A former Military Administrator of Katsina State, Joseph Akaagerger, is dead. He was aged 69. Akaagerger, born on May 5, 1956, retired from the Nigerian Army as a Colonel. He represented Benue Northeast in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2007 to 2011. Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, who confirmed … Read more
THE Katsina State government has restructured the management of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Katsina United, following their recent matchday 31 loss to Ikorodu City. The outgoing management team has been requested to hand over the club’s assets to the state’s permanent secretary in the Ministry of Sports. In the interim, a two-person committee … Read more
A gas explosion at a filling station in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State has destroyed six vehicles, the state police command confirmed on Friday. According to the police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the explosion occurred on Nov. 15 when a truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire at Tamal filling station along Kagadama-Magamar Jibia road. Sadiq-Aliyu revealed … Read more
THE Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has launched two significant programs aimed at empowering small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. During the launch event held at the Katsina State Secretariat Conference Hall, Governor Radda said the ₦5 billion Katsina State SME Growth Fund and the Dikko Business Development Support (BDS) Corp Intervention Programmes … Read more