No fewer than 300 shops were razed in a devastating fire that engulfed the mobile phone market in the Farm Centre area of Kano, Kano State, on Friday. The inferno, which reportedly lasted more than six hours, broke out in the early hours of the day, destroying phones, accessories, and other valuable items worth billions of naira. Chairman of the …

The Kano State Government has declared Monday, 2 June 2025, as a public holiday to mourn and sympathise with the families of 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials, who died in a ghastly auto crash while returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. Governor Abba Yusuf, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj, described …

The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) has ordered the immediate closure of Al-Ansar Indabo female students’ hostels located at Hotoro and UDB Road in the Kano metropolis over safety and disciplinary concerns. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday, by the university’s Vice President, Campus Life, Dr. Hamza Garba. The university also announced the withdrawal …

A high-powered committee, constituted by Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, to investigate the recent killings in Uromi, Edo State, has departed for a fact-finding and peace-building mission. The committee, led by Kano’s Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, left Kano on Thursday for Edo State. According to a statement by the Deputy Governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Shuaibu, the committee …

The Director-General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa has directed all Hajj Induction Course instructors across the state to resume the daily training sessions at their respective centres, starting on Monday. Shortly before departing for Saudi Arabia to finalise arrangements for the intending pilgrims from the state, Danbappa also said that, due to the high number …

Following a directive from the National Hajj Commission, the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for Hajj seat payments via bank draft. During an orientation workshop for staff and local government centre officers at Grand Central Hotel in Kano, the Director General of the Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa stated that the payment window would remain open …

The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa has announced a new strategy for the Hajj Induction Course (BITA). During the official closing ceremony of the board’s weekly training programme in Gwarzo, Kano State, Danbappa explained that the decision was made in consideration of the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, allowing intending …

The Kano State Board of Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has launched a Mobile License Service Centre that will operate a Motor Licence Office (MLO) to boost the state revenue collection and ease the processes for vehicle owners. Speaking at the launching ceremony held during the KIRS day at the 45th Kano International Trade Fair, KIRS Executive Chairman, Dr Zaid Abubakar, …

The Kano State Internal Revenue Service on Monday sealed three companies including the Head office of Max Air Limited over the non-payment of tax liabilities for five years, from 2012 to 2017. Similarly, the agency has also shut down the Head office of Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company located along the Kano-Zaria Road for refusing to pay N241.2 million as …

The Kano State Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Alhaji Musa Shanono, has unveiled the 2025 budget proposal tagged “Budget of Hope, Human Capital and Economic Development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Governor Abba Yusuf presented the budget total of N549.16 billion to the State of Assembly for approval on Friday. He broke down the budget, stating that …