The Special Adviser Youth and Sports, Amb Yusuf Imam Shu’aibu Ogan Boye During a familiarization visit to sports facilities in the State.
Kano State Government has reiterated commitment to upgrade and rehabilitate Sporting facilities in the State.
The Special Adviser Youth and Sports, Amb Yusuf Imam Shu’aibu Ogan Boye made this known when he paid a familiarization visit to sports facilities in the State.
He stated that His Excellency The Executive Governor of Kano State, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf was fully committed to promote Sporting activities for the benefit of youths.
Amb. Yusuf Imam Shu’aibu Ogan Boye expressed dismay on the dilapidating condition of sporting facilities, assuring of the government’s intervention in reviving and upgrading the facilities to modern standard.
While describing the importance of sports among youths, he stressed the government intention to rehabilitate Sporting activities in the State through engaging the youths and distancing them from negative vices.
The sports facilities visited by the Special Adviser include Gwagwarwa center, Ado Bayero square, Kano Pillars stadium, Sani Abacha stadium, Indoor Sports complex and Mahaha sports complex.
His Royal Highness Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Ii with the Visiting Team at His Palace
By Maikudi Muhammad Marafa
Karaye Emirate Council Has reaffirmed its readiness to Support The Polio Eradication Campaign aimed at complement Kano State Government effort to eradicate Polio virus in the State.
The pledge was made by the Emir of Karaye Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Ii when he received members of the State Advocacy Communication and Social Mobilization Committee on Polio Eradication who visited him at his palace.
The Emir who commended the state government policy on health assured the Visiting team all necessary support for the success of the program.
Earlier in his remark, the state social mobilization officer Malam Shehu Dabo Said, the visit was aim at briefing the Emir on preparation by the state government to conduct polio vaccination exercise to be administer to children from birth to 5 years of Age (0-59) adding that, the exercise will be conducted in 2 phases consisting of 21 Local Government in the first phase and 23 on second phase.
The exercise according to the mobilization officer will be conducted at health care centers, motor parks, mosque and churches as well as some designated centres.
He solicited the support and cooperation of the Emirates council for the successful conduct of the campaign.
Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran with members of the Society for Family Health (SFH)
By Ibrahim Abdullahi
The Kano State government has assured development partners working to improving the healthcare system of the state of its readiness to further cementing an existing working relationship.
The Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, made the disclosure while receiving the Society for Family of Health (SFH) yesterday in his office.
The Commissioner said that the administration of Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has come with an excellent blueprint to enhancing the healthcare system of the state to the greater heights so as to attain the universal health coverage.
Dr. Labaran went further to say that Kano state government is very much aware of the contribution and efficient services partners are rendering to the healthcare sector of the state over the years, assuring them that the sustained rapport will continue colourfully flying for the benefit of the people of the state.
“I will like to thank you most sincerely. My doors are always open for you. Whenever you have anything, just call me or get any of the programme managers. We will give you maximum cooperation on all the projects, because they are meant for the people. The projects are not for me and you, they are rather for the public of which you want them to enjoy and benefit,” he averred.
The Commissioner maintained that he don’t see any project that should be rejected or avoided, stressing that “We have to encourage it and make sure that we succeed together. I want to assure you that you will continue get the support of the Kano state government.”
Dr. Labaran, however, charged the development partners to avoid delay in the implementation of the project, maintaining that untimely implementation of the projects after signing memorandum of understanding is what is hampering the success of any project.
Earlier speaking, the Regional Program Manager (RPM) of the Society for Family Health in the Northwest Region, Dr. Dayyabu Mahmud Yusuf, said they were at the ministry to congratulate the Commissioner for his appointment by His Excellency Abba Kabir Yusuf, thereby feels it important to come as a team to introduce the projects they are implementing in the state.
He explained that the SFH has seven projects working in the state namely IntegratE, USAID ICHSSA, Adolescent 360, TB LON 1&2, Global Fund Malaria, Global Fund NAHI and TB challenge facility for civil society project.
The RPM stated that the SFH is working with different donors including the USAID, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the British Government, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund and whole lots of other donors that are funding the projects currently working in Kano state.
Dr. Dayyabu said that the visit is to also identify bottlenecks hindering the success of some of the projects and solicit support of the Commissioner to address the challenges.
