Yusuf Tanko Sununu (born 2 February 1967 in Kebbi State) is a Nigerian politician from the All Progressives Congress. [1] On 21 August 2023 he was appointed Minister of State for Education in the Cabinet of Bola Tinubu. [2] Sununu represents Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency in the National Assembly. [3]
Taraba is a state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift to the Nation". Its capital is Jalingo. The state's main ethnic groups are the Fulani, Mumuye, Mambilla, Jukun, Kuteb, Karimjo Wurkun, Yandang, Ndola, Ichen, Jenjo, Tiv, Tigon, and Jibu. The northern part is mainly dominated by the Fulani, Wurkun and Mumuye. The southern part is dominated by the Jukun, Chamba, Tiv, Kuteb and Ichen. The central region is mainly occupied by the Fulani, Mambilla, Ndola, Tigon, Jibu, Wurbo, and Daka people. There are about 80 distinct ethnic groups and their languages in the state.
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.
Kebbi State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Kebbi State is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while its western border forms part of the national borders with Benin Republic for 103 km and Niger for 207 km. Named for the city of Birnin Kebbi—the state's capital and largest city, Kebbi state was formed from Sokoto state on 27 August 1991. Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Kebbi is the tenth largest in area and 18th most populous, with an estimated population of about 4.4 million as of 2016. The state is known as land of equity.
Chris Nwabueze Ngige is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor who served as minister of Labour and Employment of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration from 2015 to 2023. He was elected Senator for Anambra Central Constituency in April 2011. He was the governor of Anambra State in Nigeria from May 2003 to March 2006 under the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria.
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions. It enrolls about 25,000 students in its combined programs, which include a college of medicine and faculties of agriculture, arts, environmental science, Allied health science, Basic medical science, dentistry, education, engineering, law, management science, pharmacy, science, social science, and veterinary medicine. With the encouragement of the federal government, the university has recently been increasing its research efforts, particularly in the fields of agriculture, medicine and conflict resolution, and expanding the university press. The university is the major higher institution of learning in the north-eastern part of the country.
Nenadi Esther Usman is a Nigerian politician and former federal Minister of Finance. She was elected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing the Kaduna South Senatorial District in the April 2011 elections, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Abubakar Tanko Ayuba was a Nigerian politician who was elected senator for the Kebbi South constituency in Kebbi State, Nigeria in April 2007.
The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education Act Cap. L10, Laws of the Federation, 2004. Until the school was established, legal practitioners in Nigeria had received the requisite training in England and had been called to the English Bar.
Umaru Tanko Al-Makura is a Nigerian businessman and politician and also a former governor and senator in Nasarawa State in the All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket.
The 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election was held on 18 March 2023, to elect the Governor of Kebbi State, concurrent with elections to the Kebbi 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—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
Bala Ibn Na'allah is a Nigerian politician and senator. He is representing Kebbi South Senatorial seat in the Senate of Nigeria and was the Deputy Majority leader in the 8th Nigerian senate. On August 29, 2021, Na'allah's eldest son, Abdulkarim Bala Na'Allah was murdered by unknown assailants in his residence in Kaduna state. In 2023, Na'allah lost his reelection to the Senate as he was defeated by Garba Maidoki who polled 75,232 votes while Na'allah scored 70,785.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Nasarawa State was held on April 9, 2011, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Nasarawa State. Suleiman Adokwe representing Nasarawa South and Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, while Yusuf Musa Nagogo representing Nasarawa North won on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change.
Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama is a Nigerian politician and engineer who served as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, representing Oredo Federal Constituency from 2015 to 2023.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Kebbi State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Halima Hassan Tukur Nigerian Politician, a former Federal House of Representatives Member representing Yauri/Sanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency in Kebbi state of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 2007 to 2011.
Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo is a Nigerian politician, a businessman, a philanthropist and a member of the 10th Senate from Nasarawa South Senatorial District on the ticket of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was a member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2011 and the Speaker Nasarawa State House Of Assembly from 2003 to 2007. He was also a member of the 7th and 8th National Assembly - House of Representatives.
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 also served as the Secretary to the State Government of Kano State from 2023 to December 2024 under the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.