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2 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
Dignitaries and a large crowd of supporters and party faithful at the upgrade ceremony of Federal Polytechnic Kano to Federal University of Science and Technology, Kabo The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, and the entire All Progressives Congress, Northern Kano Supporters, have passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Tinubu’s second term of office bid.
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2 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has deployed no fewer than 3,100 personnel to enhance security at various Eid praying grounds, recreational centres and marketplaces during the Sallah festivities in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the deployment of the personnel in a statement on Thursday.
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3 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday, engaged stakeholders and members of Doka community in Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State on flood preparedness and response campaigns. The initiative aims to promote early action to save lives and livelihoods during the 2025 rainy season. The DG NEMA, Zubaida Umar, made the disclosure during the agency’s Stakeholders’ Engagement on the 2025 National Preparedness and Response Campaign on the menace.
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3 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
The Sector Commander, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, after the media briefing held along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway corridor as part of a monitoring tour. Photo: FRSC Lagos Sector Command The Federal Road Safety Corps, Kano Sector Command has commenced the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir special patrol from Thursday, June 5 to Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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3 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
Following the recent attack on its Semegu office in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, the Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has provided an explanation for the incident. This was outlined in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday.
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4 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Atta. Credit: State House The Federal Government is set to construct 100 houses in each of the 774 local government areas of the country. The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Atta, disclosed this in Kano on Tuesday evening, when the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, received hundreds of supporters of the New Nigeria People’s Party who defected to the All Progressives Congress.
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4 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau. Credit: Senate Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Tuesday, in Kano, paid a condolence visit to the families of the 22 athletes who died in a motor accident on Saturday. The families of the late athletes received Barau and his entourage at the Gwagwarwa Juma’a Mosque in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.
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5 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
Community Reorientation Women Network A group under the aegis of Community Reorientation Women Network has supported over 50,000 pregnant women to access antenatal care services in rural areas across Bauchi, Kano, and Sokoto states. The group that provided the support under its pilot program in 39 wards across the three states also facilitated livesaving vaccinations for over 20,000 children.
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5 days ago | 
punchng.com | Tukur Muntari
Centre for Information Technology and Development The Centre for Information Technology and Development has expressed serious concerns over the dearth of accurate data in many government agencies and institutions for effective policy formulation. The organisation also noted that the absence of reliable data leads to ineffective policies and programs. The CITAD Executive Director, Engr.
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6 days ago | 
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Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has declared today a public holiday in honour of the 22 members of the state contingent who died in an auto crash on Saturday. The victims, mostly in their youth, were returning from the National Sports Festival when the crash occurred on the Kano-Zaria expressway. In a statement on Sunday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, the state urged residents to use the public holiday to pray and sympathise with the families of the victims.
