Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • Security Unmasks Suspect Using Kogi Polytechnic To Scam Dangote, Other Global Firms
    • Zulum Reshuffles Cabinet, Replaces Two Commissioners, Appoints Education Board Chairman
    • Dino Melaye Dumps PDP, Cites ‘Lack Of Potency’
    • Akpabio, Lawan, Doguwa, Ndume, Others May Not Return As NASS Considers Rotational Representation Bill
    • Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs’ Comptroller-General
    • Appeal Court Affirms Aiyedatiwa’s Election As Ondo Governor
    • Killer Of Kwara Final-Year Student Sentenced To Death By Hanging
    • Big Explosion Averted As Fuel Tanker Overturns In Ibadan
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    NEWS POINT NIGERIANEWS POINT NIGERIA
    UBA 720X90
    • HOME
    • NEWS

      Security Unmasks Suspect Using Kogi Polytechnic To Scam Dangote, Other Global Firms

      July 31, 2025

      Zulum Reshuffles Cabinet, Replaces Two Commissioners, Appoints Education Board Chairman

      July 31, 2025

      Dino Melaye Dumps PDP, Cites ‘Lack Of Potency’

      July 31, 2025

      Akpabio, Lawan, Doguwa, Ndume, Others May Not Return As NASS Considers Rotational Representation Bill

      July 31, 2025

      Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs’ Comptroller-General

      July 31, 2025
    • COLUMN

      Balkanisation, Push-Back: Can ADC Weather The Storm? – By Zainab Suleiman Okino

      July 31, 2025

      Buhari: May Our Subsequent Leaders Die At Home (2) – By Dr Hassan Gimba

      July 28, 2025

      New Wave Of Malnutrition And The Road To 2027 – By Dr Dakuku Peterside

      July 28, 2025

      Dignifying The Nigeria Police – By Kazeem Akintunde

      July 28, 2025

      Land Grab: Why UniAbuja Needs Presidential Protection (Part 2) – By Martins Oloja

      July 28, 2025
    • EDUCATION

      13 Countries Offering Free Or Low-Cost PhD Programmes For Non-Citizens

      January 25, 2025

      NECO: Abia, Imo Top Performing States In Two Years, Katsina, Zamfara Come Last

      October 3, 2024

      NBTE Accredits 17 Programmes At Federal Polytechnic Kabo

      August 20, 2024

      15 Most Expensive Universities In Nigeria

      May 19, 2024

      FULL LIST: Tinubu Appoints Former SGF Yayale, Ex-Governor Yuguda, Muhammad Abacha, Jega In Universities’ Governing Councils

      May 18, 2024
    • INTERNATIONAL

      Israel Starves More Palestinians To Death In Gaza As Attacks Continue

      July 31, 2025

      Trump Hits India With 25% Tariff, Extra ‘Penalty’ For Russian Oil Purchases

      July 31, 2025

      Gaza On ‘Brink Of Full-Scale Famine’ As Israel Blocks Crucial Aid

      July 30, 2025

      Inmates, Pregnant Woman Among 27 Killed In Russia’s Attacks On Ukraine

      July 30, 2025

      Israel Kills More Than 80 In Gaza As Outrage Over Hunger Crisis Grows

      July 29, 2025
    • JUDICIARY

      FULL LIST: Judicial Council Recommends Appointment Of 11 Supreme Court Justices

      December 6, 2023

      Supreme Court: Judicial Council Screens 22 Nominees, Candidates Face DSS, Others

      November 29, 2023

      FULL LIST: Judicial Commission Nominates 22 Justices For Elevation To Supreme Court

      November 16, 2023

      Seven Key Issues Resolved By Seven Supreme Court Judges

      October 26, 2023

      FULL LIST: CJN To Swear In Falana’s Wife, 57 Others As SANs November 27

      October 12, 2023
    • POLITICS

      What Peter Obi May Lose If He Joins Coalition As VP Candidate

      May 25, 2025

      Atiku Moves To Unseat Wike’s Damagum As PDP Chairman, Backs Suswam As Replacement

      April 15, 2024

      Edo’s Senator Matthew Uroghide, Others Defect To APC

      April 13, 2024

      Finally, Wike Opens Up On Rift With Peter Odili

      April 2, 2024

      El-Rufa’i’s Debt Burden: APC Suspends Women Leader For Criticising Kaduna Gov

      March 31, 2024
    • SPORTS

      Nigeria’s D’Tigress Await Angola, Cameroon As 2025 Afrobasket Enters Quarterfinals

      July 31, 2025

      Manchester United Open Talks To Sign RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko

      July 31, 2025

      Remo Stars Begin NPFL Title Defence Against Rivers United, Abia Warriors Host Pillars

      July 30, 2025

      Burna Boy Thrills Coach Wiegman, England’s Lionesses At Women’s Euro Victory Party

