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Digital Literacy: AGILE Kano trains teachers on multimedia content development, remote learning
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) has organised training for teachers on multimedia content development to ensure effective implementation of digital literacy and remote learning in Kano state.
KANO FOCUS reports that the Project Coordinator Malam Mujtapha Aminu said the training marks an important milestone in an efforts to enhance digital literacy among adolescent girls.
Malam Mujtapha Aminu
He added that the training was specifically designed to equip teachers with the essential digital knowledge and skills required to effectively integrate technology into their instructional practices.
“By doing so, we aimed to empower teachers to provide high-quality digital skills education to their students, particularly adolescent girls.
“In today’s technology-driven world, digital skills are no longer a luxury, but a necessity. They are essential for personal, societal, and economic growth, enabling individuals to participate fully in the digital economy, improve productivity, and drive innovation.
A cross section of participants
“Through this training, we are committed to bridging the digital divide and ensuring that adolescent girls have equal access to digital opportunities. I am confident that, together, we can make a meaningful impact and empower the next generation of leaders,” Aminu said.
Communication Officer, Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Kano, Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim, in a statement on Sunday in Kano, quoted the Project Coordinator as saying that the training would enhance the capability of participants to develop relevant digital content in line with 21st century teaching and learning requirements.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
He noted that Kano needed a large pool of skilled educators with digital learning content development skills in order to ensure improved teaching and learning outcomes in schools across the state.
A cross section of participants
The Project Coordinator encouraged the trainees to actively participate in the training to enrich their skills and competencies in effectively creating educational content.
In his remarks the Component Lead Digital Literacy and Remote Learning Kano AGILE, Malam Ahmad Jibril said the participants mainly teachers from girls Senior Secondary Schools in the state, are expected to step down the training to other teachers.
Malam Ahmad Jibril
He revealed that in the first phase of the implementation year, 100 schools will benefit from the intervention that will support training of students.
The component lead recalled that in 2024 AGILE in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Education had trained 230 teachers on how to navigate some learning management systems.
A cross section of participants
Jibril added that additional 200 schools will now benefit from the intervention in 2025 adding that 300 more teachers from various secondary schools across the 44 local governments areas of Kano state.
“After the training, the teachers will be given access to content creation equipment to enable them record contents developed in various subject areas and hosted on cloud for access by students not only in Kano but also Nigeria and the globe in general,” he said.
Jibril explained that students will be able to access lessons and study their subjects online during school period or even on vacation.
He highlighted that the new techniques will address challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic that led to the closure of schools, emphasizing that such disruptions would not happen again.
Jibril noted that with the current initiative, even if schools are closed due to holidays or any unavoidable circumstance, teaching continues uninterrupted.
He explained that teachers can record their lessons and upload them to the internet, allowing students to download and watch them at their convenience.
He directed the participants to the Nigeria Learning Passport, an E learning platform of UNICEF in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Education.
He revealed that teachers are allowed to upload their educational contents to these platforms as long as they meet the specified requirements.
In her presentation the lead facilitator Samira Usman Adam exposed participants to different applications for mobile recording and editing.
Malam Ahmad Jibril
A participant, Musa Dan Azumi Muhammad pledged to apply the skills learnt to improve their teaching processes.
He said that the training will promote girl child education, particularly in rural and semi urban areas.
A total of 40 master trainers were selected from different schools across the 44 local government areas of Kano state for the training.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim AMNIPR,
Communication Officer,
AGILE Kano.
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
The Kano State Executive Council has approved the payment of nine months’ salary arrears to 2,369 sanitation workers across the state.
KANO FOCUS reports that the payment, facilitated by the Kano State Executive Council, covers outstanding payments from June 2024 to February 2025.
The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr Dahir Hashim, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday, explained that the approval is a significant move to support environmental sustainability in the state.
He praised the state’s ongoing commitment to improving its citizens’ quality of life and environmental hygiene.
“This action is a testament to the tireless efforts of His Excellency, Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, to foster a cleaner and healthier environment for all.
“The timely payment of these arrears will go a long way in motivating our sanitation workers, who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to their duties despite the delay,” Hashim stated.
He added, “The sanitation workers, who have been instrumental in maintaining cleanliness across Kano State, have displayed remarkable patience over the past months as they awaited their compensation.”
