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- 10 Dec 2021
Katsina Restores GSM Network to 13 Bandit-Ravaged Councils
The Katsina State Government has ordered the restoration of telecommunications services in the 13 local government areas hitherto affected by banditry. This was disclosed by Mr Ibrahim Katsina,…
- 5 Sept 2022
Katsina State Lauds NOTAPs Model Science Laboratory Upgrade Project
The Katsina State Government has commended the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) for its conceptualisation of the Model Chemistry Laboratory Project for Secondary…
- 9 Sept 2021
Telcos Shut Down Network in Katsina, Buhari’s Home State
Telecommunication services have been shut down in Katsina State. At least 13 Local Government Areas are affected by the development which may not be unconnected with the ongoing security operations…
- 31 Jan 2015
Glo to Distribute Free SIMs to 26,000 Katsina Workers
Over 26,000 civil servants in Katsina State will enjoy the telephone Free Access Programme launched in the state Globacom, national telecoms carrier, and the state government partnered to enhance…
- 17 Dec 2015
NITDA Hosts Al-Qualam University, Pledges IT Intervention in Katsina
Mr. Peter Jack, director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said that the Agency will soon embark on IT intervention in the Katsina State. The NITDA boss said…
- 5 Dec 2017
MTN, Katsina State Partner to Launch Animal Identification Management Solution
MTN Nigeria, has recently partnered with Katsina State Government to officially launched the Animal Identification Management Solution (AIMS) at the Runka Game Reserve. The launch followed extensive…
- 8 Apr 2024
NITDA, Katsina State Govt Empower 50 MSMES On Digital Marketing
National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) in conjunction with the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency, KASEDA have organised a capacity-building and empowerment programme…
- 27 Jul 2018
NITDA Commissions ICT Hub in Katsina
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has commissioned an Information Communication and Technology, ICT Innovation Hub in Katsina State. In a statement, Hadiza Umar,…
- 21 Oct 2025
FG Empowers 39,000 MSMEs With N2.5bn in Katsina
No fewer than 39,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Katsina State have received N2.5 billion grants from the Federal Government to resuscitate and enhance their businesses.…
- 22 Nov 2017
FG Inaugurates ICT Centres in Katsina State
Federal Ministry of Communication established three Information and Communication Technology Centres (ICTC) in Daura, Katsina State, to promote the quest for improved information and technological…
- 19 Nov 2021
Network Blackout: Bandits Deploy Walkie-Talkie for Communications in Katsina
Bandits operating in parts of Katsina State have reportedly resorted to the use of Radio Frequency Walkie-Talkie Trans-Receivers as alternative to the current blockage of GSM telecommunication…
- 9 Jan 2016
Katsina Airport Terminal Ready for Commissioning- Dunoma
Engineer Saleh Dunoma, the managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has stated that the Katsina airport terminal would be commissioned any moment from now, as work at…
- 16 Sept 2022
NCDMB Donates ICT Centre to School in Katsina
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has built and donated an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre to Government Secondary School, Kalgo-Gari in Daura Local…
- 15 Jan 2023
FG Empowers Smart Farmers in Katsina, Aims to Create 5 Million Job Opportunities
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), distributed smart agriculture materials to beneficiaries of the National Adopted Village for…
- 10 Mar 2024
Gov. Umar Dikko Radda Visits Technology Giant, TD Africa
In a bold move aimed at propelling Katsina State into the forefront of technological innovation, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, accompanied by over 12…
- 3 May 2026
Nigeria to Deploy 50,000 AI-Powered Smart Lampposts in Bold Tech Move
Katsina State Government has entered into a strategic partnership with UK-based green technology company, Conflow Power Group Limited (CPG), for the deployment of 50,000 solar-powered smart…
- 14 Aug 2015
NITDA Commissions Knowledge Access Centres in Daura
The National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA) has commissioned a Knowledge Access Venue (KAV) in Government Pilot Secondary School (GPSS), Daura, Katsina State. Speaking at…
- 27 Oct 2008
Multichoice Commissions Resource Centres
Multichoice, Nigeria’s leading pay TV operator, has commissioned 10 educational resource centres in Katsina, bringing to 81 its total number of educational resource centres across Nigeria. The…
- 6 Dec 2024
Access Bank Staff Arrested for Allegedly Stealing from Customers' Accounts
The Katsina State police command, on Thursday, paraded one Adewumi Gabriel, Head of ATM Operations of Access Bank Daura branch, for conspiring with a colleague to steal the sum of N18 million from a…
- 15 Oct 2018
Air Peace Receives Fifth Embraer Regional Jet
Air Peace has taken delivery of its fifth Embraer 145 Regional Jet, assuring that the development has deepened its capacity to relaunch its flights to Sokoto and start its Katsina service. The…
- 11 May 2017
FG Launches MSMEs Clinic Today
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Acting President will today in Katsina launch a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) Clinic, as part of efforts to enhance economic activities in the country. Alhaji…
- 8 Sept 2008
Govt Spends N107m to Establish Cottage Industries
The Katsina state government has spent N107 million on the establishment of 48 paint and chalk cottage industries in the state. Mr. Musa Nashuni, special adviser to the governor on Resource…
- 22 May 2020
Pantami Commends Governors El-Rufai, Uzodimma, Others for Implementing RoW Resolution
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), minister of Communications and Digital Economy has commended Executive Governors of Kaduna, Imo, Katsina and Plateau States for implementing the Right of Way (RoW)…
- 14 Feb 2025
MTN Nigeria Foundation Supports Education with Donation of School Supplies to 1000+ Students
MTN Nigeria Foundation recently embarked on an initiative to donate support materials to nominated schools in seven states across the six geopolitical zones, including Edo, Oyo, Katsina, Nasarawa,…
- 5 Jul 2016
Gilat Satcom, Total IT Solutions Connect 10 Villages in Nigeria
Gilat Satcom said that it is providing voice and high-speed data to ten villages in the states of Adamawa, Borno, Kano, Katsina, Oyo and Yobe in the North East of Nigeria. Gilat Satcom’s Village…
- 30 Oct 2014
Glo Recruits over 2000 Agents for Mobile Money
Globacom, telecoms service provider, has rounded off Town Hall trainings for prospective Glo Xchange agents with sessions in Sokoto, Katsina, Ekiti and Ebonyi States, bringing the total number…
- 29 May 2020
Aside RoW, Other Roadblocks Hobble Telcos
Ekiti, Kaduna, Imo, Katsina and Plateau states recently blazed the trail by implementing right of way (RoW) resolution of resolution of the Governors’ Forum in a bid to deepen broadband penetration…
- 17 May 2016
MTN Launches Livestock Tracking Solution, Mobile Electricity
To help reduce challenges with cattle grazing and the judicious use of land across Nigeria, MTN Nigeria has launched the MTN Livestock Tracking Solutions (LTS) to assist herdsmen in monitoring and…
- 26 Mar 2018
BoI to Train 3,000 NYSC Members Annually on Entrepreneurship Skills
The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it will train 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on entrepreneurship skills annually under the Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF) programme. Mr Kayode…
- 24 Aug 2017
Abdullahi, New Communications Ministry Perm Sec Resumes
One of the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries by the Federal Government, Alhaji Abdulaziz Mashi Abdullahi, who was posted to the Ministry of Communications resumed duties at the Ministry today,…