring state of emergency on education.
Speaking at the Palace of His Highness the Emir Karaye Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II, the State Commissioner of Education Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa announced that on the 6th May, 2024, Kano State Government would declare state of emergency on the education sector.
The Commissioner stated that with this declaration, education would henceforth take a lead, as first line sector that receives government priorities being the bedrock of human development.
Under this policy said Doguwa, government would commence mass renovations of schools, training and retraining of teachers and provision of instructional materials for onward distribution to schools.
He maintained that the declaration had become necessary considering the deplorable condition in which the state education sector found itself.
” Your Highness, when we came, we discovered that the education sector is fully characterized with problems and challenges that need to be addressed to save it from total collapse.
” To do this, we need to come out with policies and programmes geared towards overhauling the education sector. One of such effort made was the distribution of teaching materials to schools and recruitment of BESDA teachers across the state “ Doguwa revealed.
According to the Commissioner, the state had renovated over 120 schools and improved school feeding programme, adding that very soon government would launch massive distribution of school chalks and other instructional materials to schools across the state.
While taking the advocacy campaign to Rano Emirate, Commissioner Doguwa stressed the need for the Emirs, District, Village and Ward Heads to join hands in sensitizing people on the importance of sending their kids to school to improve pupils enrollment in the state.
In their separate remsks, their Highness the Emir of Karaye Alhaji Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II and Emir of Rano Ambassador Alhaji Kabir Muhammad Inuwa have assured of the Emirates readiness to sensitize their people on any education policy initiated by the government.
The Emirs how ever applauded the present administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of its new initiatives which focused on revitalizing the education sector.
On vocational training programmes, the Emirs commended the government for what it has been doing to address the current stage of unemployment that characterized the nation.
Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru Director Public Enlightenment Ministry of Education, Kano State 26th April, 2024
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