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NGO urges Government to Open Islamic Schools as Teachers are in hardship

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NGO  Community Support and Development (CISAD) Initiative has called on Kano State Government to re-open Islamic Schools in the State, North-Western Nigeria.

 

The Head of the NGO Hajiya Zainab Ahmad Suleiman OFR stated this after the distribution of hand sanitizers to some Islamic Schools in Kano who are in Vacation.

 

Hajiya Zainab said the Islamic Schools closed to their office have benefitted from the gesture considering the fact that many of the schools can not afford to have the hand sanitizers hence the distribution by her NGO.

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“As mothers, we are pleading to Kano State Government to –reopen the Islamic Schools in Kano, most of the Teachers tutoring our children relied on the stipends they are getting from the parents, therefore re-opening the Islamic schools will be of great importance for the Teachers and the Parents”

 

She said Islamic School Teachers need the little stipends from the parents, As such, we are pleading with the state government to look into the issue and make sure that the schools are open.

Zainab Ahmad Suleiman OFR added that prayer is one of the greatest weapons and with opening the schools, the kids will intensify in Prayer to make sure COVID-19 has gone down in Kano.

 

She said many parents and the schools cannot afford to have the face masks and hand sanitizers, helping them will aid in fighting COVID-19.

“Before  Kano is the no one state with cases of COVID 19 and it went down to number two and number three and we hope in future the state will be the number 36  as COVID 19 ridden state in Nigeria,” said the Head of the NGO, CISAD

 

Hajiya Zainab Ahmad pointed out that other Islamic Schools in Kano will also be given hand Sanitizers by her NGO that is Community Supports and Development Initiative.

She said it’s not easy for parents and their wards to stay idle without going to school for five consecutive months which is very critical to their lives that is why her NGO is appealing to Government to look into teachers’ plight.

 

She also urged proprietors of Islamic Schools in the state to make sure that they clean their school’s environment well ahead of the resumption.

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Kano-Kaduna-Abuja Passengers Spent Night In Kaduna Due to Traffic Jam

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Some passengers traveling from Abuja to Kano found themselves stranded in Gwanin Gora town, Kaduna State, due to a traffic jam.

An eyewitness and passenger, Dr. Lado Bala, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER that they had been stranded since 3 AM with no indication of movement.

Regarding the cause of the traffic jam, Dr. Bala mentioned that it may be attributed to an unknown accident that occurred further down the road.

As of the time of reporting, no security agency had responded to clear the jam.

The Kano-Abuja-Kaduna Express is a major Nigerian road that links Northern and Southern Nigeria.

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Nigeria Tracker Congratulates Sarkin Bai Mansur Mukhtar On Wedding of His Daughter Amina

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The wedding ceremony

 

The management of Nigeria Tracker Communications, publishers of Nigerian Tracker online newspaper, has extended its congratulatory message to the family of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank ,Dr Mansur Mukhtar on the wedding of his daughter, Amina Mansur Mukhtar.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the leading online newspaper, Abbas Yushau Yusuf.

The wedding fatiha and solemnization which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had in attendance family, friends, and well-wishers, with a dowry of $1000.

On behalf of the board of directors of Nigeria Tracker Communications, we wish the couple a happy married life and Allah’s blessings, and success to the entire Sarkin Bai of Kano’s family, Dr. Mansur Mukhtar.

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My Successors Have Jettisoned My Progressive Ideas-Says Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan

 

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, said some of the progressive ideas he instituted during his tenure were jettisoned after his exit from office.

Jonathan who was the President from 2010 to 2015, stated this while speaking as Chairman on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State.

The former president who said he ensured that women were admitted into the Nigeria Defence Academy, recalled that he faced serious challenges but had his way as the president of the country.

He said it is worth noting that women have become an integral part of the military set with some of them going ahead to become some of the best jet fighters.

He said, “I recall the challenges faced by women in the military. But as President, I directed that the Nigeria Defence Academy commence admission of women into the institution.

“However some of the ideas, which could have helped in the technological development of the country were jettisoned. “

The former President who noted challenges faced by women in various career fields, advocated that limitations against women’s progression in their chosen fields of endeavour should be eliminated.

He also called for the recalibration of the nation’s school curriculum to prioritize skills acquisition, and technology and de-emphasise certificates.

The ex-president explained that emphasis on skills acquisition and technology in all fields of the country’s educational system was the way to go to hasten the development of the country.

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