TEXT OF POST BUDGET PRESENTATION PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE HONOURABLE COMMISSIONER OF INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION, SOKOTO STATE, ALHAJI SAMBO BELLO DANCHADI. I am honoured to be here to present to you an overview of the state government performances during the outgoing year (2024) and give an insight into the 2025…
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Governor Ahmed Aliyu’s focus on developing infrastructure that would propel the economic development of Sokoto state has been given as reason the governor allocated 66 percent of his 202 budget to capital expenditure. The budget estimate of N526,882,142,484.39 was presented to the Sokoto State house of Assembly by Governor Aliyu…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the management of Roxettes Motors for its innovative approach towards addressing Nigeria’s transportation and energy challenges. The Vice President spoke when the Managing Directorand Chief Executive Officer of Roxettes Motors, Dr. Kaycee Orji paid him a courtesy call. Information from the Media Relations Office…
In his bid to tackle poverty and improve the standard of living of the people, Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state has begun the distribution of palliatives including food items, farm inputs, mobility aids for people living with disabilities, motorcycles and tricycles, across the 23 local government areas of the…
Commissioner of Information and Orientation in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sambo Bello Danchadi, has said that over 800,000 children in the state have been enrolled into basic education schools marking a drastic increase in the number of enrolment into public primary schools in the state. Alhaji Danchadi attributed the increased enrolment…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu has assured the people of Sokoto state of more developmental projects in the 2025 fiscal year. He gave this assurance while declaring open the 11th regular meeting of the State Executive Council. Gov. Aliyu added that the present administration had during the year under review executed several…
By Chidimma UCHEGBU The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given the Niger State government the nod to proceed with the establishment of the Abdulsalami Abubakar University of Agriculture and Climate Action at Mokwa. The NUC approval was contained in a letter addressed to Governor Umar Bago and signed by the…
The Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills Jnr, has extolled Gov. Ahmed Aliyu’s 9-point agenda for Sokoto state. He stated this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Aliyu at the Government House, Sokoto. He said he was in Sokoto…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state has said that his administration would introduce a special skills acquisition programme for the people living with disabilities (PWDs) in the state. He gave the indication during the 2024 International Day of Persons with Disabilities held in Sokoto. According to him, the special skills…
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has expressed his readiness to partner the Sokoto state chapter of the Alumni Association of National Institute for the development of the state. He made this known when he received members of the state chapter of the association on a courtesy visit. The Governor expressed confidence…