      July 30, 2025

      ‘You Need To Win World Cup,’ Remi Tinubu Charges Super Falcons

      July 29, 2025
    • MORE
      • AFRICA
      • ANALYSIS
      • BUSINESS
      • ENTERTAINMENT
      • FEATURED
      • LENS SPEAK
      • INFO – TECH
      • INTERVIEW
      • NIGERIA DECIDES
      • OPINION
      • Personality Profile
      • Picture of the month
      • Science
      • Special Project
      • Videos
      • Weekend Sports
    NEWS POINT NIGERIANEWS POINT NIGERIA
    UBA 720X90
    Home - Kano Governor Reshuffles Cabinet, Drops SSG Bichi, Others

    Kano Governor Reshuffles Cabinet, Drops SSG Bichi, Others

    By Binta KabirDecember 12, 2024
    Kano Gov Writes

    IN a major political decision, Kano state Governor Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced a reshuffle of the state executive council to effect pragmatic political realignment of his administration.

    In a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet takes immediate effect.

    According to the statement, Governor Yusuf maintained the much awaited decision finally came to enable uptimum performance that will drive more dividend of democracy to the good people of Kano state.

    UBA

    Those affected by the major shake up are the Chief of Staff, Alhaji Shehu Wada Sagagi, whose office is now scrapped, and Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi dropped on health ground.

    According to Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf removed some cabinet members and reassigned others to enhance administrative performance and political retool.

    WIDGET ADS

    Those who retained their positions are Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi, Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Danjuma Mahmoud, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran, Commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Hon. Abduljabbar Mohammed Umar, Commissioner for Budget and Planning Hon Musa Suleiman Shannon and Commissioner for Works and Housing Engr. Marwan Ahmad.

    Also retained are Commissioner for Solid and Mineral Resources, Sefiyanu Hamza, Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Shiekh Ahmad Tijani Auwal, Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, Commissioner for Investment and Commerce, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya and that of Internal Security and Special Services, Major General Mohammad Inuwa Idris Rtd.

    Thomas Sankara African Leadership Prize

    According to the statement, those reassigned are the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulssalam who is moved from Ministry of Local Government to Higher Education, Hon. Mohammad Tajo Usman moved from Science and Technology to Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata from Higher Education to Science, Technology and Innovation.

    Others on reassignment list include Hon. Amina Abdullahi from Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation to Ministry for Women, Children and Disable, Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo, from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to Ministry of Special Duties.

    Nigerian TAX Reform - Federal Goverment

    Commissioner for Project Monitory and Evaluation Hon. Ibrahim Namadi now moved to Ministry of Transport, while Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa of Ministry of Education now moved to Ministry of Water Resources.

    On the reassigned list, are Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda moved from Water Resources to Ministry of Education, Hon. Aisha Lawal Saji from Ministry of Women, Children and Disable to Tourism and Culture, and Hon. Muhammad Diggol from Transport to Ministry of Project Monitoring and Evaluation.

    Meanwhile, Governor Yusuf has dropped five members of his cabinet to include Ibrahim Jibril Fagge, of Finance Ministry, Ladidi Ibrahim Garko, Culture and Tourism; Baba Halilu Dantiye, Information and Internal Affairs, Shehu Aliyu Yammedi, Special Duties and Abbas Sani Abbas, Rural and Community Development.

    National Orientation Agency Page UP
    National Orientation Agency - Down

    Also, the Governor has directed the Chief of Staff and the five commissioners that are dropped to report to the office of the Governor for possible reassignment.

    Cabinet Reshuffle Governor Yusuf Kano Governor
    Share. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn Telegram Email

    Related Posts

    Security Unmasks Suspect Using Kogi Polytechnic To Scam Dangote, Other Global Firms

    July 31, 2025

    Zulum Reshuffles Cabinet, Replaces Two Commissioners, Appoints Education Board Chairman

    July 31, 2025

    Dino Melaye Dumps PDP, Cites ‘Lack Of Potency’

    July 31, 2025

    Akpabio, Lawan, Doguwa, Ndume, Others May Not Return As NASS Considers Rotational Representation Bill

    July 31, 2025
    Add A Comment
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Latest Posts

    Security Unmasks Suspect Using Kogi Polytechnic To Scam Dangote, Other Global Firms

    July 31, 2025

    Zulum Reshuffles Cabinet, Replaces Two Commissioners, Appoints Education Board Chairman

    July 31, 2025

    Dino Melaye Dumps PDP, Cites ‘Lack Of Potency’

    July 31, 2025

    Akpabio, Lawan, Doguwa, Ndume, Others May Not Return As NASS Considers Rotational Representation Bill

    July 31, 2025

    Tinubu Extends Adeniyi’s Tenure As Customs’ Comptroller-General

    July 31, 2025
    Advertisement
    WIDGET ADS
    News Point NG
    © 2025 NEWS POINT NIGERIA Developed by ENGRMKS & CO.
    • Home
    • About us
    • Disclaimer
    • Our Advert Rates
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Join Us On WhatsApp