By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Commissioner of Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, has said that Governor Uba Sani’s efforts to make Kaduna State the skills hub of the nation, is one of the ways of tackling youth unemployment. Mrs Fakai said that Kaduna State Government is...
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By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Ambassador of Italy to Nigeria, His Excellency, Lacopo Foti, has expressed his country’s readiness to support Kaduna State Government’s investment drive, by encouraging Italian companies to invest in the State. Mr Foti who made the pledge when he paid a courtesy call on...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – In an efforts to bridged the educational gap and empowering young people with the tools they needed to succeed in their academic pursuits, the Hon. Shehu Bawa ABG Foundation has officially flagged off its 2025 JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) training for 5,000 students across...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has approved the recruitment of 1, 800 health workers yearly across all the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state, for the next four years. The Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, who disclosed this at a ministerial press...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Northern Elders Political Development group has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing the necessary support for the improved security situation in North – West region. The group also commended the efforts of the Minister of State Defense Mohammed Bello Matawalle and Chief of...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Federal legislator, Ahmed Manir in a series of empowerment projects to his people has shared 13 cars to constituents amidst fanfare and jubilation from party supporters. The car keys were handed to beneficiaries selected from across Lere Federal Constituency in a ceremony attended by...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– The Kaduna State Chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has disowned former governor Nasir El-Rufai, stating that he is not a recognized member of the party in Kaduna State. The former Kaduna State Governor and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir...
A chief suspect (names withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, has provided reasons for his actions in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The suspect , who said he needed N200,000 to solve a personal problem, spoke to NAN at...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has approved the recruitment of 1,800 staff in order to fill the personnel gaps across all the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Kaduna State. A statement issued by the Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, on Thursday, stated...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former allay of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Maryam Suleiman, has dumped the former Governor, describing his defection as a wrong political calculation. Hajiya Maryam, who was earlier suspended from the party for making...
A couple, Daniel and Juliet Godswill, were arraigned in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for allegedly pouring hot water on their neighbour, James Goro. The defendants, 40 and 37, respectively both residents of Goni-gora Kaduna are charged with two countc of conspiracy and causing grievous hurt. The Prosecutor,...
Troops of the special military taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repots that Okechukwu,...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru on Monday inaugurated the first phase training for 800 special forces personnel tasked with conducting high-impact operations with precision, speed, and efficiency. Badaru while inaugurating the Special Operations Forces for the Armed Forces of Nigeria at camp Kabala in Jaji military cantonment, Kaduna...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Former Secretary of the Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria (ALGON), Kaduna State chapter, Alhaji Kabiru Jarimi, has refuted ex Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s claim that he never interfered with Area Councils’ funds during his tenure. Jarimi, who served under El-Rufai’s administration, described the claim...
Bishop Matthew Kukah has described the establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (FUASK), Kaduna State, as God’s instrument for driving growth and development in the state. Kukah made this assertion on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the university’s Governing Council and Principal Officers. The...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has called on residents of Afaka, Mando, and Kauya in Kaduna State not to panic, when its Inter Battalion Obstacles Crossing Competition for NDA cadets holds on Saturday. The Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Muhammad Maidawa stated this in...
The Nigeria Police has nabbed a notorious vandal caught cutting a rail bridge along the Kaduna/Kafanchan axis. Dr Kayode Opeifa, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. The statement was...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani is focused on making the state a beacon of technological innovation and business excellence, by fostering partnerships and gender inclusivity. The governor is also deepening the penetration of broadband and other infrastructure in order to make Kaduna State a...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved ruling in the motion to adduce fresh evidence in the N2.5 billion debt owed 110 disengaged staff members of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. The appellants are the ABU management, the Minister of Education and the Attorney-General of the Federation while...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Shehu Bawa ABG Foundation has shared cash to orphans, vulnerable households and loyal party members of People’s Democratic party (PDP), across 23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State to ease economic hardship in 2025 fasting Month. Beneficiaries of the cash worth over Two hundred...