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Climate Change: Foundation Pledges To Plant 10,000 Trees In Kano

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The PANACEA charity foundation pledged to plant 10,000 trees across the Kano state including schools, government agencies, and hospitals so as to alleviate the impact of climate change on the environment.

 

Dr. Dahir Muhammad Hashim, the promoter of the foundation, in an interview with Nigerian Tracker correspondent on Saturday in Kano said the tree planting campaign was flagged-off on Thursday, August 27 at Kurna Asabe, Gobirawa Ward in Dala Local Government Area, a community mostly destroyed by flooding.

 

He further explained that the tree planting project is in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment and Kano state Ministry of Environment.

 

Hashim said the seedlings are of various tree species that provide herbal medicine, food and help hugely in carbon sequestration.

 

“This project is in conformity with the objectives and indicators of SDGs, Zero Hunger, and Sustainable Cities and Communities”, he said.

 

“Therefore, I am appealing to the residents to guard the trees so that the initiative would not be a wasted effort and would improve our environment”.

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However, Nigerian Tracker interviewed some Kano residents over the development.

Abubakar Aminu, a resident of Gezawa Local Government Area lauded the effort of PANACEA charity foundation on the development of planting trees in the communities saying the trees will reduce the level of flooding and also provide food and herbs to people, and to emulate the foundation I promise to plant at least 10 trees in my local community here in Kofar Fada, Gezawa and also will motivate others to plant trees around their surroundings.

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Abba Muhammad Yusuf a resident of Gwale Local Government Area, noted that Planting trees in communities reduces the level of erosion and wind disaster, and also it provides a natural conducive atmosphere in the society.

Some Children Planting Trees

The project of planting 10,000 trees in Kano will also make Kano a green city and also provide food and herbal medicine to people.

 

Abdulaziz Namadi from Yalwa Qauters in Dala Local Government Area and also a student in the Faculty of Agric, Bayero University, Kano, however, said “Planting trees in the environment provide good oxygen human being breath and reduce the amount of any kind of pollution, water runoff, and prevent flooding.

 

It also provides food protection and home for animals who are habitat”.

 

Meanwhile, the Chief Imam of Kurna Asabe Juma’at Mosque, Mallam Ibrahim Arzai expressed happiness and appreciated the foundation for embarking on the tree-planting project calling on other NGOs to imitate.

 

Hashim explained that the foundation planting campaign Continued at Kofar Waika, Dala Local Government Area on Saturday.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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