Hashim appreciated the Kano State Executive Council for its support in facilitating the payment.
The commissioner confirmed that other sanitation personnel, including House-to-House Inspectors and members of the Sanitation Vanguard, will soon be assessed for similar opportunities.
The ministry urged workers to be prepared for upcoming evaluations and payments.
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Forbes: Aliko Dangote’s wealth surges by almost 100% to $23.9bn, now 86th richest in the world
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim
Billionaire Aliko Dangote has seen his wealth nearly double to $23.9 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as the wealthiest person in Africa and 86th in the world. It would be recalled that Forbes ranked Aliko Dangote as the 144th richest person in the world in 2024 with $13.4 billion.
KANO FOCUS reports that Forbes estimates Dangote’s net worth at $23.9 billion, primarily due to his 92.3 percent stake in Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals. At 67 years old, Dangote is once again one of the top 100 richest individuals worldwide, a position he has not held since 2018, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.
This places him significantly ahead of South African Johann Rupert, who is ranked 161st in the world with an estimated wealth of $14.4 billion and very far above Mike Adenuga, who is the second richest in Nigeria and 481, in the world, with a net worth of $6.8 billion.
Dangote disrupted the government’s oil monopoly by constructing the largest petroleum refinery in Africa. After 11 years, a $23 billion investment, and numerous challenges, the Dangote Refinery began operations last year. Located on a vast 6,200-acre site in the Lekki Free Zone, the refinery, at full capacity, will process a remarkable 650,000 barrels per day (b/d), making it the seventh-largest refinery in the world and the largest in Africa. Additionally, the refinery’s adjacent petrochemical complex has an annual production capacity of 3 million metric tons of urea, making it Africa’s largest fertiliser producer.
The Dangote Refinery is already having a significant impact on global energy markets. Imports of petroleum into Nigeria are on track to reach an eight-year low, affecting European refiners that have traditionally sold to Nigeria, according to energy intelligence firm Vortexa. Furthermore, Nigeria has become a net exporter of jet fuel, naphtha (a solvent used in varnishes, laundry soaps, and cleaning fluids), and fuel oil, according to S&P Global.
Dangote sees the refinery as part of a larger vision to transform Nigeria, one of the world’s largest crude oil producers, into a major producer of refined petroleum products. This would enable Nigeria to compete with European refineries and supply gasoline to Nigerian consumers.
“I want to provide a blueprint for industrialisation across Africa,” Dangote says in an interview with Forbes. “We have to build our nation by ourselves. We have to build our continent by ourselves, not [rely on] foreign investment.” He believes Africa has long been “a mere dumping ground for finished products,” and his refinery represents “a pivotal step in ensuring that Africa can refine its own crude oil, thereby creating wealth and prosperity for its vast population.”
Dangote said the refinery is the biggest risk of his life and without success, it would have affected him greatly.
“It was the biggest risk of my life,” says Dangote about his decision to embark on the project. “If this didn’t work, I was dead.”
Zainab Usman, director of the Africa Programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, according to Forbes, said Nigerians see Dangote as a hero and a real industrialist transforming the country.
“He is seen in most parts of Nigeria as a hero. He is seen as a real industrialist who builds things,” she said.
A professor of African studies at the Soka University of America, Chika Ezeanya, also corroborated this view, noting that Dangote is meeting the needs of consumers on the continent.
“I think he’s believed staunchly in the fact that Nigerians need products that he has to offer,” he said while adding, “Governments can come and go, policies can be changed, but the needs of the Nigerian consumer will only grow and expand.”
Mukhtar Yahya Usman
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed three bills into law following their passage by the Kano State House of Assembly.
The newly enacted laws are:
1. Kano State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Amendment) Law, 2025
2. Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Law, 2025
3. Kano State Security Neighborhood Watch Law, 2025
A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, noted that the Governor assented to the bills at the commencement of the 25th Kano State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House.
In his remarks, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering the dividends of democracy and fostering the rapid socioeconomic development of the state.
He emphasized that the government remains steadfast in its efforts to initiate and implement policies and programs aimed at improving the lives of Kano State citizens.
Governor Yusuf also expressed appreciation for the unwavering support and cooperation of the people, urging them to sustain the momentum to achieve the administration’s set goals.
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