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  • Ramadan: Prices of fruits go up in Kano

    Ramadan: Prices of fruits go up in Kano

    Barely 24 hours to the commencement of Ramadan fasting, prices of fruits, particularly orange have gone up in Kano, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

    A survey conducted in Sabon Gari, Yankaba and Yanlemo markets, all in Kano, revealed that fruits sellers have increased the prices of fruits.

    According to the survey, a bag of orange which cost N6, 500 a week ago is now being sold for N7, 700.

    The survey shows that a set of 10 oranges cost N200 as against N150 last week.

    A medium size of the commodity which cost N20 last week now cost N30.

    One of the fruits sellers at Sabon Gari Market, Malam Najib Mohammed, attributed the increase in the prices to sudden increase in the cost of transportation.

    ‘’Most of the truck drivers have travelled to their respective villages to see their families before the commencement of the Ramadan.

    ‘’The price increase may also be attributed to shortage in supply of fruits to the market in an attempt to create artificial scarcity to maximise profit when the Ramadan fast commences,’’ he said.

    Another fruit seller at Yankura Market, Malam Suleiman Abba said the fruit sellers had to increase the price to recover their money and make profit.

    He explained that the prices of other fruits like Banana and Pineapple had also been increased slightly.

    “Hopefully, the prices will come down, especially watermelon when the commodities begin to flood markets soon,’’ he said.

  • Kano to transport pilgrims to Medina

    Kano State government has assured its 5,537 intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj that they would be airlifted from Kano direct to Medina, instead of Jeddah.

    The Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, gave the assurance yesterday at the closing of the first leg of sensitisation workshop for the intending pilgrims in Kano.

    He said the government had already finalised arrangements with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on the issue.

    “This year, all our pilgrims will be airlifted from Nigeria direct to Medina, instead of Jeddah, and this is courtesy of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s struggle,” Abubakar said.

    According to him, the state government has already secured decent accommodation for the intending pilgrims in Mecca and Medina.

    He urged the pilgrims to continue to cooperate with the government to enable the state win the best performing state from the Saudi authorities.

    “For four years now the state has been receiving the gold medal award for the best performing state from the Saudi authorities and we want to sustain the tempo,” Abubakar said.

    The deputy governor urged the intending pilgrims to give the new executive secretary of the board the support and cooperation to enable him discharge his duties effectively.

    The new Executive Director of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abba Yakubu, said the board had so far remitted N1.5 billion to NAHCON as 50 per cent of the total Hajj fares.

    He enjoined female intending pilgrims who were yet to attend the ongoing pregnancy test to do or forfeit their seats.

    According to him, the test is in line with the directive of NAHCON to all the state pilgrims welfare boards in the country.

    “The board will commence screening of the intending pilgrims across the 44 local government areas of the state, soon,” he added.

    NAN reports that the second leg of the sensitisation workshop will begin after the Ramadan fast.

  • Ganduje appoints chief executives of nine agencies

    Ganduje appoints chief executives of nine agencies

    Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the appointment of chief executive officers of nine government agencies in the state.

    Notice of the approval is contained in a statement signed by his Director General, Media and Communication, Baba Halilu Dantiye, in Kano on Thursday.

    The statement quoted Dantiye as saying Alhaji Mustapha Buhari and Retired Group Capt. Muhammad Kura are the new Managing Directors of the state Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) respectively.

    He said Alhaji Muhammad Adamu had been appointed the Managing Director of Kano Urban Planning Development Authority (KANUPDA), while Alhaji Sani Gabasawa is the Managing Director, Youth Directorate for Economic Empowerment.

    He added that Alhaji Abdullahi Yanshana had been appointed the Executive Chairman, Community Reorientation Committee (CRC), while Alhaji Nasiru Koki is the Executive Chairman, Pension Fund Trustees.

    Also, Alhaji Zakari Bagwai had been appointed the Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), while Alhaji Hussaini Ganduje is the Executive Secretary, Senior Secondary School Management Board (KSSSMB).

    Dr Fakhradeen Muhammad had also been appointed the Physician, Kano State Government House.

    The governor urged the new appointees to justify the confidence reposed in them by being dedicated to their duties.

  • ‘Kano to strengthen rapport with Fed Govt’

    Kano State government would work with the Federal Government to develop the state, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said.

    The governor, who spoke yesterday at the inauguration of a 10–man committee on abandoned and ongoing Federal Government projects, said: “In a democracy, the level of competition is high. It is those persistent in knocking at the doors of the Federal Government that will derive benefit for their people.”

