Ahmad Rufai Zakari

Earlier today, I commissioned the Kafin Hausa Solar Mini-Grid Project. Jigawa State in partnership with Future Energies Africa (FEA) the core investor in Kano Electricity Distribution Company (@kedcoplc) and Bagaja Renewables Limited, constructed this 500KWp solar-hybrid power plant and this is the first step toward the 10MW of mini-grids we’re rolling out across Jigawa State. With this project, more homes and businesses will finally get reliable, clean power. It’s a big leap toward our dream of turning Jigawa into a thriving industrial hub where every community has a fair shot at growth. This achievement belongs to all of us. We all have a duty and responsibility to see their protection and sustainability. Let’s keep working together to light up Jigawa and open new doors of opportunity for everyone. #GreaterJigawa #RenewableEnergy #NamadiDelivers #JigawaEnergy #JigawaState

Yesterday, I had the honour of hosting Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri, the World Bank @WBG_Nigeria Country Director in Nigeria, and his team for their inaugural visit to Jigawa State. It was a privilege to discuss our ongoing partnership and the pivotal role the World Bank plays in our development journey. During our meeting, I expressed heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable support provided by the World Bank, which has been instrumental in driving agricultural transformation and implementing crucial Public Financial Management reforms in our state. These initiatives have significantly contributed to our progress, but we remain cognizant of the challenges ahead. As we navigate challenges such as poverty and climate change, I reiterated the importance of sustained support from the World Bank, particularly in accessing technical assistance and funding opportunities under #COP28. Together, we are committed to addressing these challenges and advancing our shared goals of socioeconomic development and the digital economy. #JigawaState #WorldBank #Collaboration #SustainableDevelopment

1/ Yesterday, we hosted a team from the African Development Bank (@AfDB_Group) on a significant working visit to Jigawa State. Dr. Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture and Agro-Industry at AfDB, led the delegation, and our discussions were pivotal. 🌍🌱 #AfDBVisit #JigawaState

Shugaban Ƙungiyar ƴan kasuwar canji ta Abuja, Alhaji Abdullahi Dauran, ya kuma alaƙanta tsadar dalar da ayyukan wani kamfanin da ke hada-hadar kuɗaɗe ta Intanet irin na Crypto.

1/5: Jigawa State Government has sealed a groundbreaking partnership with Kano Electricity Distribution Company (@kedcoplc) for a more electrified future. 💡 Our collaboration includes boosting our shareholding in KEDCO to 10%, an increase from 7.5%.

