The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condemned the sacking of 4,000 workers by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, across the state. The National President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, described the governor’s action as “arbitrary and cruel”. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Peoples Democratic Party have … Read more
“Our security forces must collaborate to take the war to the bandits and terrorist, recover and restore the forest to enable our law abiding citizens to engage in legitimate farming and livestock production Gov. Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State says bandits terrorising Nigeria have lost their rights to life under the constitution and must be … Read more
Bandit operating in Kaduna is “most likely going to end up dead” – El-Rufai Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, says he’s not going to show bandits who are committing atrocities in the state an iota of clemency. Speaking on Sunday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, the governor said anyone involved … Read more
The Kaduna State Government has debunked reports circulating that it appointed intermediaries to negotiate with bandits on behalf of the government. The government stated that it will prosecute any person negotiating with bandits. The Kaduna State government has debunked reports circulating that it appointed intermediaries to negotiate with bandits on behalf of the government. The … Read more
We are pushing for the creation of state judicial councils. High court judge handles about 250 cases. Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says having unitary judicial system in a federation is an aberration. El-Rufai, who spoke when he hosted Olumide Akpata, national president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said there was need to … Read more
Parents of the 39 students kidnapped at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue their sons and daughters that were kidnapped 12 days ago. The spokesman of the parents, Comrade Friday Sanni, while talking with newsmen, said they … Read more
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has restated his administration’s resolve not to allow bandits to disrupt the education system. El-Rufai said this on Wednesday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, visited him. The governor said the state government would do everything possible to stop bandits from disrupting the state’s education … Read more
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says farmers-herders crisis still persists in Nigeria because the migratory and itinerant cattle rearing method is still practised in the country. Speaking at an expanded meeting of the state security council on Tuesday, El-Rufai said transhumance has become an archaic practice due to urbanization and population growth. On religious leader … Read more
The Chairman, Jema’a local Government Area Council Mr Peter Danjuma Averik has reiterated the Council’s commitment toward providing quality and affordable health Care services to the people in the area for Growth and development. Mr. Peter Averik Stated this on Thursday during a one-day free medical service and official Flagg-off of healthcare activities at Ungwan … Read more
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has again doubled down on his agitation for state police, saying it’s the missing piece in Nigeria’s insecurity jigsaw puzzle. For years on end, El-Rufai’s Kaduna has been ravaged by insecurity with bandits, on the one hand wreaking havoc, while ethnic militias on the other hand turn the state to … Read more
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the inability to launch a continuous and simultaneous onslaught on bandits terrorising the north-west has bouyed them and made them more confident and daring. El-Rufai said this on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2020 Annual Security Report in Kaduna. He said Kaduna and neighbouring states have been supporting … Read more
Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, says the activities of bandits in Nigeria threatens the territorial integrity of the country. Speaking on Wednesday at the presentation of the 2020 Annual Security Report in Kaduna, El-Rufai said government could not afford to be lenient with the bandits as they deserve to be wiped out. He said government … Read more
The governor made the order at the inauguration of the Kaduna State Child Protection and Welfare Committee on Tuesday. He said the government had developed and approved a social protection policy to support the most vulnerable. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has ordered the operators of Almajiri schools to leave the state. The governor … Read more
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has bemoaned the insouciance disposition of many Nigerians to politics, saying their aloofness will not help in harnessing the potential of the country for sustainable development. El-Rufai said this when he appeared on ‘Urgent Conversations’, a programme organised by Radio Now 95.3, in partnership with Nextier, and with the support … Read more
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says only the National Assembly could make state police a reality. El-Rufai, who was one of the speakers, said this on a live broadcast tagged ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now: Tactics and Strategies to Pull Nigeria from the Brink,’ on Friday. He further asked the Federal Government to … Read more
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he does not believe dialogue and compensation will solve the issue of banditry in the country. El-Rufai was reacting to suggestion by Ahmad Gumi, a prominent Islamic cleric, that the federal government should dialogue with bandits and other criminal elements in the country rather than wage war against … Read more
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has said criminal profiling of every herder could set the country on a dangerous path. Speaking when he hosted a delegation from the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, led by Henry Ndukuba, the Primate, on Thursday, said such stereotype is capable of causing crisis in the country. According to … Read more
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has been called out by a woman from America who said she has been sleeping with him. This comes a couple of days after two American women shared photographs disclosing that they slept with the wealthiest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote. The woman went on Instagram to talk about … Read more
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-rufai, has threatened to impose a second lockdown in the entire State if the rate of COVID-19 infections continues to rise. The Governor made this remark following the rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the state, stating that he was worried that the rate of infections will soon overwhelm the state’s … Read more
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the election or selection of public office holders base on zone and political parties will continue to scuttle the growth of the country. El-Rufai said this at the Nigerian Economic Summit (#NES26) in Abuja. The governor said their should be a level playing ground in politics and every … Read more