Fire Guts WAEC Office In Kaduna

A section of the Kaduna Zonal Office of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, engulfed by fire. A senior security source said that the fire started around 9:10a.m at the zonal office along Kaduna/Zaria Road, Kawo, Kaduna.

“We received a distress call this morning of a fire incident at some offices of the Kaduna WEAC zonal office this morning. “Four offices were affected by the fire, which has been put under control by the combined efforts of the fire service and other security outfits.

“We suspect the fire was caused by electrical problem,” the source said. An official of the WAEC office who did not want his name mentioned because he has no authority to speak to journalists, said the exams and administrative offices were affected.

The spokesperson for the police, Kaduna command, Aliyu Usman, did not respond to calls and text messages sent to him.

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20 Killed By Herdsmen In A Village In Kaduna

Over 20 people including two security officers were killed after gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked a military outpost at Godogodo village in Kaduna state. According to residents, the attack started on Saturday October 15th and then continued into yesterday Sunday October 16th which saw the herdsmen attacking surrounding villages in  Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State‎. 
Chairman of the interim management committee of the local government area, Humble Katuka‎, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the area. 

Confirming the attacks, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command,  Aliyu Usman, said two officers were killed during the attack at a military outpost in Godogodo.  He vowed that the police will arrest those who carried out the attacks. 

“Last Friday, same armed men ambushed our  men around Godogodo, killed two officers and fled. We shall surely get them soon”he said.

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Kaduna State Government Launches 'Waste To Cash' Initiatives To Reduce Unemployment

The Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has partnered with a waste management company, ZL Global Alliance to launch a “waste to cash” programme in an effort to rid the state of waste materials and improve the living condition and well-being of the people.

The programme conform with the governor’s commitment to keeping the state clean, green and healthy; the managing director of ZL Global Alliance Nigeria, Mrs Abiola Bashorun, said at the official launch over the weekend.

Mrs Bashorun added that the initiative is meant to encourage the people to turn in their waste in exchange for cash, saying a payment of N1.00 per kilogramme of waste will be paid to the people. We, however, expect a minimum of 10 to 25kg per lot.

“The state government under the initiative wants to take its commitment to get job and wealth creation a notch higher. The state government has found that it has a large population of youths and women who are either unemployed or under-employed,” she explained.

The waste management expert further explained that the programme which is scheduled to kick- off on September 14, 2016, will begin with the two major cities of Kaduna and Zaria, then Kafanchan and other towns will join in no distant time.

She disclosed that ZL Global Alliance and the international partners were investing over $1billion into the ‘waste to wealth’ initiative across states in Nigeria.

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