He acknowledged the magnanimity of Dr. Labaran for assuring them the continued interaction with each of the project and the commitment of the state government to support the projects to achieve the target of which they are set to achieve.
Each of the project coordinator gist Dr. Labaran of what the project entails, its successes and challenges which the Commissioner expressed commitment to critically look at them with a view to find the lasting solution.
Lastly, the SFH presented souvenirs of some of its projects to the Honourable Commissioner.
*The challenge before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on World Bank/IMF’s 10 prescriptions, capitalist market economy and global economic squeeze especially in Africa-
The analysis of the situation:-
The challenge before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on economic squeeze in Nigeria is too huge and visibly critical (fastidious or difficult to please) and need urgent solutions. Nigerians are in dare need to be out of economic squeeze and have freedom of want and economic development.
With freedom of want democracy will be cherished in the minds of Nigerians. Otherwise, democratic system will be out of their minds due to economic crunch and hardship of life. Sincerely, Nigerians seemed to be accumulating anger on daily basis due to economic crunch and blaming democratic system for not solving their political and economic development. The current fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria will affect every home and will trigger unstoppable stagflation. The issue of currency exchange has to be blamed for the fact that Nigeria is a consumer nation. And if care is not taken stagflation and insecurity can trigger truncation of NIGERIA’s hard earned democracy for the past 24 years.
Democracy in Nigeria-
Remember that 57% voted in 1999 but in 2019 only about 23% voted and in 2023 less than that percentage came out to vote. This means that; former President Muhammad Buhari scored more than 15M votes compared to 8M+ votes for the current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. What does the 24 years of Democracy in Nigeria indicates?
The United Nations (UN) asserts that there are about 133M Nigerians that are extremely poor. With this, can democracy stand in Nigeria and other African Nations? Can democracy solve the political, economic and social security of Nigeria and other African Nations or even South-South world? What has been the rational behind the creation of BRICKS Nations?
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has only 48 months to bring urgent solutions to Nigeria’s economic aridity. Hence, the time seems to be too short considering the huge of debts both at home and abroad. The debts which has been to the tune of Billions of Dollars. Can that be easy to pay within short period of time?
And again, what of stagflation (inflation, unemployment, low productions of industries and security challenges) which is the root causes of insecurity in Nigeria and how can that be solved within shortest possible time?
Professor Williamson is an expert and Consultant in global economy based in Washington DC and he’s an advocate of “Washington Consensus” that favored and designed strategies for economic emerging nations of the South South World (including the Eastern European Nations) on how to handle and solve the economies of emerging nations.
Some of the conditions are; removal of subsidies on fuels, free market, privatization of all government properties and tax reforms, others are possession of intellectual properties and giving attention on healthcare, free primary and secondary education and so on.
The issue of WB/IMF’s 10 prescriptions has been the issue of debate amongst business men/women, academics and global political and economic stakeholders. Former UK’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that “Washington Consensus is dead”. But other global political decision makers like former President of USA Barack Obama suggested that the system is still working in the world. And to the WB/IMF still the system is implementable amongst the economic emerging nations of the world.
Some countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Kenya, UAE, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Indonesia, S/Korea, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are succeeding and benefiting from the system. But the problem with this system has been very very painful to the poor people especially in Africa. Some countries that are not mindful to accept the system has been in an economic aridity for the fact that they are sidelined in global economic interplay and economic development as well as political influence.
Counties such as Cuba, N/Korea are an excellent examples. This kind of political, economic and social bandwagon has been described as “American centric or called American age”.
Fundamentally, this writing understands that “Globalization Policy” has been the leading light for the implementation of global political, economic and social (Democratization, Global Economic integration and Multiculturalism) in allover the world. This means that human person is a citizen of the world and can be anywhere around the world to settle for knowledge, business, investments and so on. Hence, capitalist market economy is for competition and economic activities based on freedom of movement, law and order and communication from every angle of the world.
*The Beijing Consensus of 2004 and the current BRICKS Nations of the world—
To be continued InshaAllah—
Abbati Bako,psc,bsis,UK Political Strategy and Communication Consultant IPRC, Nigeria
Alhaji Nasiru Ibrahim Matage Chairman Dawakin Kudu Local Government
Legislative council of Dawakin kudu Local government has announced the re-Installment of the suspended speaker, Hon. Safiyanu Dan iya Hassan back to his position.
