The Kano State Fund Raising Committee on COVID-19 has as at Wednesday received donations to the tune of N353,909,118 from members of the public and corporate organizations.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of the 41-man committee, Professor Muhammad Yahuza Bello, at a press briefing on the activities of the committee on Thursday.
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has inaugurated State Task Force on COVID-19 as a strategy ti institutionalise rapid response against the current global situation.
The inauguration was preceded by a setting up of Covid-19 Emergency Response Committee by the Governor few days ago.
The Taskforce has many scholars and health experts from Bayero University Kani, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and other health institutions alongside development partners.
Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has bagged the year 2019 Man of the Year Awards by the Daily Independent newspaper.
The award was presented to the governor at an elaborate ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Towers, Lagos for his pioneering, innovative and unparalleled policies of continuity in the execution of government policies, programmes and projects.
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje's call for opposition to join hands with him in further developing the state, after the Supreme Court judgement over his victory at the gubernatorial election, the Kano state Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kwankwasiyya faction Engineer Rabi'u Sulaiman Bichi defects from his party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Party (APC).
By the powers conferred on the Governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR, by Sections 4 (2) (g) and Section 5((1) (2) of the Kano State Emirate Councils Law 2019, he appointed His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano Emirate, as Chairman Kano State Council of Chiefs.
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called on the Muslim Ummah to emulate the good qualities and adhere to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad in their daily affairs for personal and general wellbeing of the society as they celebrate the Eid Maulud.
Governor Ganduje admonished that the Maulud period, during which the birth of Prophet Muhammad is celebrated, should not only be used to remember and reflect on his good virtues and teachings, but also be emulated and practiced in daily affairs and dealings with fellow human beings.
Governor of Kano state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje leaves for Seattle, United States of America to meet with Dangote and Gates and Melinda Foundations, alongside French government, for high powered meetings on education and water supply.
He will be out for a period of 10 days. While away, the Deputy Governor Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna will be the acting Governor for the period. All ministries, departments and agencies are directed to work well and harmoniously with the acting governor.
Kano State Government has concluded arrangements to vaccinate about three million Children under the age of five years during this year's measles vaccination exercise to begin on 31st Oct- 12 Nov, 2019.
To this end, the administration had already procured two million, nine hundred thousand vaccines aimed at ensuring effective vaccination of Children across the State.