    He said Kano needed to maximise relationship with the Federal Government since the leadership at the centre had changed, stressing that since Kano gave President Muhammadu Buhari the highest votes in the March 28 election, the state had a reason to ask for more federal presence.

  • Kano, firm inaugurate N50b Abuja estate

    Kano, firm inaugurate N50b Abuja estate

    The Kano State Government and a firm, Urban Shelter Limited, have inaugurated a N45 billion housing estate in Abuja.

    The estate, christened Evergreen Residences, is located in the Durumi District.

    It comprises 108 units of four and five-bedroom maisonettes; four bedrooms terraces and three-bedroom blocks of apartments,  on a 200, 000 m2 of land.

    Other features in the estate include a 24-hour security, power and water supply services to be provided by a dedicated transformer and an automatic changeover system. The landscape has also been transformed from clogged cluster of buildings to a collection of homes.

    The estate, built on a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, is part of effort of the state government to address the estimated 17 million housing deficit in the country.

    Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso explained that the estate is a project by Urban Shelter Limited with the state’s Pension Fund Trustees. He said the land on which the estate was built is the contribution of the  state to the  agreement with the developer, which he declared to be “commensurate with its investment.”

    And as part of the deal, the Kano State Trust Fund Trustees will get 20 housing units in the scheme.

    Kwakwanso lauded the efforts of Urban Shelter Limited for executing such “a masterpiece”, urged home owners to acquire property in “this befitting neighborhood, because it has now been transformed from house to homes”

    Chairman, Urban Shelter Limited, Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu, also thanked the state government for the partnership, enjoining other states to emulate such initiative in the interest of the citizens.

  • Kano, firm inaugurate N50b Abuja estate

    Kano, firm inaugurate N50b Abuja estate

    The Kano State Government and a firm, Urban Shelter Limited, have inaugurated a N45 billion housing estate in Abuja.

    The estate, christened Evergreen Residences, is located in the Durumi District, Abuja.

    It comprises 108 housing units, of four and five-bedroom maisonettes; four bedrooms terraces and three-bedroom blocks of apartments,  on a 200, 000 m2 of land.

    Other features in the estate include a 24-hour security, power and water supply services to be provided by a dedicated transformer and an automatic changeover system. The landscape has also been transformed from clogged cluster of buildings to a collection of homes.

    The estate, built on a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative, is part of effort of the state government to address the estimated 17 million housing deficit in the country.

    Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso explained that the estate is a project by Urban Shelter Limited with the state’s Pension Fund Trustees. He said the land on which the estate was built is the contribution of the  state to the  agreement with the developer, which he declared to be “commensurate with its investment.”

    And as part of the deal, the Kano State Trust Fund Trustees will get 20 housing units in the scheme.

    Kwakwanso lauded the efforts of Urban Shelter Limited for executing such “a masterpiece”, urged home owners to acquire property in “this befitting neighborhood, because it has now been transformed from house to homes”

    Chairman, Urban Shelter Limited, Mallam Ibrahim Aliyu, also thanked the state government for the partnership, enjoining other states to emulate such initiative in the interest of the citizens.

  • Kwankwaso: Kano spent N50b in four years on pension

    Kwankwaso: Kano spent N50b in four years on pension

    The Kano State Government spent over N50 billion in the past four years as pension entitlements, Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has said.

    The governor spoke at the inauguration of three warehouses built by the Kano Pension Trustees Fund for N298 million at the Kano Free Trade Zone, Panisau, in Ungoggo Local Government Area.

    He said his administration increased pension allowances from N100 to a minimum of N5,000 monthly by constituted a standing committee to address bottlenecks in pension settlements.

    Kwankwaso said this was besides the renovation of the state pensions board’s property under Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

    The governor said the state Pension Trustees Fund also invested N4 billion of the N30 billion to build the Kwankwasiyya, Amana and Bandirawo cities.

    He said the government had acquired property in Abuja and Lagos, which were being managed by reputable firms, as part of the strategic investment.

    Kwankwaso thanked the state pension administrators and pensioners for cooperating with his administration to make their lives better.

    The governor urged them to maintain the trend.

     

     

  • ‘Compensate Kano with Senate President’

    The senator-elect for Kano North, Barau  Jibrin, yesterday urged his colleagues from the Northwest to concede the Senate President to Kano.

    The senator noted that Kano played a vital role in the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the elections.

    Barau urged his colleagues to reward Kano for what he called the state’s “huge political investment” in the party’s victory over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Barau, a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, sought the understanding of his colleagues to enable Kano get the Senate President’s seat.

