Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Saturday flagged off the first tranche of settlement of death benefits to the families of deceased civil servants and gratuity of pensioners. No fewer than 6,000 beneficiaries who retired from the civil service and the families of deceased workers between 2016 and 2019 are expected to benefit from the N6 billion earmarked …

Kano state government yesterday distributed over 8,800 bags of rice and maize to 4,400 people with special needs. The beneficiaries include the blind, the deaf and dumb, albino, the cripple, orphans and widows of late security personnel from all the security agencies and para-military, including Hisbah and Kwankwasiyya Guards. They were drawn from across the 44 Local Government Areas of the …

The Kano State Police Command on Monday announced the arrest of  30 hoodlums for attempting to disrupt the state-sponsored mass wedding conducted on Friday for indigent residents. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Kano State government had organised a wedding Fatiha for about 3,600 young girls and boys, widows and divorcees on Friday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, …

Street sweepers on Monday staged a protest at the frontage of Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) over unpaid five months’ salaries. The protesters were seen in their numbers carrying placards with various inscriptions to press home their demands. One of the protesters, Abdullahi Umar said since the assumption of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf about five months ago, …

The fight against the diphtheria outbreak in Kano State has received a boost with the donation of some items by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support the state in its fight against the dreaded disease. The items include consignment which consists of 467 cartons of personal protective equipment (PPEs), apron protection, bag biohazard, examination glove (M, L, XL), surgical glove (6.5, …

The Kano State Hisbah Board will, on Friday (today), commence the medical screening of 1,800 prospective couples selected for the first batch of mass wedding programme by the state government. The Public Relations Officer of the board, Lawan Fagge, who disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, said the 1,800 were among the over 4,000 persons who …

The Kano State Government said it would require six million doses of vaccines for massive immunisation to combat the outbreak of diphtheria across the 44 local government areas of the state. The Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Shuaibu said on Wednesday that Governor Abba Yusuf, made the disclosure during a meeting with the representatives of the Bill & …

Kano State Government on Sunday suspended school fees increment by all private schools (primary and secondary) in the state. The Special Adviser to the governor on Private Schools, Baba Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this over the weekend, also said the sale of books and uniforms by the schools have been put on hold. Umar called on parents to report any …

The Kano State Government, on Sunday, said it had activated contact tracing as the diphtheria outbreak in the state has spread to 31 out of the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The state epidemiologist, Dr Abdullahi Karaunmata, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen, said that over 100 patients were on hospital admission, while about 2,000 …

The Kano State Police Command, on Thursday officially banned the use of Siren by unauthorized persons, pointing out that even those categories, who are authorised often use them intermittently without any cause. In a statement, the Command’s spokesman, Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna explained that vehicles siren are meant for designated people in the society, comprising, medical personnel and other government officials …