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The governor of Katsina State, Dikko Radda, has designated Friday, June 27, 2025, as a workday to observe the new Islamic Year 1447AH.

Civil servants and residents can observe the holiday in order to reflect on its spiritual significance and to observe it together.

Governor Radda congratulated all Muslims in the state and across the nation on the occasion of the new Islamic Calendar, according to Abdullahi Faskari, the state government’s secretary on Thursday.

The governor also urged Katsina State’s citizens to continue to coexist peacefully and harmoniously.

Without peace and stability, he argued, there couldn’t be any meaningful development.

Radda reawakened his administration’s commitment to delivering people-centered initiatives that would enhance people’s lives.

The governor of Katsina also reiterated his call for farmers and those receiving government agricultural assistance to use judiciously the fertilizers, tractors, and other farming implements that were given out to improve food security as it continues to rain.

Therefore, he urged farmers to stop encroaching on all grazing areas, forests, and cattle routes.

Radda prayed for Katsina State’s and Nigeria’s general peace, unity, and prosperity.

Schools and Other Places Are destroyed by a Rainstorm.

In the Funtua District of the state, some schools and staff quarters have been destroyed by a severe windstorm.

The severe windstorm that struck the affected area on Sunday afternoon caused significant damage to the facilities of numerous educational institutions.

The Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education expressed the government’s sincere condolences to the affected schools, staff, and families in a statement.

The Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education releases a statement that reads, “With deep sorrow and complete submission to the will of Allah, the severe storm that struck the Funtua Senatorial zone on June 22, 2025,” in part.

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu promised that his administration would continue to support the state’s government and the people of Nasarawa State in development projects, particularly those involving solid minerals and agriculture.

When Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad, the Emir of Lafia, was present at his palace, Tinubu made the pledge.

The President claimed that the federal government and investors had come to trust Governor Abdullahi Sule’s resource management.

“I’m happy to be back in Nasarawa, and I’m happy to confirm what the Emir said I’ll be doing as president of Nigeria in 2023.” I appreciate it. You are a very far-sighted individual, a sincere Nigerian with a strong sense of justice, he declared in a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The state’s stability, stability, and progress were commended by President Tinubu and Sule and the Council of Traditional Rulers.

He vowed to put forth greater efforts to fulfill all of the Renewed Hope Agenda’s promises.

He continued, “I’ve just made the best decision to make sure there is a change for the future.”

The Renewed Hope Agenda, according to President Tinubu, would reposition the country’s economy for the betterment of both current and upcoming generations.

“Governor Sule has shown it,” he said. He told us he didn’t borrow a penny to finish the interchange when we just commissioned it, he said.

The governors’ consistency in pursuing the Renewed Hope Agenda’s vision, which aims to restore lives and the nation, was praised by President Tinubu.

“It’s truly heartbreaking for me to see the governors here. I appreciate your gracious and exemplary behavior. He continued, “Thank you for maintaining your loyalty.”

President Tinubu was praised for his leadership style, particularly for changing the Nigerian economy, by the Emir of Lafia, who is also the head of the Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs.

Your Excellency, our president, our friend, and everything in between. You are invited back to this space. When you arrived a few years ago, it all started here.

Dele Alake, the minister of solid mineral development, claimed on Wednesday that the Bola Tinubu administration had attracted more than $800 million in direct foreign investment into the Nasarawa State mining sector.

Alake made the disclosure during Tinubu’s one-day state visit to the state to launch projects being led by Governor Abdullahi Sule.

We have attracted more than $800 million in direct foreign investment into the sector as a result of this positive local value addition policy, in Nasarawa State alone.

I made a $400 million rare earth minerals and critical metals plant, the largest in Africa, that would be located in Nasarawa State in just three days, according to him.

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Separation centers would be set up in other geopolitical regions of the nation, according to the minister, despite the $ 400 million rare earth minerals and critical metals plant, which would result in over 10,000 jobs.

He stated, “Nasarawa State will be the location of this largest rare earth mineral in Africa.” However, it will create over 10,000 jobs when it’s finished.

We have therefore requested that they relocate their separation centers so that all regions of Nigeria can take advantage of this historic breakthrough. ”

Oppositional Backspins

The minister added that those who didn’t care about the country’s best interests had faced opposition to the ministry.

We have also encountered difficulties, Alake said. The mine marshals have been blackmailed because of their unwavering opposition to illegal mining operations; they have experienced various forms of harassment.

But I constantly remind them that we should be adamant about the President; There is no turning back once he presses his hands on the plough. And despite the screams of the disapproving people and those who are putting together a coalition to persuade, Mr. There is no turning back once the president has stowed his hands on the plough. ”