Mailafia Laid To Rest
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared that the undisguised love the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia had for the country was never in doubt even as he recalled sterling footprints left by the late 2019 presidential candidate. Speaking during the service of songs and tributes for the […]
IKOYI TRAGEDY AND CASUAL BIGOTRY AGAINST YORUBA MUSLIMS
By Farooq A. Kperogi (Twitter: @farooqkperogi) Amid the grief of the heartrendingly tragic collapse of the 21-storey luxury apartment building in Ikoyi, Lagos, a sadly familiar, barely acknowledged but nonetheless insidiously widespread anti-Muslim bigotry in Yoruba land came to light. A Yoruba Muslim by the name of Adebowale Sikiru revealed in an interview with a […]
CSOs Meet to Harmonize and Strategize on Reviews of the Kaduna Draft 2022 Budget
As a follow up to the budget review by the various accountability mechanisms in Kaduna state penultimate week the Partnership to Engage Reform and Learn (PERL) has invited the Civil Society groups working around several Accountability Mechanisms to a Two-day Meeting to Harmonization and Strategy on the review of the 2022 Draft Budget. PERL State […]
KDSG appoints Prof. Rajneesh Narula as policy adviser
The Kaduna State Government has announced the appointment of Prof. Rajneesh Narula as a Consultant and Policy Adviser to the Planning and Budget Commission. In this role, Prof. Narula will work on operationalizing the Kaduna State Development Plan, providing guidance on Sector Implementation Strategies, updating the State Industrial Plan, and providing implementation strategies including stepping […]
BREAKING: Singer Lionel Richie signs deal with Universal Music Publishing
Country Music Association Awards – Arrivals – Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., 14/11/2018 – Lionel Richie. REUTERS/Jamie Gilliam LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Music star Lionel Richie has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the company said on Thursday. The deal includes some of the biggest hits the Grammy Award winner […]
Collapsed 21 Story Building: Body of Owner Recovered From Rubbles.
Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, the company in charge of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos, has been found dead. An official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who confirmed the development to newsmen at the site, said rescue workers recovered the body on Thursday evening. The building, one of a group […]
PWDs laud El-Rufai for donating court-awarded N10m to disability funds
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAWD), on Tuesday, commended Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for donating the N10 million awarded to him as damages by a Kaduna High Court to the state Disability Affairs Trust Fund. Chairman of the association in the state, Mr Suleman Abdulazeez, gave the commendation in an […]
Tambuwal swears in 3 commissioners with portfolios
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Sokoto state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday swore in three new commissioners with portfolios respectively. Those sworn were a former HoRs member, Hon. Gwanda Gobir to head Water Resources Ministry, Prof. Aminu Abubakar, Ministry of Agiculture and Hassan Muhammadu Maccido in charge of Home Affairs accordingly. At the brief ceremony held […]
Ranching: Northern governors should be encouraged, enticed by N328bn annual return on livestock – Tambuwal
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Impressed by a huge projection of an annual return of about N328 billion from cattle trade in Lagos alone, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal says Northern Governors should he encouraged to adopt ranching. Tambuwal said the governors stood to benefit immensely from the adoption of ranching in their respective states. He observed […]
MATTERS ARISING FROM THE QUARTER 3 BUDGET PERFORMANCE REPORT 2021
It is commendable that the Kaduna state government has been consistent in making public the quarterly budget performance reports. However, the Quarter 3 Budget Performance report showed that the 2021 approved budget was revised. The document shows that the 2021 approved capital expenditure of N164,610,200,280 was revised downwards to N164,403,200,280 with a variance of N207,000,000. […]