The Katsina State Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has declared today Monday 8th July, 2024 which is equivalent to the 2nd of Al-muharram, 1446 AH as Public Holiday in commemoration of the new Islamic year.
In a leaked memo obtained by an online news media as claimed, the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) asked National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to retract the statements it made on GMOs which “is the distinct mandate of NBMA.”
The DG, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye in a recent interview on Arise News Television said that though NAFDAC had not conducted extensive research on the safety of GMO products, the agency did not have evidence to show that GMO products like maize and tomatoes were safe for human consumption.
The Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension, and Rural Development at the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), has tragically lost his life when bandits attacked him in his residence.
In a press conference held on Wednesday, the Incidence Manager and Director of Epidemiology at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Kabir Suleiman, said Katsina is one of the states termed as high risk for cholera.
President Ahmed Tinubu on Monday warned terrorists and other criminals in Nigeria to surrender or face consequences of their actions if they fail to do so.
The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara mni has commended successive governments of Katsina State for executing various developmental projects in Ketare District.