Month: January 2024
Unveiling the Unheard: How Authorities Are Fighting SGBV in Bauchi State.
By Muhammad Sani Abdulhamid, Bauchi The increasing number of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence cases in Bauchi State is highly alarming, as a report by USAID Integrated Health Program (IHP) 2023 indicates that 21.7% of women in Bauchi experience physical abuse, 22.7% experience Sexual abuse, and 57.5% experience emotional abuse from their partner or spouse. […]
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Bauchi Governor Hails His Commissioner Shira For Constant Consultation With Partners On State’s SMEs Development
:As the Governor receives SMEDAN DG on advocacy visit Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state has applauded his Commissioner for Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Hon. Sadiq Hamisu Shira for his tireless efforts and constant consultation with critical stakeholders for the advancement and overall development of SMEs in the state. The Governor […]
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Gender Based Violence: Experience, Effects And Way Forward
By: Jibrin Hussaini Kundum, Bauchi Gender-Based Violence refers to harmful acts directed at an individual based on their gender which include sexual, physical, mental and economic harms inflicted in public or in private. It also includes threats of violence, coercion and manipulation. This can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, […]
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Gov. Idris solemnises mass wedding of 300 couples in Kebbi
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State this Sunday, presided over the mass wedding of 300 couples in Birnin Kebbi with an advice to them to be friendly and confidants of each other . The event which took place at the Palace of the Emir of Gwandu, was organised by the Nafisa Nasir Development Foundation, […]
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Gov. Idris Flags off bye elections campaign for Ngaski/Yauri/Ngaski fed. constituency.
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State this Saturday flagged off bye elections campaign for Shanga/Yauri/Shanga Federal constituency for House of representatives candidate of APC ,Hon. Garba Umar Uba (Bullet) scheduled for 3rd, February 2024. Addressing mammoth crowd of APC supporters in Shanga, Governor Idris announced that Kebbi State Government in collaboration with federal government […]
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Army, vigilantes rescue 4 victims,recover rifles, live bullets in Shanga forest
A combined operation of soldiers from the 1 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Dukku Barracks, Birnin Kebbi and some local vigilantes has led to successful rescue of four kidnapped victims and recovery of 3 AK-47 rifles mounted with magazines, 3 extra magazines, 142 rounds of live ammunition and pairs of military uniform among other items. The […]
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Mammoth crowd hold rally in Kebbi to celebrate Gov. Idris’s victory at the Supreme Court
Hundreds of people including party supporters of All Progressives Congress, APC this Sunday from the 21 local areas of Kebbi State held rally to celebrate the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed Gov. Nasir Idris as the duly elected governor of Kebbi State in the 2023 Governorship. The rally which was organised by the APC […]
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Gov. Idris rejoices with 7 Senior Army officers of Kebbi promoted to Generals
The Kebbi State Government wishes to felicitate with seven indigenes of the State who were recently promoted to senior ranks in the Nigerian Armed Forces. The promotion of the officers was announced by the Military authorities in a recent excercise comprising the Nigerian Army, Airforce and the Navy. A statement signed by Kebbi State […]
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No more casual Staff in Kebbi civil service – Gov Idris
The Kebbi State Government has phased out the employment of casual staff into the civil service. Governor Nasir Idris stated this when he paid an unscheduled visit to Kebbi Medical Centre Kalgo, this Tuesday. He further announced that the government would look into the possibility of obsorbing the existing casual staff into permanent appointment […]
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Kebbi disburses N3 billion to 15,000 beneficiaries
Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu has Flagged off the disbursement of livelihood support grant to Fifteen Thousand beneficiaries across the State. Under the current programme, each beneficiary will recieve two hundred thousand naira totaling Three billion naira . At the ceremony in Birnin kebbi this Monday, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris […]
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