Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended his counterpart in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for supporting the power rotation to Southern Nigeria. The Governor was in Rivers state to commission the Eneka-Igbo Etche Link Road in the Obio-Akpo Local Government Area, and he took the opportunity to praise the people of the state for... Read More

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March 9, 2019

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2019: Lagos, Ogun and the 8 battle grounds to look out for in the governorship race

This Saturday, Nigerians will once again move out to elect their leaders (state executives) for the next four years in the second stanza of the much anticipated general election. If history is anything to go by, the state polls are likely to be more intense especially in states where the incumbent governors are wrapping up... Read More

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February 20, 2018

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New Wine into Old Wineskins?: Of Governors, Teachers & Administrative systems

Teachers are the essential school-level determinant of children’s learning. However, despite the importance of teachers to student learning, teacher performance remains low across Nigeria. For example, in Kaduna, there was a recent brouhaha because two-thirds or 21,780 of 33,000 teachers failed a teacher assessment test in 2017 designed to test the ability to teach Primary... Read More

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January 1, 2018

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Why we sacked over 22,000 teachers – El-Rufai

The Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai has said the reason the government sacked over 22,000 teachers was because they were unqualified for the job. According to him, sacking of incompetent teachers predated his administration, as previous governments sacked teachers with fake qualifications. He stated that the Education Sector Support Programme in Nigeria (ESSPIN) report he... Read More

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December 26, 2016

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Buhari doesn’t have to comment on Southern Kaduna killings – Femi Adesina

The presidency has replied to comments in the media on President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence on the killings in Southern Kaduna. Speaking on Sunrise daily, a Channels TV programme, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the governor was “on top of the situation”. “You don’t have to hear from... Read More

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December 4, 2016

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No space in the APC for Fayose, el-Rufai “the bespectacled pygmy” | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Hardly can any week pass without an episode of political drama in Nigeria. This time, we had the usual cast, Governor Ayo Fayose denouncing the PDP in parables and suggesting he would join another party come 2018. Also, the mighty men of Kaduna, Senator Shehu Sani and Governor Nasir el-Rufai, who have been at loggerheads since... Read More

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August 15, 2016

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Send your child to school or go to jail – El-Rufai

Kaduna Governor, Nasir el-Rufai on Saturday said parents in the state who fail to send their children to school in September would be jailed. El-Rufai said this during the screening of a documentary, “He named me Malala,” organized by his wife. The governor said parents who did not want to send their children to school... Read More

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