According to the information officer Dawakin Kudu Local Government Council Malam Abubakar Ibrahim Sharada Said, The council majority leader, Hon. Makailu Ahmed Yargaya announced this today in a statement.
He said the reinstallment of the suspended speaker followed the intervention of APC stakeholders and elders in the area on the crisis that led to his suspension.
He therefore thanked the elders particularly, former house of representative Alhaji Mustapha Bala Dawaki ( Mai Gidan Ruwa) former state Assembly member, Hon. Muazzam El- yakub and the council chairman Alhaji Nasiru Ibrahim Matage as well as APC chairman Alhaji Mustapha Auwalu Dawaki for thier effort in resolving the crisis.
Hon. Mikaillu Yargaya said with this development he is now back to his position as majority leader of the council.
The Kano State Forum of Juma’at Mosques Imams has pledged to support Kano State Government Campaign to Eradicate Polio.
The State Chairman Council of Juma’a Mosques Imam Sheikh Nasir Muhammad Adam renew the pledge while Receiving members of the state social mobilization team who visited his at Kofar Mata Juma’a Mosques.
Sheikh Nasir Adam who stressed the importance of the Vaccine assured for their continue support for the successful conduct of the campaign.
Earlier in his remark, the state social mobilization officer Malam Shehu Dabo said, the visit was aimed at briefing the forum members on the preparation by the state government to conduct polio vaccination exercise to be administer to children from birth to 5 years of Age (0-59) adding that, the exercise will be conducted in 2 phases consisting of 21 Local Government in the first phase and 23 on second phase.
The exercise according to the mobilization officer will be conducted at health care centers, motor parks, mosque and churches as well as some designated centres.
He solicited the support and cooperation of the forum l for the successful conduct of the campaign.
The Committee has also made a similar advocacy visit to Kano State Branch of the Chirstian Association of Nigeria(CAN).
The DG Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board Dr Nasir Mahmud with the Visiting 44 LGAs TBL Forum Members
By Maikudi Muhammad Marafa
Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhance Tuberculosis and Leprosy services in the State.
The Director General Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board Dr. Nasir Mahmud made this known while receiving members of the 44 Local Government TB and Leprosy Supervisors forum who paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
Dr. Nasir said, the present administration is highly committed toward the provision of necessary facilities that will enhance health care services at all the primary health care centres in the state.
He commended the forum members for the visit and urged them to be dedicated and committed toward the eradication of the disease in the state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of the forum, Malam Dahiru Abdulkadir Commended the contribution of the Director General Dr. Nasir Mahmud for his immense contribution toward the eradication of tuberculosis and leprosy disease while serving as Coordinator of the state TB and Leprosy centres in the state.
The forum Chairman therefore solicited for the support and assistance of the Board for the successful supervision at their respective local government areas.
Aminu Dabo College of Nursing Sciences (AD-CONS) today conducted the first round of entrance examination for the eligible candidates who applied to study diploma in Basic Nursing and Midwifery programs 2023/2024 academic session.
The exam was conducted under strict supervision of the College staff headed by the Registrar Malama Halima Lawan Dambazau, assisted by Hajiya Ladi lbrahim Director Midwifery and Nursing Services, Mal Usamatu, Malama Fiddausi Abubakar as well as Madam Hannah Bolyn, Proprietor’s Secretary.
A large number of candidates across the states who came to the venue on scheduled were first received, screened and presented at the exams classes by Engr Ishaq Gamma Amzans College Exams Officer, who also coordinated the exercise.
The Provost Mal Ibrahim Musa Dakata, who shaded more light on the exercise, said the college adopted aptitude test as a criterion to ascertain the cognitive abilities and ensure high academic standards on the selection of the best candidates before enrolling them into the programs.
He noted with happiness that the conduct was smooth and hitch free as apparently seen candidates have shown great appetite, discipline and enthusiasm as no case of exam misconduct was spotted during the exercise.
In a talk with me, shortly after the exercise, the agent of ‘Waraka Scholarship Intiative’, an Educational Foundation exclusively owned by Distinguished Senator Abdulrahaman Kawu Sumaila, who sponsored a number of candidates, expressed satisfaction with the arrangements made for the exams.
