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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf

June 26, 2026

Gov Yusuf reconstitutes sports commission, names new Kano Pillars board

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of members of the Kano State Sports Commission and the management board of Kano Pillars Football Club.

Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf (Credit: Facebook)
June 9, 2026

Kano recorded gains in agriculture, food security under Gov Yusuf: Commissioner

Mr Mahmud said the ministry established a comprehensive database of farmers across the state in line with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s development blueprint.

Kano farmers
March 2, 2026

100,000 vulnerable people benefit from Ramadan feeding: Kano Govt

The Kano government says no fewer than 100,000 vulnerable residents are benefiting daily from its Ramadan feeding programme across eight metropolitan LGAs.

Kano governor
January 31, 2026

Gov Yusuf, Pantami link skills gap, industrial collapse to banditry, poverty in Northern Nigeria

Messrs Yusuf and Pantami said that addressing insecurity without fixing education and skills development would produce limited results.

Pantami, Yusuf
January 29, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene: Yusuf’s red cap on Tinubu’s red carpet

After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather.

Kano Governor Abba Yusuf
October 23, 2025

Kano, Guinea-Bissau Bissau strengthen bilateral relations

The Kano government and Guinea-Bissau have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on agriculture, education, and human capital development.

Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf
March 28, 2025

NUJ petitions Governor Yusuf as police arrest two journalists over critical articles in Kano

NUJ disclosed that the police detained the journalists over a report critical to the state’s Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Waiya.

Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf
January 24, 2025

Kano land ministry re-certifies 2,000 certificates of occupancy

The commissioner, therefore, urged those who had yet to recertify their documents to do so before the deadline.

Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf
December 16, 2024

Farmers in several states benefit from Kano’s water reservoir: Official

The project is being rehabilitated in collaboration with the federal government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Programme.

Farmers used to illustrate story
July 4, 2024

Judicial Commission: Court gives two Kano judges 48-hour to resign

“The judges should desist from performing executive functions assigned to them by the governor of Kano state in courtrooms meant to adjudicate disputes,” the court ruled.

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