The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the high rate of child malnutrition in Kano State, revealing that 51.9% of children are stunted, meaning they are not growing well due to chronic undernutrition. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, Mr. Rahma Farah, disclosed the figure during the official handover of Ready-to-Use…
….Kano, Lagos, seven States get thousands of bags of rice, more to follow
The Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), operator of the Shoprite franchise in Nigeria has announced the closure of its Ado Bayero Mall Store, Kano, Kano State Northwest Nigeria from January 14, 2024. A closing announcement dated December 7, 2023, signed by Mubertus Rick for the company, said the decision to close the store was…
There are speculations that the price of rice might increase after rice millers under the aegis of Northern Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) announced that they are shutting down operations in the commercial city of Kano due to the scarcity of paddy. Addressing journalists on Monday, August 14, Chairman of the…
Some residents of Kano state on Saturday morning, August 12, staged a protest against the proposed use of force by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to resolve the Niger coup crisis. Recall that at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, August 10, ECOWAS leaders directed military forces of the member States…
With different banners and placards, members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) trooped out on major streets across states of the federation on Wednesday morning to protest over the removal of petrol subsidy by the federal government. Truetells Nigeria reports that the NLC had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to reverse the…
Two former commissioners from Kano State, who worked under the past administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, have died. Alhassan Muhammad Dawaki and Barrister Zubaida Damakka, former commissioners for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and Budget and Economic Planning respectively, passed away on Friday. Dawaki, aged 79, died after a short illness, leaving behind wives…
Contaminated Aviation Kerosine popularly known as Jet A1 have reportedly flooded airports in Lagos, Kano and Abuja. Vanguard reports that the circulation of contaminated fuel has led to the suspension of all Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Max Air last week by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, after a huge volume of water…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has kicked against the federal government’s sharing formula for the recently approved N500 billion palliative. The federal government had said that it would use the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across geopolitical zones. Commenting on the sharing formula, Governor Yusuf who spoke through his…
A tragic road accident in Kano State during the weekend reportedly claimed the lives of at least eighteen people. The state command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) asserted that the accident was caused by excessive speeding, dangerous driving and overloading. Truetells Nigeria learnt that the incident, which happened on Friday at Zakirai town on Kano-Ringim Road…
