Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. READ ALSO:Muhammadu Sanusi II reinstated as Emir of Kano Yusuf has also given Aminu Ado Bayero and four other former first-class chiefs 48 hours to vacate the palace and surrender all emirates property to the…
Muhammadu Sanusi II has been restored as the Emir of Kano following a resolution by the Kano State House of Assembly to dethrone the current Emir and dissolve the four Emirates created under a contentious 2019 law. Recall that In May 2019, the assembly approved the amendment of the Kano State Emirate Council Law, which…
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the 2024 Kano Emirates Council Law (Repeal Bill) following its third reading. The law has abrogated the establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state. All offices established under the repealed law have been set aside by the new bill. Also all district heads elevated or appointed…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, a two-week bail after spending a cumulative 27 months in detention. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday, okayed the release of the defendant from Kuje…
…Releases Q1 2024 Unaudited Results Jaiz Bank Plc has released its 2023 full-year financial results and unaudited financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). The bank reported a profit before tax of ₦11.2 billion in 2023, a significant increase from the ₦6.9 billion recorded in 2022. Additionally,…
The Kano State House of Assembly has moved a motion to revisit and amend the Kano State Emirate Council Law of 2019 and the Kano State Emirate Amendment Law of 2023. The house agreed to recall the laws following a motion of urgency and public importance interest moved by the majority leader of the house,…
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, supervised the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the Ministry and UTEL Ltd. to connect Nigerians to foreign jobs in Kuwait, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Scandinavian countries, among others. The MoU was signed on Tuesday and will be executed…
Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has once again raised the Monetary Policy Rate to 26.25 per cent from the 24.75 per cent. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso who is also the Monitory Policy Committee (MPC) chairman said this on Tuesday after the two day MPC meeting held in Abuja. He said…
By Ahmed Mustapha Three weeks ago, a high-level UN counter-terrorism summit in Abuja concluded that a new approach to fighting terrorism was needed across Africa. As the head of one of Nigeria’s largest NGOs dealing with this problem, I strongly agree and hope that the conclusions of this meeting will herald new and exciting approaches…
On Monday, members of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) paid a visit to Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano, at his palace. The visit, was part of activities lined up for the Second Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, holding in Kano, North…
