Katsina governor signs N300.6bn supplementary budget

Gov Radda appoints Nura Tela new Accountant General of Katsina

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has signed over ₦300.6 billion 2023 Supplementary Budget into law. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the supplementary budget would be deployed to combat insecurity, reduce poverty, and extend assistance to less-privileged individuals across the state. He said … Read more

Customs issues warning after suspected bandits, smugglers kill two officers, injure one

Customs issues warning after suspected bandits, smugglers kill two officers, injure one

Two separate incidents this week have left Customs officers in Kebbi and Katsina States reeling after suspected bandits and smugglers launched violent attacks, resulting in the death of two officers and injuries to another. Expressing deep concern, the Comptroller FOU ‘B’ Musa Ibrahim Jalo warned that further assaults on customs officers in the area would … Read more

Governor Radda leads security operatives in raid of criminal hideouts in Katsina metropolis

Governor Radda leads security operatives in raid of criminal hideouts in Katsina metropolis

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State on Tuesday night joined personnel of various security agencies in the state to raid hideouts of daredevil criminals in the Katsina metropolis. The Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Katsina Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement. Kaula noted that the raid which took place between … Read more

Customs boss storms Katsina-Niger borders, enforces closure, ban on cargo movement

Customs boss storms Katsina-Niger borders, enforces closure, ban on cargo movement

The Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service paid a working visit to Katsina State on Friday to enforce closure of all land borders linking Nigeria to neighbouring Niger Republic. The decision, he said is in line with the directives of President Tinubu, who is also currently, the Chairman of ECOWAS, following the recent coup … Read more

Katsina Gov’s Chief of Staff, Radda escapes alleged Customs’ officers gun attack

Katsina Gov’s Chief of Staff, Radda escapes alleged Customs’ officers gun attack

Govern Dikko Umaru Radda’s Chief of Staff, Jabiru Tsauri has claimed he narrowly escaped a harrowing assault from suspected Customs Service Officers at a location known as Gorar Yammama while on his way to Abuja en route to Kaduna, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Chief Press Secretary to the Katsina Governor, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, disclosed … Read more

Katsina Govt announces recruitment exams to employ 7,000 teachers

Sallah: Katsina govt shuts down schools for 7 days

The Katsina State Government is set to conduct recruitment examinations aimed at employing 7,000 credible teachers for the state. Gov.Dikko Radda’s Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement, said the initiative is part of efforts of the current administration to build a strong and vibrant educational system for the state … Read more

Radda approves appointments of eight executive directors for Katsina agencies

Radda approves appointments of eight executive directors for Katsina agencies

Katsina State Governor, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda, has approved the appointment of ten Executive Directors for agencies in the state. The appointment was conveyed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa. The statement reads below; “This is to inform the general public that His Excellency, Governor of … Read more

Isyaku: Katsina gets new Head of Service

Isyaku: Katsina gets new Head of Service

Alhaji Usman Isyaku has emerged as the new Head of Service for Katsina State. Isyaku was appointed on Tuesday by the Governor of the State, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda. A statement by Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to Governor Radda, said Isyaku’s appointment takes immediate effect. Governor Radda, who congratulated the new Head … Read more