Barr. Muhammad Aminu Kofa in the company of Comrd Ali Umar who escorted the sponsored candidates showered praises to the Proprietor of the College Arc Aminu Dabo for establishing the College that provides ample opportunities for people to further their studies on health education and make a livelihood.
The college has since inception adopted the aptitude test as a criterion for selection of best candidates to ascertain the cognitive abilities and skills of prospective candidates before admission into its programs.
Kano State Government expressed its commitment towards boosting the welfare of all staff of the Ministry of Justice in order to enhance their productivity.
The Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi made the statement in a meeting held with all state counsels in the conference room of the ministry adding that welfare of the state lawyers and all other staff must be prioritised in order to yield positive result in the discharge of their duties especially in courts proceedings.
The Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi
Barrister Haruna Dederi who lamented on the poor condition of the ministry assured of his readiness to address the problem urgently adding that adequate working materials would be provided in order for the staff to have a conducive atmosphere for work.
He also said that for lawyers to perform very well, there is need for them to be trained and retrained continously and this will be one of his priorities in the process of boosting their performance.
The Attorney General also called for mutual understanding and cooperation between the staff and urged them to be up and doing in the discharge of their responsibilities for them to be providing positive result to the government in terms of cases that are before courts.
He expressed satisfaction with the effort of the ministry’s despatch riders as a result of which he gave them two new brand motorcycles for the smooth conduct of their duty.
In her remarks earlier, the Solicitor General who is also the Permanent Secretary of the ministry Hajiya Amina Yusuf ‘Yargaya assured the Attorney General of the staff full cooperation and commitment toward discharging their primary assignments diligently.
Kano State government is determined to expand and upgrade Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies to the auspicious level to compete with best Islamic Colleges in the world.
The statement was made by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata when he paid an official visit to AKCILS as part of the continuation of familiarization visit to the Institutions under the auspices of his ministry.
The Commissioner who described the Collage as transformation hub that offers integrating opportunities for growing teeming population from Islamiyya and Qur’anic base school to Western refinement which pave way to pursue higher certificates, that lead prominent individual lawyers to become judges, imams and lecturers, among others incubated from the college.
“As an Islamic center in West Africa, Kano is proud of this Collage, being the largest offtaker that obsorb thousands of product from Islamiyya, Qur’anic, study centres (better know as Makarantun Soro). Government is keenly interested to expand and upgrade the College,” he said.
He expressed his satisfaction with the achievements recorded by the College in terms of training of numerous number of students, and staff’s commitmeent to services.
“I learned that the College from my interaction with you, faces the issue of Institution conversion to a college of education which is a good idea, Notwithstanding, considering the peculiarites of this college being Islamic we appreciate you and your current status of direct service to our religious institution”, he emphasized.
Dr. Kofar Mata also implored the College to collaborate with Yusuf Maitama Sule University (Northwest) as preparations are at top gear for the University to commence Law Courses so that some graduands from the College can be regularized for direct admission.
The Commissioner further highlighted that, a number of actions are planned tactfully by the State Governor Engr. Abba Kabir, to confront the nagging problems and challenges militating against his aspiration for a prosperous education sector in the state, stressing that, the actions would provide conducive atmosphere for teaching, learning and research to abet both staff and students performance in accordance with the global best practice.
He then used the opportunity to called on all and sundry to be on the same page in order to achieve target goals.
“We have no place like home, we have no state like Kano and Kano did a lot to all of us. So, we need to put in our best for better future residents and that of humanity in general,” Dr. Kofar Mata emphasized.
In his speech the Provost of Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Prof. Balarabe Abubakar Jakada, spoke at length on the history of the College which was established 47 years ago.
According to him, the College is offering Diploma and NCE programmes, it also have 32 departments, with regards to the manpower, the college has over 847 permanent and pensionable staffers comprising acadamic and non-academic and 91 casual and voluntary staff.
Prof. Jakada, thanked the State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir, for his efforts of reinvigorating the education sector.
He appealed to the Commissioner to forward their lingering problems militating the College, which include lack of adequate theater rooms, teachers upgrade programme, among others.
As a tradition, the Commissioner conducted an interective session with all stakeholders and shared ideas regards to the problems, prospects, as well as the way forward.
the Hon. Commissioner, Dr. Yusuf Kofar Mata, was accompanied by all the Management Staff of the Ministry, technical aides as well as ALCILS’s Management for an inspection of some projects at the College.
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