Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has dissolved the board of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) plc with immediate effect. The Commission in a statement on Monday said the development follows severe financial insolvency accumulating to the tune of 456.5 billion Naira. It explained that the utility remitted only 41.93...
Kaduna State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Usman S. Bawa (ABG), has described former governor of the state, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, CON, as a statesman whose seven decades of life and service have left enduring footprints in Kaduna State and Nigeria. Bawa, in...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged soldiers graduating from Exercise RESTORE HOPE X to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discipline and operational excellence as they prepare to serve in the Nigerian Army’s newly established divisions, formations and units. The COAS gave the charge...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the reconstruction of the 122-kilometre Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road, fulfilling a major campaign promise he made to the people of Birnin Gwari during the 2022 presidential campaign. The president, who was represented by Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, recalled that Tinubu...
Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against insecurity, neutralising a notorious kidnap kingpin, arresting 16 suspected kidnappers, three alleged gunrunners and recovering several firearms and stolen items within two weeks. The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this during...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for the joint development and delivery of a Master of Business Administration in Hajj Operations Management (MBA-HOM). The agreement, facilitated through the ABU Distance Learning Centre and the NAHCON...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has intensified preparations for the 2027 governorship election with the inauguration of a nine-member campaign committee and the unveiling of Mr. Amos Adamu Gandu as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa (ABG). Speaking during the inauguration ceremony...
Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has accused the Minister of Works, David Umahi, of threatening its National President, Engr. Tabara Samuel Kato, following the association’s ₦20 billion lawsuit seeking an independent investigation into the death of 26-year-old nurse, Mary Habila. Speaking at an emergency press conference on Tuesday, SOKAPU...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the recent barbaric and cowardly attack on innocent citizens in Naridon Village in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack on innocent citizens in the early hours of Monday led to the killing of about 30 residents, including...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa (ABG), has condemned the killing of 30 residents of Naridon Village in Kauru Local Government Area, describing the attack as a horrifying act of barbarity that demands urgent and decisive action from governments and security agencies....
No fewer than 30 persons, including eight children, were killed on Sunday night when suspected terrorists attacked Naridon community in Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in one of the deadliest assaults recorded in the area in recent times. The attackers reportedly stormed the community...
Kaduna State Government’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mass transit scheme has transported more than 3.2 million passengers and saved residents over ₦3.5 billion in transport costs within one year of operation. The Acting Managing Director of Kaduna Line and Acting Director-General of the Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has paid compensation to three different communities in the state, that have been affected by the implementation of projects, within two weeks. The governor, who flagged off the distribution of cheques at Basawa in Sabon Gari local government on Friday, pointed out that his...
A public affairs analyst and governance advocate, Comrade Idowu Mustapha, has dismissed allegations that the Director-General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA), Dr. Yau Idris, deliberately frustrated the promotion of a senior staff member, describing the claims as misleading and inconsistent with the procedures governing the Federal Civil...
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on state governors across the country to emulate the approach of Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, in implementing the Land Use Act, describing his handling of land acquisition and compensation as humane, constitutional and rights-based. In a statement signed...
Kaduna State Government has said its ongoing distribution of essential medicines, safe delivery kits and medical equipment to Primary Health Care (PHC) centres is aimed at significantly improving maternal and child health outcomes across the state. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, stated...
Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Rabi Salisu, has urged policymakers to move beyond policy formulation and implement practical measures to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV), empower women and strengthen social development across the North-West. Speaking at the opening of the North-West Pre-Council Technical Zonal Policy...
Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Jerry Adams, has attributed the sharp increase in tax compliance across the state to Governor Uba Sani’s inclusive style of governance, saying taxpayers’ confidence in government has risen because of visible development projects and prudent management of public resources....
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa (ABG), over the weekend paid a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), reaffirming his commitment to peaceful elections and stronger collaboration with security...
Kaduna Medium Security Custodial Centre has commended Governor Uba Sani for fulfilling his promise of providing financial support to inmates granted clemency on Democracy Day, describing the gesture as a major boost to their rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Governor Uba Sani had, on June 12, exercised his constitutional...