The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi State Command, generated thirty-six million, two hundred and twenty-three thousand, five hundred and fifty-four naira, fifty kobo (N36,223,554.50) in the third quarter of the year. The Command’s Comptroller, Iheanacho Earnest Ojike, while addressing journalists at the Command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, said that under the leadership of Comptroller General of Customs Bashir …

Gunmen have killed and abducted one Customs officer at Koko base in Kebbi State. In a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Salisu, the Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Customs service (NCS), said gunmen trailed the anti smuggling squad to their base at Koko, destroyed facilities, killed one officer, Dabo Umar and abducted one Babagana Kabiru. The remains …

MStakeholders in Kebbi State, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) State2State, have ratified a five-year development plan for the health sector. At a four-day workshop held in Sokoto, themed: “Kebbi State 2025-2029 Strategic Health Development Plan”, USAID State2State partnered with the Kebbi State Ministry of Health to develop a health sector strategic plan, including policy, …

The Zonal Director, Northwest of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs Josephine Abbas, has warned manufacturers and producers in Kebbi state to desist from using harmful chemicals that are capable of causing cancer to unsuspecting consumers in Kebbi and Nigeria. The agency’s zonal chief gave the warning in Birnin Kebbi during a high-level NAFDAC stakeholders …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said it is deploying e-border solutions in Kebbi, a northwestern state bordering Niger Republic. This followed a two-day working visit to Kebbi State by the Service’s Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap, for an on-the-spot assessment of the nation’s borders. A statement on Saturday by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, quoted Nandap, saying, “The intelligence gathered …

The troops of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and local vigilantes in the early hours of Tuesday raided a terrorist camp in Kabbi State. The troops, during the operation, killed one of the terrorists, rescued four kidnapped persons and recovered arms and ammunition. This was made known by …

Kebbi State government is to commence the disbursement of N3 billion to seasonal farmers across the state under the Livelihood Support Grant in order to become self-reliant. Governor Nasir Idris while flagging off the disbursement yesterday at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi, capital of Kebbi State, affirmed the readiness of his administration to provide necessary support to achieve the …

The Kebbi State Government has commenced the training of 2,400 primary schoolteachers in the use of English language, Mathematics, and pedagogical skills. Declaring the training open at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Governor Nasir Idris said his administration was determined to revolutionalise the state’s education sector. He urged teachers, parents, and other stakeholders to join hands with his …

Sunday, 8th October 2023 will forever linger in the minds and hearts of indigenes of Tarasa community in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi state. The ecstatic indigenes of the community warmly welcomed the wife of the Governor, Hajiya Nasare Nasir Idris when she teamed up with Near Foundation and Ufok Dialogue to organise a medical outreach in the …

Police authorities in Kebbi State have intercepted two vehicles conveying 7,500 live cartridges and parcels of Indian Hemp worth over N600 million. One of the trucks was coming from Ghana through Togo and Benin Republic to Nigeria, while the second vehicle took off from Benin Republic to Nigeria, beating different checkpoints. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Nafiu …