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Herdsmen Conflict: Gov El-Rufai urges NASS to expedite action on Constitutional amendments for State, community Policing
Following the ethnic tensions arising from herdsmen and indigenes crisis in some parts of the country, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the Constitutional amendments that would usher in State and community policing. At a broadcast on Wednesday, El-Rufai urged the leaders to exercise firm action, ...Army Deploys 300 Female Officers To Kaduna-Abuja Highway
The Nigerian Army has deployed a total of 300 female officers to the volatile Abuja-Kaduna highway. Speaking at a ceremony to welcome the first batch of 100 female officers and the handing over of their residential accommodation to the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State said he was optimistic that the ...COVID-19: Kaduna Bans Large Gathering, Imposes Restrictions On Worship Centers
The Kaduna State Government on Sunday announced new measures to stem the rising COVID-19 infections in the state. The new regulations which was signed and authorised by the state Governor Nasir El-Rufai ban large gatherings and limit the hour of worship at churches and mosques to one hour. Also, the use of a face mask ...Governors to meet Wednesday over insecurity, others
The 36 states governors are to hold teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that ...Insecurity: NPF personnel not engaged in police duties despite shortage of manpower – El-Rufai
A majority of the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, are not engaged in police duty, despite the shortage of manpower in the force. This is the position of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State who is worried about the rate of insecurity in the country. Speaking during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics ...There’s still much potential for growing VAT, independent revenues of the FG – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has lamented that Nigeria is not collecting as much public revenue as it can. He says that there is still much potential for growing Value Added Tax (VAT) and independent revenues of the Federal Government than what is being collected presently. El-Rufai made this assertion in a keynote address ...The gravity of destruction in Lagos is “pure evil” – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has rued the recent destruction of properties in Lagos State, saying he almost cried after seeing photos of the damage. “I have spent time to see some of the pictures of the destruction done on public properties in Lagos and I nearly shed tears,” the governor said on Thursday ...Northern govs agree on the need for community policing – El-Rufai
Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday said the Northern governors have agreed on the need for community policing. This is coming after the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had briefed the governors and other stakeholders on the #EndSARS protest and its aftermath. El-Rufai, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna after the meeting of ...No authorised checkpoint along Kaduna-Abuja road – Kaduna Govt warns travellers
The Kaduna State Government has warned travellers that the ban on security checkpoints along the Kaduna-Abuja road is still in force. In a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Arwan, the government notified citizens and travellers that there is no authorised checkpoint on the road. Aruwan said the ...Edo Election: There were indications APC would win, I don’t know what happened – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai says he was surprise at the loss of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the just concluded Edo State Governorship poll. The Governor said this when he appeared on Channels television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. According to him, three weeks to the election, polls indicated that the APC was set to ...
