The Katsina state governor has called for more private sector participation in the development of education in the northern part of the country.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential helicopter landed at the Daura helipad at exactly 3.15 p.m with the President and some members of his immediate family.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okorocha’s meeting with the president, which lasted for about an hour, came few days after he met the president in his country home, Daura, Katsina State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abdurrahaman, 59, died in a private hospital in Abuja on Thursday following a protracted illness.
Malam Usaini Karaduwa, the Special Adviser on Employment, Promotion and Vocational Training, disclosed this during the commencement of the three-day exercise in Daura on Thursday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the President voted at his Sarkin Yara ‘A’ ward, Daura.
This is contained in a statement signed by Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some of his aides took off from the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport, Katsina, at about 10.45a.m.
The adviser said the pilot training was launched for Katsina zone on Thursday and the remaining zones of Daura and Funtua would host the training in due course.
Other army formations in the state are the 35 Battalion in Katsina and a Forward Operation Base in Daura, while another battalion would soon be set up at Malumfashi and Funtua, respectively.
“We intend to place an advertorial in the national dailies to respond to the issues he raised,” Masari told newsmen, shortly after he led the elders on a condolence visit to President Buhari in Daura.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk and the Galadima of Katsina and former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mamman Nasir, were among those who attended the meeting.
Alhaji Sabo Hassan, the state chairman of the group, made the declaration when he addressed members of the forum at its annual meeting in Daura on Sunday.
The president was in company of immediate members of his family, Media Aide, Garba Shehu and the Chief Security Officer, Bashir Bindawa and members of the protocol unit of the villa.
President Buhari, who received the President of Niger, Alhaji Mahamadou Issoufou, at his country home in Daura, told newsmen that he was “very happy’’ to hear the country was finally out of recession, adding that the real gain should be improved conditions for Nigerians.
The presidential chopper conveying the Nigerien President and his entourage landed at Daura heliport around 12:03 p.m.
Buhari, who launched the scholarship scheme in Daura on Monday, said the scholarship would cover the six-year primary school education of the beneficiaries.
Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari, at his country home as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, President Buhari reiterated that the Federal Government would guarantee the security of everyone in the country, and ensure protection of all from harassments by reasons of their states of origin, tribes or ethnic backgrounds.
Fayose, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, also turned down pressures to recant his attacks and claims, saying he stands by all his statements on the President’s health.