By Comrade Nasir Chikaji In a visionary step to reshape Kaduna’s urban landscape while empowering small businesses, the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA) has introduced modern container shops for informal traders. This initiative aligns with Governor Uba Sani’s commitment to fostering economic growth, ensuring orderliness, and enhancing […]
Category: Volume 1 No 6 Outlook
Uba Sani revolutionizes public transportation
launches bus transit project, City train coming…. Governor Uba Sani has taken a giant step towards actualizing his administration’s modernisation of all sectors of public transportation with the official launch of the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) System (a 24km corridor from Kawo to Sabon Tasha) and groundbreaking for the […]
Governor Uba Sani’s Scorecard
By Ibraheem Musa Collectively, the checklist is wide and diverse, but a common nomenclature connects them to a political register. Loosely, tarring of roads, building edifices, constructing culverts, and blocks of classrooms are called Dividends of Democracy in Nigeria. Indeed, at every milestone, politicians reel out these brick-and-mortar achievements […]
Uba Sani’s Economic Trifecta: Lithium, Agri-Market, Gas
By Nasir Dambatta Kaduna State has taken a monumental leap towards economic prosperity and sustainable growth, as Governor Uba Sani unveils three groundbreaking investments worth a staggering $147 million. The lithium processing plant, Agri-market initiative, and L-CNG project mark a significant milestone in the state’s journey towards economic stability […]
Kaduna Gets Forensic Laboratory and Training Centre
Gov. Uba Sani h a s commissioned the Kaduna State forensic laboratory, the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria. The facility has 4 Units, out of 6 in the Forensic Laboratory, namely: (i) Crime Scene Unit (ii) Ballistic Unit (iii) Question Document Examination & Fingerprints Capture Unit, and (iv) […]
Uba Sani, Religious Leaders, Elders Forum Assess Peace Efforts
Religious leaders across the state have engaged with Governor Uba Sani in a frank and fruitful meeting aimed at assessing the progress made in promoting peace and forging unity in the state and other emerging issues with strategies to address them. Welcoming the personalities to the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, […]
Tinubu, Shehu Sani name Uba Sani among democracy heroes
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has lauded the role of Uba Sani in the struggle to free citizens from the shackles of military dictatorship. “Sani protested against military authoritarians in Nigeria, and left behind a footprint of bravery and patriotism,” he said, adding, “Riding on his organisation and networking skills, he […]
The Significance of June 12 to Kaduna State
By Clement Shekogaza Wasah, It is generally agreed that the significance of June 12, 1993 in Nigeria is in the fact that an estimated 14 million Nigerians set aside ethnic, religious, class, and regional affiliations to elect their president with the hope of ending several years of military dictatorship. It […]
Kaduna Democracy Dividends: People Have to Be Patient with Govt – Prof. Laah
Professor Gambo Laah is a Professor of Population Geography at Kaduna State University and a commentator on public affairs. He was a former Head of the Department of Geography, former Dean of the Faculty of Science, and former Dean of the School of Postgraduate Studies at Kaduna State University. He […]
Democracy Day Special
Since 2018, when former President Muhammadu Buhari changed Democracy Day from May 29 to June 12 of every year to commemorate the debacle of June 1993, when a popular electoral process was truncated while on course to a happy ending, events of the day have included remembrances and tributes to […]