By Abbas Bamalli Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has launched the state’s General Household Survey (GHS) Report to strengthen evidence-based planning and improve service delivery. Radda, represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Faruq Jobe, said the survey provided comprehensive household-level data covering all 34 local government areas of the state.Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Dahiru Bara’u Mangal Foundation says no fewer than 30,000 vulnerable patients have benefited from its free medical outreach programmes across Katsina State since 2018. A member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Hussaini Kabir, disclosed this at the commencement of a free hernia and hydrocele surgeryContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 5,600 school bags have been distributed to vulnerable adolescent boys and girls across 10 public secondary schools in Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Jibia, disclosed this during the distribution of 500 kits at GovernmentContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched the Climate Resilient Infrastructure for Basic Services (CRIBS II) project in Katsina State to strengthen 24 primary healthcare facilities and schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is designed to make the schools and healthcareContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli Katsina State has domesticated the National Safe Schools Policy (NSSP), aimed at protecting students and teachers. Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, who announced this at the official launch of the policy in Katsina, also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to safeguarding learning environments across the state. TheContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris Followers of Tijaniyya Islamic Sect across 15 countries from the West and North Africa are expected to converge on Katsina for the 40th Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass Maulud. The Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Sheikh Muhammad Hadi-Balarabe, made the disclosure at a news briefing in Katsina. Hadi-BalarabeContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The International Red Cross has boosted Katsina State’s battle against malnutrition with the donation of about 4,117 cartons, containing 600,500 packs of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Mr Bala Abdullahi-Hussaini, the Secretary of the state’s branch of the organisation, disclosed this during a meeting with journalists in Katsina.Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 100 vulnerable patients suffering from urological ailments in Katsina and neighbouring areas are set to benefit from a free surgical intervention sponsored by Alhaji Dahiru Barau-Mangal. The initiative was disclosed by Mr Hussaini Kabir, a member of the Board of Trustees of the MangalContinue Reading
