The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) after several days of blackout restored light to Katsina around few minutes to 9pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 contrary to false reports on social media that light will be restored on Saturday and that it will be a very high voltage that may be damaging.
President Bola Tinubu has named an acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede pending the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the substantive COAS, who is said to be indisposed and receiving treatment abroad.
Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, in a statement released on Tuesday responded to the concerns raised by Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) over the current model for distributing Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, which relies on derivation.
The Katsina State government has handed over the renovation and upgrade of Umar Faruq Township Stadium Daura to Space and Dimension Company Limited.
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) have rejected the proposed shift to a derivation-based Model for Value Added Tax (VAT) distribution, proposed by the President Bola Tinubu’s government due to its negative effects on the north.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar II, while addressing the Northern Governors Forum at a meeting held in Kaduna on Monday, pleaded with the 19 governors of the Northern region to support the establishment of the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Commission in the region and ensure its success.
Katsina Community Watch Corps (CWC), a security outfit set up by Governor Radda administration, have arrested a man identified as Umaru Wakili in Gora Dan Saka, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State accused of being the mastermind in securing bail for bandits whenever they are apprehended by the Nigeria Police Force.
In a statement on Sunday titled “TCN clarifies on efforts to restore bulk power in Northern Nigeria amid security challenges,” General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah explained that vandalism caused the outage, disrupting bulk power supply to the region reiterating that insecurity in the area has hindered swift repairs, delaying restoration of electricity supply.
Governors of the 19 Northern states on Monday met with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, to deliberate on insecurity, poverty, out-of-school children and other socioeconomic challenges facing the region along with some royal fathers across the region.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday announced the award of three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game with a fine of USD 50,000 against Libya.