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Kano Plans To Generate 200 Million Naira Monthly From Waste
Kano state government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the State remains clean and tidy aimed at maintaining its status as mega city through the concept of “waste wealth.”
The State commissioner for Environment Dr Kabiru Ibrahim Getso disclosed this while inspecting some facilities of the ministry as part of collaboration between the State Government and a waste Management company.
He said a lot of wealth has been generated from waste in developed countries “we want Kano to follow suit in such a way that the amount of waste that are being generated daily be converted to wealth” he emphasized.
The commissioner said the state government will integrate a number of facilities and personnel own by Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board REMASAB in to the project as equity which will make the company to be remitting from fifty millions Naira, to hundred Million and subsequently two-hundred million naira monthly.
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Dr. Getso, further said the agreement would last for twenty years, assuring that the collaboration would not affect the strange of the staff of the agency “ No single staff of the agency would lose his job as a result of partnership, so also the private companies employed by the government would continue to be part of the project.” Getso assured.
While inspecting the Zaura re-cycle plant, the Commissioner impressed with facilities on the ground and maintained that the project will generate waste that would convert in to Bio-gas, Organic and Inorganic Manure which would enhance the revenue generation of the State.
The Commissioner added that when the project takes off about four thousand five hundred workers would be employed at the three main operational centers; comprising Dorayi Composing plant, Kawo bio-gas plant and Zaura recycle centers.
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Mutiu Adepoju Urges NFF to Retain Augustine Eguavoen as Super Eagles Coach
Former international, Mutiu Adepoju, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to keep Augustine Eguavoen in charge of the Super Eagles.
Eguavoen took charge of the Super Eagles in interim capacity in September.
The 59-year-old guided the team to qualify for AFCON 2025 with three wins, two draws and one defeat.
The NFF are reportedly still planning to hire a foreign coach for the three-time African champions.
Adepoju however said his former teammate should stay in charge of the team.
“I would rate him very well. Number one, we’ve qualified for the AFCON, which is one of the objectives,” he told Brila FM.
“I would say he has done well and is still doing well.
“They should keep encouraging him. I believe he’s getting things done, I will rate him high, let just keep supporting him.”
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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability
The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .
Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.
Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.
The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.
Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.
The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.
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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93
A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.
A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.
Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .
Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.
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