Gwarzo is a Nigerian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Sani Abacha GCFR was a Nigerian military general who served as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. He was also Chief of Army Staff between 1985 to 1990; Chief of Defence Staff between 1990 to 1993; and Minister of Defence. In 1993, Abacha became the first Nigerian Army officer to attain the rank of a full military general without skipping a single rank.
Mohammed Abacha is the eldest surviving son of Nigeria's former military ruler, the late general Sani Abacha and Maryam Abacha.
Kano State is a state located in northern Nigeria. Kano was created on May 27, 1967 from part of the Northern Region, and borders Katsina State to the northwest, Jigawa State to the northeast, Bauchi State to the southeast and Kaduna State to the southwest. The state's capital is the city of Kano.
Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from university college to university. It is the first university in Kano State.
Gwarzo is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwarzo.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Kano comprises three Senators and fifteen Representatives. They form the legislature of Kano State, Nigeria.
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), is the primary military intelligence agency of Nigeria. The DIA was established in 1986 to provide an efficient system of obtaining military intelligence for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defence. The DIA promotes Nigeria's Defence Policy, enhances military cooperation with other countries, protects the lives of Nigerian citizens, and maintains the territorial integrity of Nigeria. The DIA is headed by the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) who is appointed by the President of Nigeria.
Aminu Sule Garo is a Nigerian politician and businessman. He was elected Senator for Kano North in April 2007, but his election was annulled in December 2007 on the basis that he lacked the required qualifications.
Bello Hayatu Gwarzo is a Nigerian politician who has been a member of the national senate since 1999.
Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya is a Nigerian politician who has served in the Senate of Nigeria since 2007, representing the Kano South constituency of Kano State. He is a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).
Dr. Paul Agbai Ogwuma is a Nigerian banker who was Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria between 1993 and 1999 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha and his successor General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Abdullahi Mohammed is a retired Nigerian Army Major General, who served as Chief of Staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from 1999 to 2008; National Security Adviser to General Abdusalami Abubakar from 1998 to 1999; Director General of the National Security Organization from 1976 to 1979; and Governor of Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the main regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market. It is supervised by the Federal Ministry of Finance. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is privately owned and self-regulating, but the SEC maintains surveillance over it with the mandate of ensuring orderly and equitable dealings in securities, and protecting the market against insider trading abuses.
Aliyu Ismaila Gwarzo is a retired Nigerian high ranking security and intelligence official. He was a police officer, and the first director of the State Security Service; he was also the National Security Adviser to President Ernest Shonekan and Sani Abacha. He has been linked to theft of $2.45 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano, formerly Northwest University Kano is a Kano State Government-owned university with a temporary campus located at the center of the city of Kano and a main campus located along Gwarzo Road. It is one of the universities established in Nigeria in 2012 which are overseen and accredited by the NUC National Universities Commission.
The National Security Adviser is a senior official in the cabinet of the President of Nigeria who manages national security on behalf of the President and serves as his chief advisor on all matters that are vital to the very survival of the state. The position is a statutory member of the Presidency, National Security Council and Federal Executive Council.
Kano State Polytechnic is a Nigerian tertiary institution located in Kano, North-Western Nigeria. Established in 1975, the school has five units namely: School of Technology (SOT) situated at Matan Fada Road, Kano; School of Management Studies (SMS) located along Yahaya Gusau Road, Kano; School of Environmental Studies (SES), Gwarzo; School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Development, Rano ; and School of General Studies (SGS) located along Sheikh Jaafar Mahmoud Adam Road. The Central Administration is the heart of the school where administrative issues of the school are carried out and it is located along Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Road.
Ismaila is an African name that may refer to
Kabiru Ado Lakwaya, popularly known as Lakwaya, is a politician who is an Executive Council of Kano State member, and is serving as a Commissioner of Youth and Sports Development.