    The former lawmaker noted that with the calibre of people representing the state in the Senate, “there is no gainsaying the fact that Kano needs to be given special attention  in leadership positions”.

    He added: “You are aware that we have three senators from Kano and we all have the experience in governance and legislation. Our leader, Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who is to represent Kano Central, was a deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives; Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, a former governor, is a third-timer at the Senate; I have been in the leadership of the House of Representatives.

    “So, apart from Kano being 100 per cent APC, we have people with the credentials to bring the change Nigeria needs. I do hope that our party and my fellow colleagues will consider this and do what is right.”

    Jibrin recalled that Kano gave President-elect Muhammadu Buhari the highest votes.

    The senator-elect said the state recorded similar feats in the other elections.

    He said APC won the governorship election, the three senatorial seats, the 24 House of Representatives seats, besides sweeping the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.

     

  • Police arrest 18 year-old lady, 2 others for kidnapping

    The Kano state Police command has arrested an 18 years-old lady, alongside two others who partake in the kidnapped of 4-year –old child last Tuesday in Tudun Wada Local Government Area.

    The kidnappers demanded a ransom of 3 Million Naira and threatened to kill the innocent child if they refuse to adhere to their demand.

    This is just as the kidnappers said they wanted to use the ransom demanded to establish a poultry farm.

    The suspected female kidnapper, Fauziyya Bala, 18 years-old resident of Tudun Wada town, in Tudun Wada local government connived with two others and kidnapped 4 year-old Umar Aminu Ibrahim.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Idris, noted that the kidnap victim was under the care of his grandmother, when he was taken captive by Fauziyya and the duo that assisted her to hatch and carry out the criminal act.

    His words; “On the 14th of April, 2015, Bello Wada criminally conspired With Aliu Tasiu and Fauziyya Bala to kidnap Umar Aminu Ibrahim of Tudun Wada town.

    “Aliyu Tasiu, who is the second suspect, is a brother to the grandmother of the kidnapped child.

    He blocked the view of the child’s grandmother, while the child was being taken away by Bello Wada, who handed over their victim to Fauziyya Bala, who conveyed their victim to Tarauni LG.”

    Mr. Idris disclosed that their victim was whisked away and hidden at a location in Tarauni local government area in Kano metropolis.

    According to him, the trio put a call through to the grandmother of their 4 year-old victim demanding for N3 million as ransome.

    He said, the three man gang threatened to kill their victim, if the grandmother fails to pay the 3 million demanded.

    “The case was reported at Tudun Wada division, the two male suspects were part of those who accompanied the grandmother to the station to report the matter.

    “The police promptly started investigation and successfully arrested the suspects and rescued the victim without any harm or injury,” Idris said.

    The trio, who were paraded at the Kano Bompai state headquarters of the police force, told newsmen that the allegations slammed against them by the police were true.

    Aliyu Tasiu, 25 years-old, sibling of the grandmother of the victim admitted that they conspired and kidnapped their victim.

    “Everything the police have said is true, I did it because I knew for sure that the parents and grandmother of the boy we kidnapped can afford to pay us the N 3million we requested, I am aware and sure the money is available,” Tasiu stated.

    The NATION gathered that, the matter has been referred to SCID for detail investigation and prosecution.

  • Kano sets up 93-man transition committee

    Kano sets up 93-man transition committee

    The Kano state government has set up a 93 Man transition committee tasked with the duty to oversee the smooth transfer of power from the outgoing government to the incoming state government, on May 29th, 2015.

    However, the transition committee, which is in fragment as sub committees are charged to collate projects executed by the outgoing Kano state government.

    The committee which was inaugurated Friday is also to tabulate yet to be completed projects, while at the same time suggest new projects, innovations and policies that could be implemented to better the teeming masses of Kano residents.

    The chairman of the committee, who is also the deputy governor -elect professor Hafizu Abubakar hails the state government for selecting technocrats from various fields of human endeavor to serve in the sub committees in the area of specialization.

    Prof. Abubakar charged those selected to serve in the committees to consider themselves lucky to have been chosen to serve the state at this crucial and historic moment.

    The sub committees constituting the transition committee are, , Critical Infrastructure, Urban and Housing, Agriculture, Finance and Revenue, Security, Education, Health, Youths Sports and Women Affairs, Civil Service, Media and Physically Challenge Affairs.

    The transition committee has been mandated to submit its report within the next three weeks.