Katsina shuts down public schools following rising security fears
Katsina State has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools due to escalating security threats and banditry attacks.
Katsina State has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools due to escalating security threats and banditry attacks.
The Katsina State Government has earmarked over N341 billion for policies and programmes in the social sector in the 2026 fiscal year.
The encounter took place during Buhari’s first term at a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his comments on Boko Haram were misrepresented, stressing that he never accused Muhammadu Buhari of having ties with the insurgent group.
Garba Shehu has refuted ex-President Jonathan’s claim that Boko Haram once nominated Muhammadu Buhari as a peace negotiator, calling it false and politically driven.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent assertion that Boko Haram nominated the late President Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate on its behalf has ignited a fierce rebuttal from Buhari’s former aide, Garba Shehu, and social media commentators, reviving a contentious political dispute from 2014.
Jonathan says Buhari’s emergence as president did not end insurgency despite sect’s earlier trust in him.
Katsina State has dismissed 3,488 workers following a biometric screening exercise and recovered ₦4.6 million from those engaged in salary fraud.
Buhari loyalists under the CPC bloc have aligned with Atiku Abubakar’s ADC, deepening rifts in APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Katsina State government has confirmed that bandits demanded schools, hospitals, and grazing reserves during community-led peace negotiations in troubled local councils.