The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said accused President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, party of allegedly cutting a deal with the governors of Zamfara and Katsina to “capture” the states. Atiku also said he welcomes “whatever reasonable measures the Federal Government takes to put […]
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Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace on Sunday took delivery of its fifth Embraer 145, assuring that the development has deepened its capacity to relaunch its flights to Sokoto and start its Katsina service. The carrier, which had earlier received four of the six 50-seater Embraer 145 aircraft it recently acquired, said its goal of unifying […]
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The Federal Government says it will commence disbursement of the recovered 322 million dollars Abacha loot through Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) to 302,000 poor households in 19 states in July. Mr Tukur Rumar, of the National Cash Transfer Office (NTCO), said this at a roundtable on assets recovery organised by the Swiss Embassy on Thursday, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Katsina state said so far it had issued over 111,302 permanent voters cards, PVC, to voters who registered between April and December 2017 while on the other hand registered 127,743 fresh voters in the current civic registration exercise The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, who made the […]
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to construct a new refinery along the Niger and Katsina State border. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, who stated this when he met with the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou and the Energy Minister, Mr. Foumakoye Gado, said the deal will also […]
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Governors of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states are willing to partner the Federal Government to facilitate the exploration of both ethanol and hydrocarbon resources in the basin. The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said this, adding that his administration would support the Federal Government in ensuring the success of the exploration activities in the […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
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Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, yesterday, laid the foundation for a 50-bed clinic in her husband’s home town, Daura, Katsina State, for women and children’s healthcare. Speaking during the foundation laying at the premises of the General Hospital, Daura, Aisha Buhari said the clinic is to cater for the less-privileged and indigents. The clinic […]
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says about 65,000 of its members in Katsina State, have begun seven-day fasting and prayers for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari. Rev. Nelson Onyeka Chukwu, CAN Chairman in the state, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Katsina, said that the prayers would be offered at […]
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