Kano State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria,located in the northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006,Kano State is the most populous state in Nigeria. The recent official estimates taken in 2016 by the National Bureau of Statistics found that Kano State was still the largest state by population in Nigeria. Created in 1967 out of the former Northern Region,Kano State borders on Katsina State to the northwest for about 210 km,Jigawa State to the northeast for 355 km,Bauchi State to the southeast for 131 km,and Kaduna State to the southwest for 255 km. The state's capital and largest city is the city of Kano,the second most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos. The incumbent governor of the state is Abba Kabir Yusuf. He was sworn in on 29 May 2023.
Katsina State is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State borders the Republic of Niger to the north for 250 km and the States of Jigawa for 164 km and Kano to the east,Kaduna to the south for 161 km and Zamfara to the west. States. Nicknamed the "Home of Hospitality",Both the state capital and the town of Daura have been described as "ancient seats of Islamic culture and learning" in Nigeria.
Haliru Mohammed Bello is a Nigerian politician. He was trained in veterinary medicine. He held various administrative positions under the military governments before 1999. He was Minister of Communications from June 2001 to May 2003. After he left office,he was indicted in a bribery scandal involving the German telecom company Siemens AG.
Ibrahim Adamu Gumba is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Bauchi South constituency of Bauchi State,Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections. He ran on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) ticket.
For the Arab Hutaymi tribe,see Sulluba
The Kano Emirate Council is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Kano,the capital of the modern Kano State. Preceded by the Emirate of Kano,the council was formed in 1903 after the British pacification of the Sokoto Caliphate. The borders of the Emirate are contiguous with Kano State.
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice,from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He is a member and national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Kano State Executive Council is the highest formal governmental body that plays important roles in the Government of Kano State headed by the Governor of Kano State. It consists of the Deputy Governor,Secretary to the State Government,Chief of Staff,Commissioners who preside over ministerial departments,and the Governor's special aides.
Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is a Nigerian politician and currently elected governor of Adamawa State. Fintiri has served as governor of Adamawa State since 2019. He was a member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly. He became the acting governor of Adamawa State following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako in July 2014,serving until 8 October 2014.
The Executive Council of Kano is a constitutional organ which exercises executive power in the Nigerian administrative unit of Kano State. It often make decisions via Orders in Council.
Abba Kabir Yusuf is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023. He served as commissioner of Works,Housing and Transport when Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso was re-elected for a second term in the executive council of Kano State from 2011 to 2015.
Nasir Yusuf Gawuna is a Nigerian health personnel,businessman and politician. In May 2022,he became the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election. He served as deputy governor of Kano State under Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from 2018 to 2023.
Kano State Government is the government of Kano State,concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of the executive,legislative and Judiciary. The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker and often assisted by the Commissioners and other civil servants of the state.
Salihu Sagir Takai is a Nigerian politician,an educationist,was a commissioner of Governor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and the former chairman of Takai Local Government Area of Kano State and the 3 times Gubernatorial candidate of three parties ANPP (2011),PDP (2015),PRP (2019) and APC(2020).
The 2019 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9,2019. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won re-election for a second term,defeating PDP Abba Kabir Yusuf and other 53 candidates.
The 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kano State,concurrent with elections to the Kano State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigerian People won the election.
The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission is an agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that oversees the revenues accruing to and disbursement of such funds from the Federal Account. The Body also ensures that there is conformity and equity in the nation's revenue allocation formulae.
Karaye Emirate is a second-class Emirate council in Kano State with its headquarters in Karaye town.
Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the deputy governor of Kano State.
Abdullahi Baffa Bichi is a Nigerian academician and politician who served as the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund TETFund from 2016 to 2019. He was also appointed as the Secretary to the State Government of Kano State in 2023 by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
