Kano State Government on Saturday commenced plans for the inauguration of Gold Souk, a gold refining and trading market for Northern Nigeria in the state. The market was established in 2021 by the then President, Muhammadu Buhari. The state Commissioner for Solid Mineral and Natural Resources, Safiyanu Kachako, disclosed this on Saturday during a visit to Gold Souk located at …

Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of a new management team for Kano Pillars Football Club. This followed the recent expiration and subsequent dissolution of the previous Kano Pillars Football Club management board. The governor stated this in a statement by his spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, on Sunday. The new board members will serve for an …

The Kano State government has approved and released the sum of N29,064,181,673.65 for the commencement and completion of various capital projects, toward the improvement of social and physical development in the state. The approvals were endorsed at the State Executive Council meeting, presided over by Governor Abba Yusuf at the Council Chambers, Government House, Kano, on Tuesday. A statement by …

Kano state Government says training and retraining of local government officials would continue to receive special attention for the overall interest of the residents across the 44 local government areas of the state. The state Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam disclosed this at a two day workshop organized by the state ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on operational …

The Kano State government has directed the State’s Commissioner of Police to evict the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the mini Palace in Nasarawa area of the Kano metropolis with immediate effect. The state government said the property where the deposed Emir is hibernating belongs to the government and it has been pencilled down for renovation, including …

Kano introduces N20,000 stipend to encourage schoolgirls enrolment The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has announced N20,000 stipend for schoolgirls in the state to encourage them to attend school. The governor, who made the announcement on Sunday in his Independence Day speech at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano, said over 45,000 schoolgirls would benefit from the pilot …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano State government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop (Filin Idi) Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their property. Ruling in the suit challenging the demolition exercise, the court held that the state government carried out the demolition exercise without recourse to the …

The Kano State Government has revoked the operational certificates of all private schools operating in the state. The decision was taken on Saturday during a meeting with private school proprietors. The Special Adviser to the governor on Private and Voluntary Institutions, Alhaji Baba Umar disclosed that all private schools were required to complete new registration forms immediately, as the government …