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Kano Allocates 4.6 Billion Naira for Sa’adatu Rimi University

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KNSG Allocates 4.6 Billion Naira for Senate Building and Other Gigantic Projects at Sa’adatu Rimi University.

The Kano State government is set to spend 4.6 billion Naira for the construction of a Senate building and other significant projects at the newly upgraded Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education.

Professor Auwalu Halliru Arzai, the Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor on Higher Education, revealed this during a familiarization visit to the University, following the Governor’s directives to assess the institution’s current status.

Professor Arzai mentioned that the government of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has allocated 5 billion Naira to sponsor 1001 indigenes for foreign scholarships, 0.7 billion for the payment of Kano state students studying at Bayero University, Kano, and has reduced the registration fees for indigenes in the state-owned 12 tertiary institutions by 50%, among other initiatives.

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Auwalu Arzai added that the government’s motive for sending Kano state indigenes to study abroad is not only for them to acquire certificates and return but also to bring new innovations and strategies to the curriculum, especially with the advent of forensic science, which will benefit the state.

He expressed delight with the remarkable progress recorded by the institution and assured that if sustained, it would be among the fastest-growing new universities in the country.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education advised the University’s management to be cautious in admitting students based on their academic capacity to avoid diluting the quality of education.

Earlier, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Isa Yahaya Bunkure Makaman Rano, said the University started well as the first University of education in the Northern part of the country, admitting 2090 undergraduates.

The Vice-Chancellor lamented that the Nigerian University Commission has granted approval to the University to complete the ongoing NCE and degree courses, which are affiliated with BUK and ABU, for 5 and 6 years, respectively.

Professor Bunkure commended the state government’s efforts for allocating 29.95% to the education sector, surpassing the UNESCO declaration of 26%.

During the visit, the Special Adviser inspected the facilities at the institution and interacted separately with the management, staff, and student union leaders.

 

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Insecurity: US lawmaker accuses Matawalle of bribe attempt to silence recommendation calling for his sack

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Governor Matawalle

 

Kimberly Daniels, a United States Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, has alleged that Nigeria’s minister of state for defense, Bello Matawalle, attempted to bribe a US official to deflect the narrative of the United World Congress of Diplomats, UN-WCD, report.

The lawmaker made the claim in a viral video released on her official Facebook account on Monday.

She said Matawalle’s alleged move was to cover up the UN-WCD report on Christian genocide in Nigeria, which indicted him.

Daniels insisted that no amount of pressure can silence her stand against the killings of Christians in Nigeria.

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“A US elected official was offered money by Nigeria’s minister of state defense, Bello Matawalle, to change the narrative of the UN-WCD Christian genocide in Nigeria report,” she said in the viral video.

Recall that Daniels, who doubled as the chairperson of UN-WCD, had called for President Bola Tinubu to remove Matawalle over alleged complicity in the killings in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna, and other parts of Nigeria.

Matawalle is yet to officially reply the US lawmaker.

Daniels alleged that following her recent press statement on what she described as targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria, she came under pressure from individuals she linked to the minister, including what she characterised as attempts to discredit her report and “buy support” from US-based elected officials.

According to her, an unnamed American lawmaker allegedly received an offer of financial inducement to publicly counter her position and defend the Nigerian defence leadership.

She claimed to have received evidence of a communication, including a prepared statement and promotional material, purportedly linked to the minister.

She also claimed that the bribery attempt is meant to divide America elected officials not knowing that they are united.

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Just In:President Tinubu Sacks Minister Of Finance

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council.

According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named.

Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He has been directed to hand over to Mr. Taiwo Oyedele who is now to take over as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele was formerly a Minister of State in the ministry.

Also Mr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma (PhD .) has been named as the ministerial nominee and minister designate for the Housing and Urban Development Ministry.

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The memo also directed Dangiwa to hand over to the Minister of State in the ministry.

The memo stated that “all handing over and taking over processes should be completed on or before close of business on Thursday 23rd April, 2026.”

Explaining the President’s decision, Akume said: “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”

He said the President, in approving the cabinet reshuffle, has fully exercised his powers as conferred on him by Sections 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended).

The President thanked the outgoing ministers for their services to the nation while wishing them the best in all their future endeavours.

The President, Akume noted, equally assured all cabinet members that “the process of reinvigoration shall be continuous.”

Signed:

Yomi Odunuga,
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation

21-04-2026

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JUST IN: FG Files 13 Count Charges Against Alleged Coup Plotters

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against individuals accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Among those named in the suit are a retired major general, a retired naval captain, a serving police inspector, and three other suspects.

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According to security sources, the coup was scheduled to be executed on Nigeria’s Independence Day. However, the plot was uncovered after preparations and plans were leaked, leading to its successful disruption.

The development prompted the Federal Government to cancel the Independence Day programme—a move described as highly unusual by political observers.

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