Yusuf, other Northwest governors push for more UN interventions

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Friday joined his Northwest counterparts on advocacy meeting with the officials of United Nations in Abuja. Those at the meeting alongside Yusuf were Governors of Kaduna, Uba Sani; Katsina, Ummaru Dikko Radda ; Jigawa, Mohammad Namadi; Zamfara, Dauda Lawan Dare; and the deputy governor of Sokoto State…

The governors’ meeting with the UN officials was compelled by unfolding developmental challenges bedeviling the states within the region and the urgent need to solicit for international interventions in the region across critical areas of the economy. In their collective submissions, the Northwest governors sought for accelerated interventions of the United Nations through its agencies and volunteers to rescue the region from multiple concerns threatening the survival of the region.

The intensive executive engagement enabled the governors of some of the troubled states deepen understanding on the dynamics of security threat, its socioeconomic dimensions, and near-term opportunities to drive stability in Northern Nigeria. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has protested what it termed the 'alleged media trial of Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle. The group staged a protest in Abuja, calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other anti-corruption bodies in Nigeria to subscribe and comply fully with…

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Friday, said that Nigeria cannot remain poor with the vast mineral resources spread across the country if it joins the world in switching from fossil fuels to solid minerals.

Kano State Northwest Governors Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa Ummaru Dikko Radda United Nations UN

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Abba Yusuf directs release of N5bn for pension, gratuity in KanoNigeria's independent online newspaper
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »

“Gov Abba Yusuf signed a defection deal with APC behind Kwankwaso”A Trusted Nigerian Newspaper
Source: NigeriaNewsdesk - 🏆 10. / 63 Read more »

Yusuf seeks extension of agro-pastoral project in KanoKano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has requested an extension of the duration of the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) project within
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Kano gov signs premarital health bill into lawGovernor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has signed the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Bill into law. With the new law,
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Kano signs law to jail couples without medical tests before marriageKano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has assented to the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Act, a law mandating couples to undergo compulsory medical tests.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

Couples to undergo mandatory tests for HIV, others in Kano before marriageGovernor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State on Wednesday assented to the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Bill into law.
Source: GuardianNigeria - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »