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Hanifa:CITAD Calls On Kano Govt.To Strictly Monitor Private Schools

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Zainab Aminu Gender And Programmes Officer Addressing the Press

Abbas Yushau Yusuf

The centre for information technology and development CITAD has called on Kano state Government to strictly monitor the activities of private schools operating in the state.

Zainab Aminu Gender programmes officer of the centre stated this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of report on gender based violence for the month of January .

Zainab Aminu said in order to monitor Hanifa’s memory the signing of the child rights act becomes necessary without further delay.

According to Zainab Aminu the centre further commended the Nigerian Police, Kano State command for successfully arresting the killer kidnapper.

CITAD also urges the state government to ensure that no stone is left unturned in preventing a future occurrence by establishing a child rescue center in the State.

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The center further implores the public to sustain the outrage until justice is served to the fullest extent so there can be no more victims of wicked circumstances.

“To sum up, a cross-check of the outcome of the analysis with the outcry from the public indicates the need to firmly implement the Child Rights Act and VAPP policy and to monitor closely all relevant incoming information as concerns their impact on the medium-term outlook for a safer society for Children/Young girls.

We hereby recommend that the Kano State Government and House of Assembly should immediately and as a matter of urgency domesticate the Child Rights Act and VAPP Act at the state level. This will contribute in curbing this menace as perpetrators are being punished accordingly.

The state government should also adopt laws to protect women and girls, and as well establish Referral Centers and Forensic Centers for victims.

We would like to commend the efforts of our traditional and religious leader in intensifying their effort to create awareness against GBV.

While we continue to monitor, we will like to appeal to parents, relatives and others to always report cases to the various to either directly to us or to other sister NGOs as well as to government agencies such as NOA, NAPTIP or Hisbah. GBV strives when we all keep quiet. We cannot win the battle against it unless every perpetrator is brought to the books.

Keeping silent will not protect the victims who suffer. It encourages the perpetrators to take this silence as a stamp of acceptability. “Said Zainab Aminu

Zainab Aminu noted that from the January GBV report rape and online harassment has decreased by 7 percent while wife battery has also decreased.

But there is also an increase in sexual harassment among others.

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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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

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November 21, 2024

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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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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

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He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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