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Breaking: Gov. Yusuf Announces Subsidy of N500,000 to each Intending Pilgrim from Kano

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Breaking: Gov. Yusuf Announces Subsidy of N500,000 to each Intending Pilgrim from Kano

 

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Kano- Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has pays off a Subsidy of five hundred thousand Naira for Each Intending Pilgrims who’s intending to perform this years Hajj under the umbrella of Kano State Pilgrims welfare Board.

 

The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims welfare Board Alhaji Lamin Dan Baffa disclosed this during a media briefing Held in Kano.

 

He said Kano State Government took the decision with regards to the recent increase of the Hajj Fares by the National Hajj Commission which was attributed to the instability of forex exchange rate.

 

” We consider the current economic hardship people are facing ,and the increase of Hajj Fares is a great challenge to many intending Pilgrims , that’s why we came up with the Subsidy initiative to alleviate the sufferings of intending Pilgrims”

 

Alhaji Lamin Dan Baffa urged all intending Pilgrims to ensure that they pay the remaining balance before 28th March 2024 as directed by the National Hajj Commission NAHCON.

 

The Director General maintained that those to benefit from the Hajj Subsidy are those who have already paid part-Payment to the Board, saying over two thousand nine hundred  intending Pilgrims have already made their part payment with the board.

 

This paper recalled that early this week NAHCON announced the increase of Hajj Fares with N1,918,032.91,which make the total Hajj Fares to 6,617,032.91.

 

Meanwhile ,fresh intending pilgrims are required to pay N8,254,464.74 as the full Hajj fare for this year as required by the National Hajj Commission.

 

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Breaking: Governor Yusuf Reshuffles Cabinet

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has reshuffled his cabinet. The spokesperson to the Governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa stated this on his verified Facebook page .

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Tax reform: Coalition of Northern Groups advocates for equitable tax system

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The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), a youth organisation, has called for a more equitable tax system in Nigeria, urging policymakers to implement reforms that will ensure fairness across all regions.

The group’s Kano State Coordinator, Mr. Sani Yusuf, made the call during a news conference on Friday in Kano.

Yusuf expressed concern that the proposed reforms, if implemented in their current form, would have severe and disproportionate consequences for Kano State, its institutions, and its people.

“Our position is based on key observations that directly impact Kano’s economic, educational, and technological sectors. Immediate attention must be given to these issues,” Yusuf said.

According to him, contentious aspect of the tax reforms is the introduction of a 60 percent derivation formula for VAT revenue allocation.

“In the absence of transparent data justifying this shift, it is unclear how states like Kano, where consumption is high, will be affected by the new system,” Yusuf said.

He further expressed concern about the lack of publicly available data detailing how these changes will impact each state, particularly Kano.

The coalition also urged the government to release this data and provide justification for the fairness of the new formula, especially if it is claimed that non-Lagos states, including Kano, would benefit.

He said that the troubling element of the reforms was the proposed incremental increase in VAT rates, potentially reaching 15 percent by 2030.

“In a country already grappling with high poverty levels and widespread economic hardship, any increase in VAT will only worsen the challenges faced by ordinary Nigerians.

“The coalition strongly opposes these proposed VAT hikes and we called on the government to explore alternative revenue sources that do not further burden the people of Kano and the rest of the country,” the coordinator said.

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Yusuf submits list of 6 commissioner-nominees to Kano Assembly

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Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has submitted a list of six commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly for approval.

Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore, announced this while reading a letter from the governor during Monday’s plenary.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nominees include: former Chief of Staff to the Governor, Shehu Sagagi, Dr Dahiru Hashim, Ibrahim Waiya, Dr Isma’il Dan- Maraya, Gaddafi Shehu and Abdulkadir AbdulSalam.

NAN also reports that the nominations followed the cabinet reshuffle announced by the governor last week which saw the office of chief of staff abolished and five commissioners removed.

The reshuffle also saw the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr Baffa Bichi, relieved of his duties for health reasons.

The speaker directed the commissioner-nominees to appear before the assembly for screening on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m..

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