Sokoto State Government under the leadership of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has banned self-styled vigilante groups from operating in the state. This is to further strengthen the efforts made towards curbing banditry and sundry crimes bedeviling the eastern flank and other parts of the state. Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser Media and Publicity to Governor Tambuwal […]
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged stakeholders to work together to tackle the problem of water shortage at Goronyo Dam, whose level has shrunk by almost 90 percent. The dam serves as the primary source of water for close to four million people in Sokoto and Kebbi states in the North West […]
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has sworn-in Sokoto’s first female professor and three others as commissioners into the state executive council. Professor Aishatu Madawaki, a professor of Educational Psychology at Usmanu Danfodio University, was sworn-in along with Ahmed Barade Wamakko, Garba Yakubu Tsitse and Bello Isa Ambarura. Similarly, the Governor swore-in a former member of the […]
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has tasked police officers of Sokoto origin who recently graduated from training colleges to play their part in changing the negative image of the police in the society. Speaking when he received the 36 officers, made up of 17 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and 19 Inspectors, Tambuwal commended the officers […]
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged Nigerians to show unconditional support to the military, saying their sacrifices and dedication to duty has helped in preserving the territorial integrity of the nation. A statement issued in Sokoto Sunday by his spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the Governor spoke when he hosted young officers […]
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the release of about six hundred and eighty million (N680m) for the settlement of accumulated pensions for teachers, local government staff and severance gratuity for former Councillors in Sokoto state. A statement issued in Sokoto Wednesday by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Alhaji Mannir Dan’Iya, […]
For the second year running, education got the highest sectoral allocation after Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal presented Sokoto’s 2017 budget estimate to the state House of Assembly. Laying the budget before lawmakers Thursday, Tambuwal said education will consume N38, 426,266,193, representing 27.3% of the budget’s N204, 288,364,741 total outlays. Of the estimate, 69% was dedicated […]