Kano Focus

17/09/2026

EFCC investigates suspect arrested with counterfeit $212,200 in Kano
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    Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into a suspect arrested with counterfeit United States currency valued at $212,200. KANO FOCUS reports that the suspect, identified as Usaini Ibrahim, was arrested...

17/09/2026

Emir Sanusi urges Kano residents to invest in Dangote Refinery share offer
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17/09/2026

INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials for Dawakin Kudu bye-election
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive electoral materials ahead of the Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area State Constituency House of Assembly bye-election scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026.   KANO FOCUS ...

17/09/2026

INEC, six parties pledge violence-free Dawakin Kudu bye-election
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has reaffirmed its readiness to conduct the Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area State Constituency House of Assembly bye-election scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026.   KANO FOCUS reports that the Re...

16/09/2026

FG boosts education stakeholders’ capacity through HOPE-EDU workshop
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Federal Government, through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has commenced efforts to strengthen the capacity of education stakeholders in the North-East and North-West geopolitical zones under the HOPE-EDU Programme.   KANO FOCUS the initiative was hi...

16/09/2026

INEC, security agencies meet ahead of Dawakin Kudu assembly bye-election
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has held an Inter-Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting with security agencies ahead of the Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area State Constituency House of Assembly bye-election schedul...

14/09/2026

Kano dispatches 618 students to northern schools under exchange programme
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  Ibrahim Khalil   The Kano State Ministry of Education has dispatched 618 indigenes of the state to their various schools under the Northern States School Exchange Programme as the first term of the 2026/2027 academic session begins across the northern states.   KANO FOCUS reports that the stude...

14/09/2026

  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim The Yarbaiwa Charity Foundation has commended Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for what it described as political courage in resolving the decades-old boundary dispute between Bayero University Kano (BUK) and its host communities. KANO FOCUS reports that the founder of th...

14/09/2026

Edo compensates families of 16 slain Kano hunters with ₦119m
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Edo State Government has provided ₦119.4 million in compensation and financial assistance to families of Kano hunters killed and those injured in an incident in Oromi, Edo State.   KANO FOCUS reports that the victims were indigenes of the Torankawa community in Sand...

13/09/2026

  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Chairman of the Kano-Jigawa branch of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Muhammad Bello Isyaku Umar, has described the Dangote Refinery as a major catalyst for greater economic inclusion in Nigeria.   KANO FOCUS ar made the remarks ahead of a stakeholder ...