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- 25 Jun 2021
Kaduna State Partners Airtel Nigeria to Deploy Broadband Services, Fibre Network Across State
The Kaduna State Government has announced a strategic and exclusive partnership with leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, to modernize and digitalize its entire telecoms and…
- 26 Nov 2021
Kaduna State Government Restores Telecommunication Services
Kaduna State government yesterday restored telecommunication services which were suspended in some local government areas of the State. Security agencies had requested the shutdown in October 2021,…
- 4 May 2022
Copyright Commission, NFVCB to Curb Piracy in Kaduna State
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) have committed to exploring inter-agency measure to check copyright piracy in Kaduna State. Mrs Rukayyat…
- 3 May 2020
COVID-19: Kaduna State Gifts Phone Users N200 Airtime Monthly
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, has said the distribution of relief packages in the state for the month of May, would be targeted at people who recharge their phones with less than N200…
- 13 Mar 2023
Healthcare officials in Kaduna State laud Zipline Services
Healthcare officers in Kaduna and its environs have observed great improvements in medical services since Zipline commenced commercial flight delivery of medical supplies to health facilities in the…
- 27 Dec 2023
UNECA Identifies 11 Priorities for Digital ID Use in Kaduna State
A blueprint that highlights key areas in which digital identity can deliver high value for the development efforts of Kaduna state has been published. The 31-page report titled “Enhancing the…
- 30 Apr 2024
Google, Kaduna State Others Partner to Launch First Hausa-Language AI learning Series to Expand Tech Education and Empower Women
A new initiative aimed at empowering women in Northern Nigeria through AI education was launched today. Google, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Government, and Data Science Nigeria, introduced…
- 6 Sept 2022
Zipline Begins Commercial Deliveries of Medical Commodities in Kaduna State
Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, has commenced commercial deliveries of medical commodities via unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise called drones, to health facilities within Kaduna…
- 9 Jul 2021
Kaduna Shuts Bank’s Branches in State over Alleged Unpaid N43.3m Tax
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service has sealed four branches of Fidelity Bank for tax liabilities amounting to N43.3 million. The branches are located at Ali Akilu Road, Ahmadu Bello Way,…
- 3 Apr 2019
El-Rufai Unveils Plan to Run an ICT-driven Economy
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai in Kaduna unveiled plans to make the state economy ICT driven. The governor made the disclosure while speaking at the ongoing 4th Kaduna State Economic…
- 8 Aug 2014
BoI, Kaduna Seal N1bn Deal on SME Financing
The Bank of Industry has sealed a N1bn Entrepreneurial Development Fund agreement with the government of Kaduna to boost the activities of small scale businesses in the state. The agreement brings…
- 16 Dec 2021
Lawyer Slams N1Bn Suit against NCC, Others over Network Shutdown
Gloria Ballason, a human rights lawyer, has filed a N1 billion suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the legality of the shutdown of telecommunication networks and internet services in…
- 6 Feb 2017
Vodacom, Kaduna to Launch ICT for Development Initiative
Vodacom has partnered with Kaduna State in Nigeria to launch an ICT for development initiative. The project will support mass service delivery in healthcare, education and agriculture through the…
- 4 Mar 2016
Dangote, Others Acquire Peugeot Plant
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state on Friday said that the state government, Bank of Industry, business tycoon Aliko Dangote and some states will acquire the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd…
- 15 Jun 2017
Kaduna Introduces Residency Card
The Kaduna State Government yesterday announced the introduction of residency card for all its residents. The government said the move was to enable it plan and provide social services. Muhammad…
- 13 Dec 2016
Novartis, Vodacom Launch ‘SMS for Life 2.0’ in Kaduna
Novartis has launched an innovative technology-based healthcare program called SMS for Life 2.0 in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The program aims to increase the availability of essential medicines and…
- 16 Feb 2021
Sterling Bank Partners Zipline On Medical Drone Delivery Service
Sterling Bank’s Health Technology Partner; Zipline has signed a service level agreement with Kaduna State Government for the implementation of drones in the health supply chain system. Zipline, is a…
- 22 Aug 2016
Kaduna to Ban Sale of High Energy Bulbs
The Kaduna State Government said yesterday that it would soon ban the sale of high energy consuming bulbs, as part of a strategy to boost energy efficiency. Muhammad Abdullahi, state’s commissioner…
- 26 Jun 2023
Zipline Begins Historic Flying of Blood Products to Health Facilities in Kaduna
It was all joy at the Rural Hospital at Kauru within Kaduna State when Zipline made what has become the very first drone delivery of blood to a health facility in Nigeria. Staff of Zipline at the…
- 29 Sept 2017
El-Rufai Commends Airtel for Role in Developing Primary Education
By peter oluka Malam Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, has commended Airtel Nigeria for its role in the development of primary education across the country. El-Rufai who was speaking at the…
- 19 Jan 2022
TETFund Harps on Innovation as NBTE Sets Deadline on Skills Devt Centre
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on polytechnics and colleges of education in the country to up their games in academic programmes and innovation to reposition the country on…
- 5 Oct 2018
IBM, Kaduna Govt. to Train 1m Residents on Digital Skills
An American Multinational Information Technology Company, IBM on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kaduna State Government to train one million residents in the state on digital…
- 18 Dec 2017
NBC to Switch-on Digital Terrestrial Tv in Ilorin, Kaduna
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will on Wednesday December 20, 2017 and Friday December 22, 2017 switch Kwara and Kaduna States from Analogue transmission to Digital Terrestrial Television…
- 29 Sept 2021
Kaduna to Shut Network Services over Insecurity
Nasir El-Rufai, governor, Kaduna state, has asked residents to prepare for a shutdown of telecommunication services. The governor stated this in a chat with some radio stations, saying the security…
- 16 Jan 2019
EFCC Accuses 5 People of Attempted N466m Fraud @ Polaris Bank
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zonal office has dragged five persons to Kaduna State High Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and attempt to defraud Polaris bank of N466…
- 27 May 2016
‘Tomato Crisis’ Spreads, Dangote Shuts Factory
Tomatoes, one of its main ingredients in making jollof rice, a beloved traditional dish in the country is being ravaged by Tuta absoluta, which has destroyed crops in the northern Kaduna state,…
- 8 Feb 2021
Konga Rolls Out Payment on Delivery Option in Ogun, Kaduna
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost omni-channel e-Commerce platform is set to roll out its Pay on Delivery (POD) option in Ogun and Kaduna states. The POD option goes live in Ogun and Kaduna from Wednesday,…
- 6 Aug 2019
Kaduna, Delta Others Rank Best in e-Governance Report
The Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, CIAPS, ranks, Kaduna, Delta, Anambra States as the best in e-governance amongst others states in the federation. Even as Imo, Zamfara,…
- 15 Jun 2015
First Millionaire Emerges in Skye Bank ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire Reward’ Scheme
A businessman residing in Kaduna, Kaduna State, and Mukaila B. Hamza has emerged the first winner of one million naira in Skye Bank’s ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire Reward’ scheme. Hamza, a…
- 23 Jan 2020
3 Airtel Staff, 26 Others in Ezenwata Bus Kidnap Rescued
Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that it has found 29 passengers in God Bless Ezenwata Motors who were kidnapped by gunmen on January 14, along Kaduna – Zaria expressway. About 40 passengers…