COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ADVOCACY VISIT TO THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HONORABLE MUKTAR BALONI, BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM (LGAM) ON STRENGTHENING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY

Preamble On the 28th December, 2021, the Local Government Accountability Mechanism (LGAM), Kaduna state, paid an advocacy visit to the Executive Chairman of Kaduna North Local Government, Honorable Muktar Baloni, at the Local Government Secretariat. The aim of the visit is to identify areas of collaboration in strengthening fiscal transparency, accountability and improve service delivery […]

THE POLITICAL MIRACLE CALLED ZULUM.

Prof. Zulum is the sitting governor of Borno state. He was born in a rural village in Borno state some 52 years ago. He was appointed a commissioner at 46 and he performed excellently well. His performance as a commission forced his governor to anoint him amongst the 21 candidates that contested his party primaries. […]

GOV EL-RUFAI SIGNS KADUNA STATE’S 2022 BUDGET, SAYS IT WILL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has signed the state’s 2022 Budget of N278.58bn. The signed budget allocates N184.53bn to capital expenditure and N94.05bn to recurrent, a ratio of 66:37%. With N89.67bn, the Social Subsector has 49% of the capital budget, the largest sectoral allocation. Capital allocations in the social sub-sector are Education (N41.66bn), Health (N28.63bn) […]

NLC Begs el-Rufai To Extend End Of Year Bonus To Pensioners

Nigeria Labor Congress, Kaduna State Council has appealed to Kaduna State Government to also consider pensioners on the approved bonus for all the civil servants in the state. In a press statement signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Council Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman and Comrade Christiana John Bawa respectively commended Governor Mallam […]

Shatou Garko’s participation in Miss Nigeria Unislamic – Says Kano Hisbah Commander

The Kano state Hisbah board has announced plans to invite parents of Shatu Garko, the winner of 2021 Miss Nigeria, over their daughter’s “illegal” participation in the beauty pageant. Shatou is the first hijab-wearing contestant to clinch the much-coveted crown since the pageant debuted in 1957. In a chat with BBC Pidgin, Haruna Ibn-Sina, Kano Hisbah board commandant, […]

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP (OGP) AT TEN EVENT WITH THE THEME – STRENGTHENING CIVIC SPACE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IN KADUNA STATE

Preamble As part of activities marking OGP at ten and contribution to the emerging conversations from the 2021 Global Summit, on the 21st December, 2021, the Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED) in collaboration with the Kaduna State Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Partnership to Engage, Reform & Learn (PERL) organized a […]

Safiyel Magori, Nasiru, others make Sokoto new NUJ executives

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By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto SEVEN member executives on Wednesday emerged unopposed to pilot the affairs of the Sokoto state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) for the next 3 years under the Chairmanship of Dalhatu Abdullahi Safiyel Magori of NTA and his Secretary , Nasiru M. Bello of NAN. The Magori led executives took […]

Electoral Act: Buhari Rejects Direct Primary …As Senators move to override Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari has responded to the 2021 electoral act amendment bill sent to him by the National Assembly for his assent, rejecting the clause that provided for direct primary to be conducted by political parties. In a letter forwarded to the Senate and read in plenary on Tuesday, the President, cited series of reasons […]