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 …

The Kebbi State Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 1,080 pieces of donkey skin alongside 371 parcels of cannabis sativa in the state. The Area Controller of NCS in the state, Dr Ben Oramalugo, who disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi, said the value of the seized items was N164,815,629. He said, …

Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris has signed a N10 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two companies for the completion of its ultra modern secretariat complex in Birnin Kebbi. Signing the MoU at the council chamber, Government House, shortly after the maiden State Executive Council meeting on Friday, the governor said the contract was to streamline the civil service …

The Kebbi State Government has promised to offer scholarships to rescued girls of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri. While receiving a Turkish organisation, Nigeria/TUILP International College, who paid him a courtesy visit in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Friday, Governor Nasir Idris said that the scholarships would enable the girls continue with their studies and actualise their dreams …

A teenage girl of 17, Malama Hauwa Mohammed, has lost two of her limbs. This followed a vicious attack on her by her husband at their home in Kebbi State. According to Hauwa, she got married to her husband against her will. She said her husband had the habit of always staying away from home for many months. However on …