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- News12 Sept 2026
Katsina State Government Marks Launch of UK-funded SCALE Programme to Strengthen Foundational Learning
The Katsina State Government has marked the launch of the Scaling Access and Learning in Education (SCALE) programme in the state. Funded by the UK Government, SCALE is delivered in partnership with the Education Development Trust (EDT), Teaching at the Right Level Africa (TaRL Africa) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA).
- 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…
- 6 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…
- 3 May 2021
FIRST LEGO League: 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship
Twenty-four (24) teams drawn from the Federal Unity Colleges have qualified for the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) National Robotics Championship Competition 2021. Students pitching their works during the…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 23 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…
- 24 Nov 2021
MTN Hands Over Y’ello Doctor Truck to Kwara State Government
MTN Nigeria through its foundation has kicked off the third phase of the Y’ello Doctor initiative. This will see MTN Foundation provide free medical intervention for Nigerians in semi-urban and rural…
- 29 Nov 2017
Lagos Emerges Best ICT State @ NCCT 2017
Lagos State Government has been named the best Information and Communication Technology, ICT, State in Nigeria. The state beats 35 other States of the Federation to emerge winner and was also named…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 8 Jun 2015
Ex-Govs Incur N1.58TRN Debt for 21 states
A month long investigations by Nigerian Pilot has revealed that 21 state governments in Nigeria owe an estimated debt of N1.58 trillion (domestic and foreign debts) as at May 29, 2015. Top on the…
- 28 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,…
- 14 Feb 2015
NCC Spreads Digital Dividends to Varsities, Others via ADAPTI, DAP
AS part of its deliberate digital inclusion policy to address digital divides across a broad spectrum of the society generally and the school system in particular, the Nigerian Communications…
- 18 Dec 2023
Court Freezes Oyo Accounts in 10 Banks over N3.5Bn Debt
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has issued an order freezing the accounts of the Oyo State Government in 10 commercial banks in the country. The order was issued by…
- 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…
- 7 Sept 2021
Wike Shuns FG, Instructs Rivers Revenue Service to Collect VAT
Nyesom Wike, Rivers State governor, has directed the Rivers State Revenue Service (RSRS) to commence the full enforcement and implementation of the State Valued Added Tax Law 2021. The governor who…
- 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.…
- 19 Dec 2012
Lawmakers Okay Governments Borrowing Spree
The House of Representatives yesterday approved plans by state governments and the federal government to borrow $7.9 billion from international creditors after what seemed like initial disapproval by…
- 13 Sept 2022
NAICOM Begins Lobbying in Support of Compulsory Insurance Policy
The National Insurance Commission has sought the support of Kaduna State Government on implementation of the compulsory insurance policies in the country’s statutory laws. Alhaji Abdulrasaaq…
- 12 Aug 2014
FG, Anambra Join Hands for Smart State Project
Federal government and Anambra state have agreed to work together to create an enabling environment that will position Anambra as a smart state, that will lead to the accelerated roll out of critical…
- 17 Jun 2015
EFCC Swoops on Ex-Govs over Allegations of Fraud
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), may have decided to swoop on some immediate past governors in the country, with their constitutional immunity stripped, according to National Mirror.…
- 26 Sept 2021
Bandits Using Nigerien Mobile Phone Services to Coordinate Attacks in Nigeria—Lawmaker
Aminu Almustapha Gobir, member representing Sabon Birni North Constituency in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, has said that bandits are now using the mobile phone services of Niger Republic to…
- 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…
- 4 Sept 2013
Ikpoki, MTN Boss Parleys Fashola, Donates Security Vehicles
Michael Ikpoki, chief executive officer, MTN Nigeria, has expressed gratitude to the Lagos State government for its leading role in the provision of critical infrastructure and support for the ICT…
- 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…
- 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…