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- 27 Oct 2008
Kano State Beckons To ICT Providers
The Kano state Information and CommunicationsTechnology (ICT) Park is one major aspect of economic roadmap that was unveiled by, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, governor, Kano state. The park is part of the…
- 16 Dec 2016
Kano State Boosts Fight Against Corruption
The Kano State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice organised this year's International Anti-Corruption Day. The event was attended by many government representatives…
- 6 Oct 2015
Kano State Government Lauds Etisalat’s Adopt-A-School Initiative
The Kano State Government has commended Nigeria’s leading innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat Nigeria over its Adopt-A-School initiative, a pan-Nigeria intervention programme aimed at improving…
- 1 Jun 2022
ATCON Sets June 9 for its Conference on Actualization of National Broadband Target of 70%
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has announced Thursday, June 9, 2022 as date for one of its flagship events – National Strategic Mobilization for the Actualization…
- 3 Aug 2021
FG Trains Kano State Executives Council Members on e-Governance, Digital Transformation
The Federal Government has kick-started a pioneer programme to train Members of Kano Executive Council on e-Governance and Digital Transformation. L-R: Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice…
- 14 May 2026
UK Reaffirms Development Partnership with Kano, Jigawa States
Ms. Cynthia Rowe, the Head of Development Cooperation at the British High Commission Abuja, has completed high-level engagements with Kano and Jigawa States, reaffirming the United Kingdom's…
- 6 Sept 2014
Kwankwaso’s Presidential Ambition Gets Boost in Kano
Dr.Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano State governor, has been endorsed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Committee in Kano state to contest the 2015 presidential primary election on the…
- 28 Jul 2019
Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) Wraps Up First Phase In Kano State
Health experts and partner organisations, led by MTN Nigeria, have concluded the pilot phase of the multi-stakeholder intervention in the fight against substance abuse among youth in Nigeria. After…
- 6 Oct 2014
Kano Makes History with eCommerce Project
Kano state has begun an eCommerce project; seen as a turning point in the history of commerce in the state and the Northern region of Nigeria and the state government and leading lights in the state…
- 8 Jun 2009
Shekarau Charges State Ministry on ICT Penetration
Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, executive governor of Kano state, has charged the state ministry of science and technology to make proper use of the local potentials available within the ministry in order…
- 16 Jun 2020
NITDA DG Urges Kano and Jigawa State to Harness Youth Population for Economic Recovery
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), firmly believe that the ever-growing youthful population of Kano and Jigawa can be a source of…
- 28 Feb 2014
IIM to Honour Obasanjo, Okere , Others @ Induction Ceremony
Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to honour different stakeholders in Nigeria and other parts of the world including state governors, past and present public office…
- 15 Sept 2014
Kwankwaso Woos Okorocha as Running Mate in 2015
A delegation of the “Nigeria Project 2015,” a campaign organ of Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano State governor at the weekend visited Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor possibly to seek a possible partnership…
- 20 May 2015
PDP, APC Govs Unite Against Jonathan, Asks FG to Account for $20Bn Oil Money
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has asked , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating minister of the Economy and minister of Finance, to account for $20 billion oil revenue. The governors insisted…
- 9 Jan 2013
CBN Commissions 37 Micro-finance Banks in Kano
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted licence to Kano State Government to establish 37 micro-finance banks in the state. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of CBN, while inaugurating the 37 banks…
- 20 May 2017
Ganduje, Sanusi, Danbatta to Grace DBI’s Maiden Matriculation
History will be made on Wednesday, May 24, as high profile Nigerians including Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II; and Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta,…
- 4 Sept 2014
Kwankwaso, Kano Gov Seeks Counsel for 2015 Presidential Race
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, governor, Kano State, yesterday met with his aides and appealed to them to advise him rightly, following hints of his presidential ambition. At the meeting , he stated…
- 20 Dec 2020
Panic as CBN Revokes Licenses of 42 Microfinance Banks
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)has revoked the licenses of 42 microfinance banks in the country and has subsequently closed them with many depositors apprehensive. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor The…
- 1 Mar 2010
Kano’s N5.5Bn ICT Park to Stem Underdevelopment
In a bid to shed the toga of underdevelopment that has generally characterized the Northern parts of the country, Kano state has committed N5.5 billion to the state ICT Park project, Nigeria…
- 24 Jan 2013
‘Okada’ Dying by Installment as Kano Joins Clampdown
The Kano state government has joined other states to ban the use of motor-bikes as means of commercial transportation, following repeated terror attacks on security operatives, business…
- 3 Jul 2025
FG Commissions Rebuilt Kano Digital Industrial Park with Support from IHS Nigeria
The Federal Government has commissioned the fully refurbished and restored Kano Digital Industrial Park, reaffirming its commitment to inclusive digital growth, youth empowerment, and strong private…
- 27 May 2017
DBI: Ganduje, Others Commend NCC
Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano State, said his administration will provide scholarship to 100 youths in the State to bridge the gap in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).…
- 3 May 2020
Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up…
- 10 Oct 2015
Etisalat Handover Renovated Education Facilities to Kano Government
As part of efforts aimed at boosting quality education, Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat Nigeria, has completed the renovation of several educational…
- 26 Jan 2024
Anambra Bags Multiple Technology Awards @National Innovation and Digital Economy Council Meeting
Anambra State has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, securing an incredible four prestigious awards during the ICT peer review session at the 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation…
- 4 Oct 2015
Etisalat Equips Kano School's ICT Hub with Computers
Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat Nigeria, has given a facelift to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre of Girls’ Government College,…
- 27 Nov 2022
First NCC Digital Park Set for Completion January 2023
Ahead of the auspicious commissioning of the Digital Industrial Park (DIP) project in Kano State, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba…
- 28 Aug 2016
CECAD, Kano, Others to Sign IT Innovation Pact for Northern Youths
The Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Kano State government and the Bayero University, Kano are on the verge of…
- 7 Jun 2014
Sanusi, Ex-CBN Gov Tipped to Succeed Late Emir of Kano
Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido, immediate past governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and others are in the race to succeed Alhaji Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano who died yesterday. Others in the race are…
- 2 Feb 2022
Fidelity Bank Finances Ultra-Modern Rice Milling Factory
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has joined Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, and a host of dignitaries including two state governors…