Alhaji Umar Abdu Tsauri (TaTa) was born on February14, 1968 to the family of the late Alhaji Abdullahi Tsauri and Hajia Binta Abdu Tsauri in Dutsinma LG of Katsina State. He started his education in 1975 at Na Alhaji Primary School in Dutsinma after which he proceeded to Government Day Secondary School, Dutsinma in 1980.…
On a Rescue Mission to Salvage Zamfara State
Engineer (Dr) Ibrahim Shehu Gusau, an engineer and fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, NSE, is a man with uncommon passion for grassroots transformation. Filled with milk of human kindness, whose middle name is service to humanity, Engineer (Dr) Gusau worked assiduously at the private and public sectors of the nation’s economy; contributing uniquely…
TaTa: The Man of The Moment
“It is with all sense of humility, modesty and respect that I wish to notify you, as one of the leading lights of Katsina State, of my intention to contest for the office of the Executive Governor of Katsina State under the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming 2015 governorship elections”…
Alhaji Sani Sidi: Honours for NEMA’s Performing DG
In the course of Nigeria’s fight against the Boko Haram insurgency, the media has focused on the gallant efforts made by Nigerian security agencies, especially the soldiers. Only the discerning however know, appreciate and salute the silent yet salient efforts made by the staff of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA in providing relief such as…
Leading NCC’s Robust Contributions to the Nigerian Economy
The telecommunications industry in Nigeria, without doubt, plays strategic roles in the national economy. Indeed, if the story of Nigeria’s democracy since May 29, 1999 was to be told, the advent, growth and impact of the industry will occupy generous chapters of such chronicle. In her announcement that Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy, Dr. Ngozi…
‘I Want to Set Phase for Industrialisation of Katsina State’
Alhaji Umar Abdullahi Tsauri, TaTa, Garkuwan Talakawa and Katsina State governorship aspirant is a household name in the politics of the state and beyond. A man of the people, who joined politics based on the opportunity to serve his people, believes that we are one another’s keeper and the beauty of life is measured not…
Land Swap Gives Opportunity for Growth
– Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory What are your assessment and appreciation of the land swap policy? The land swap policy is an innovative way of bringing the private sector into an area that hitherto only government had taken on, which is the provision of district infrastructure. You…
The Attraction of Investors
The FCT administration provides lots of incentives and the required enabling environment that make its offer irresistible The first phase of the land swap programme is oversubscribed. Over 40 investors, local and international, applied to participate out of which 15 were selected for the 16 districts in the phase one. That is about 300…
Land Swap in Other Climes
Other countries have used the Land Swap Initiative to build critical infrastructure at various times in their history The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is not the first government to formulate the land swap policy. Research showed a litany of governments that have resorted to the initiative to fund critical infrastructure over the years across the…
‘More Countries Are Adopting Land Swap Policy’
Farouk Sani, lawyer and co-coordinator of Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre, an agency of the FCT administration that promotes and facilitates private sector investment and public infrastructure, explains the concept and execution of the policy in this interview with Anayochukwu Agbo, general editor; Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor; and Chinenye Eseke, reporter. Excerpts: What is…
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