Tag: Kano State

Manufacturers, importers to stop supplying drugs to Kano market
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Manufacturers, importers to stop supplying drugs to Kano market

The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have both issued a strong warning, requesting that all distributors, importers, manufacturers, and company representatives immediately stop supplying medications to any establishments in Sabon Gari Market, Niger Street, or any other location outside of the Coordinated Wholesale Centre in Dangwauro, Kano State. Nairametrics […]

India, Pakistan, others to attend Kano trade fair - KACCIMA
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India, Pakistan, others to attend Kano trade fair – KACCIMA

A total of 250 companies from within and beyond Nigeria are expected to attend the 44th edition of the Kano International Trade Fair, which will take place from November 25th to December 9th, 2023. According to The Punch, the President of the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, Alhaji Garba Imam, revealed the information on […]

Why Kano gov placed commissioners on six-month probation
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Why Kano gov placed commissioners on six-month probation

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, stipulated that the newly appointed commissioners must serve a six-month probationary term before beginning their official duties. Governor Yusuf stressed that his administration is capable of managing the tasks at hand and that failure, laziness, and negligence will not be tolerated by his administration. The Governor, who presided […]

Kano govt to prioritize industrialization, security
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Kano govt to prioritize industrialization, security

The governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to making industrialization, energy, security, and climate change projects a top priority. The Punch reported that the governor made this statement on Monday while hosting visitors from the Kuru branch of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies. Governor Yusuf represented by his deputy, […]

Governor of Kano State Abdullahi Ganduje
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Pharmaceutical dealers challenge Kano govt over forceful relocation

The Kano State chapter of the Nigerian Association of Patent Proprietary Pharmaceutical Dealers announced on Thursday that it was challenging the forceful move of its members to Kano Economic City. The Punch reported that this statement was made by the legal advisor of the association, Abdulazeez Adam Muhammad, shortly after the NAPPMED caretaker committee’s swearing-in […]

A photo of the governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Gandjue
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Ganduje shuts Kano supermarket over old naira rejection

The Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Gandjue, directed the State’s acting Chairman of the Consumer Protection Council, Dr Baffa Babba Dan’agundi, to shut down Wellcare Supermarket. This was because the supermarket was rejecting the old notes against the orders of the state government. Dr Baffa disclosed this after shutting down the supermarket. He also […]

PHOTOS: Buhari commissions nine projects in Kano
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PHOTOS: Buhari commissions nine projects in Kano

On Monday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.d) officially inaugurated nine different projects in Kano that the state and federal governments had jointly completed. These projects include, Federal Government’s Tier IV Data Centre, $10M Professor Hafsat Abdallahi Ganduje Cancer Center, Dala inland Dry port to help move containers by railway from Apapa in Lagos […]

Tweeps knock FG as fuel scarcity leaves commuters stranded
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NMDPRA seals fuel stations in Kano over price hike

  Several Kano gasoline stations were closed on Thursday by the Nigeria Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. According to Guardian, the fuel stations were closed down by the former Department of Petroleum Resources enforcement team of the Kano zonal office for selling goods above the permitted price. Prices ranging between N300, N290, and N295 […]