Tag: Sokoto State
100 couples to wed for free in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government says it has set aside N30 million for the organisation of the wedding of 100 couples…
Sokoto commissioner dies at 42
Eromosele Ebhomele The Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto state, northern Nigeria, Nasir Zarummai, is dead. Zarumai died Friday…
Lawmaker earmarks N800k for 200 female students in Sokoto
A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sani Yakubu (APC-Gudu), says he has earmarked N800,000 for disbursement to…
Sokoto govt to enroll 1.2m pupils – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state government plans to enroll no fewer than 1.2 million pupils in…
Sokoto State earmarks N34bn to tackle education challenges
Sokoto State Government has earmarked over N34 billion to tackle the challenges in the education sector, the Commissioner of Basic…
Sokoto Assembly promises speedy passage of 2016 budget
The Chairman, Sokoto State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Alhaji Bello Yabo, on Friday said the legislature…
Sokoto will assist fire victims, says Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has promised that his government will assist victims of fire in the state. NAN…
FG to deploy modern technologies to secure border – Dambazzau
The Federal Government will deploy modern technologies to secure Nigeria’s borders, Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), has said.…
APC commends SIEC for postponing Sokoto polls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isa Local Government of Sokoto State has commended the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC)…
Sokoto LG polls postponed
ec The Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission ( SIEC) on Wednesday announced the postponement of the local government councils election…
I will not sack teachers, Tambuwal promises
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has promised that his administration will not sack any teacher from the state civil…
Sokoto to commence sale of 2016 Hajj seats on Feb. 2
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) says it would commence the sales of 2016 Hajj seats on February 2.…
Sokoto to sustain non-discriminatory fees in schools – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday pledged to sustain the non-discriminatory policy on payment of school fees introduced…
Police ban religious processions in Sokoto
The Police in Sokoto have banned indefinitely all forms of processions by all religious groups across the 23 local government…
Tambuwal to declare state of emergency in education sector
Sokoto State government led by Governor Aminu Tambuwal said it has resolved to declare a state of emergency in the…
Sokoto, FGN, World bank to spend N4.9bn for farms irrigation – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said the Federal Government, World bank and the state government would commit over N4.9…
Sokoto govt. to absorb 50 SURE-P nurses into civil service
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has instructed the Sokoto State Primary Healthcare Development Agency to absorb 50 nurses and…
Ex-LG chairman to sue 32 Imams over N114 embezzlement allegaton
A former chairman of Isa Local Government in Sokoto State, Alhaji Umar Wali, on Monday said he would sue 32…
Saraki, Tambuwal, others attend Wamakko’s daughter’s wedding
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Saturday led several other senators and members of the House of Representatives to witness the…
Sokoto State rewards cleanest communities with N2.25m
Sokoto State Government on Sunday gave out N 2.25 million as reward to the three cleanest communities in Sokoto metropolis…
Sokoto APC rejects Buhari’s ministerial nominee
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State on Friday rejected the nomination of Miss A’isha Abubakar as the ministerial…
Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto
A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…
244 Nigerian pilgrims yet to be accounted for – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday said all Nigerians who went to Saudi Arabia for this year’s pilgrimage…
6 die in boat accident in Sokoto
Six persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Saturday in a river in Bengaji District…
Tambuwal swears-in SSG, SA, Media
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, on Tuesday swore-in Prof. Bashir Garba as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and…
Tambuwal to increase corps members allowance
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Saturday promised to review upward the monthly allowances the state government has been…
Tambuwal sacks 23 LG caretaker committees
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday approved the immediate dissolution of the 23 local government caretaker committees in…
Dogara has integrity, leadership quality, says Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has described Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, as “a detribalised and committed Nigerian”.…
6 Arrested Over Police Inspector’s Death
The Sokoto State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the arrest of six workers of a four-star hotel in Sokoto over…
Five Muslim pilgrims disqualified in Sokoto
The medical team set up by the Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) has disqualified five sick, aged and pregnant…