My tweet,is a fictional story, by Leo Tolstoy,in 1886,called “How much Land Does a Man Need”. The protagonist is a poor farmer named Pahom who dreams of becoming a wealthy landowner . “If I had plenty of land,”he muses early in the story, “I shouldn’t fear the Devil himself !”. The devil however, is listening. Seeing in pahom’s craving a chance to gain power over another soul,the Devil orchestrates a series of events. At first, everything seems to go well. Pahom borrows money to buy more land. He raises cattle and grows corn and becomes prosperous . He sells his lands at a profit and moves to a new area where he can buy vast tracts for low prices. He’s briefly content,but as he grows accustomed to this new prosperity - he’s ten times richer than before - Pahom becomes dissatisfied. He still must rent land to grow wheat, and there are quarrels with poorer people who want to use the land or leave it fallow to regenerate. Owning more himself would make everything easier. He soon hears of a distant tribe called the Bashkirs, who live on a fertile plain by a river and will sell huge parcels of land for almost nothing . He buys tea and other gifts and travels to meet them. They welcome him warmly, giving him drinks and killing a sheep to share the meat with him . After he presents them with gifts, they ask which of their possessions he likes best, so they can reciprocate his generosity. “What pleases me best here”, he says, “ is your land.our land is crowded , and the soil is exhausted; but you have plenty of land and it’s good land. I never saw the like of of it.” Their chief explains that they sell land by the day. For a small price of a thousand rubbles , he can have as much land as he can cover in a day of walking. Starting at sunrise from a small hill, he can walk the perimeter of the land he wants, marking boundaries by digging small holes. If he returns to the starting point before sunset, the land is his . If he does not, he forfeits the thousand rubbles . After a sleepless night,Pahom sets out the next morning through the high grass of the steppes. In the cool of the morning he makes good time, pausing periodically to dig holes and look back at the tribe on the hill top . The farther he goes, the better the land seems. He slips off his uncomfortable boots to walk even faster. By noon, he is hot and tired , but after a brief rest for some water, he continues. If he can just suffer through one day of pain, he thinks, he will have the rest of his life to enjoy the benefits. He pushes through the afternoon heat and his growing fatigue to another side of an envisioned square. He is about to return when he sees an appealing hollow of lush land. He marks it and starts back to the hilltop.The sun is already sinking toward the horizon, and he is still miles away. His bare feet are cut and bruised, he’s exhausted from the heat, and the muscles in his legs are faltering. He starts to realise he should have returned sooner. But he manages to quicken his pace, tossing aside his boots and water flask.Soon he is struggling to breath. His shirt and trousers are soaked with sweat, his heart is hammering , his chest, and his lungs are heaving like the bellows of a blacksmith. The sun, huge and blood red in the evening mist, is almost completely below the horizon. From where he stands, it appears to have vanished, but on the hilltop he sees the Bashkirs still illuminated by light . With a final ferocious push he charges up the hill, reaching the point from which he started just as the sun dips below the edge of the sky. “ He has gained much land “the chief exclaims with admiration. Pahom collapses with hands outstretched . Stream of blood flows from his mouth .his servant takes the spade and digs a simple grave six feet long.With pahom’s death and humble burial,the question in the story’s title is answered:that’s all the land a man needs.

Lagos Bans Single-Use Plastics, Styrofoam Packs The Lagos State Government has announced a ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam packs, popularly called 'takeaways', with "immediate effect." The state's Commissioner, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, which was posted on X by the ministry's spokesperson, Kunle Adeshina, the use of these plastics has caused a menace in the environment. It read, "Most drainage channels in the state are daily clogged up by Styrofoam and other plastics through its indiscriminate distribution and usage despite the regular cleaning and evacuation of the drains with humongous amounts. "The Commissioner added that the State Government cannot fold its hands and watch the continued desecration of its environment especially for a coastal city." The statement added that the Commissioner has directed the Lagos Waste Management Authority and the Kick Against Indiscipline to immediately commence the implementation of the ban. It read, "He asked the two agencies to clamp down on all the production companies and distribution outlets for Styrofoam in the state to prevent further distribution. "The Commissioner advised producers, distributors, and end-users of these styrofoam packs to take the ban seriously and find alternatives or risk heavy fines, and other penalties including sealing of their premises." Wahab advised consumers and residents to boycott styrofoam packs and single-use plastics and imbibe the practice of using reusable food containers and water bottles for their food and drinks. The PUNCH reported in January 2023, that Lagos State had continued to battle the menace of plastic pollution despite the estimated $2 billion recycling industry in Nigeria According to the report, Lagos State produces 870,000 tonnes of plastic garbage annually, and despite the government's efforts to address the threat of plastic pollution and turn it into a profitable venture, the environmental concern just won't go away. In a September report, a non-governmental organisation, the Center for Earth Works, lamented the indiscriminate use and disposal of plastic materials by Nigerians and demanded an end to plastic pollution in the country. Credit: X| kunle_adeshina

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To my dear brother and friend @modisalihijo, happy 40th Birthday. A committed Nigerian and an exemplary execution genius. You’ve achieved a lot and still have more to do. We pray for your continued protection, success and guidance as you light up Nigeria one community at a time!

When given the opportunity in public service leave a legacy of projects with benefits that will extend beyond you,leave a legacy of relationships that will carry forth after you,most importantly leave a legacy of empowered people that will do good works after you.Barka da Juma’a!

Focus on objectivity and your professional mandate will be easy. Many spend time on subjectivity at the expense of performance. Every role has a metric,it could be revenue, it could be output increase etc. define targets and meet them.That’s the yardstick, not about anything else

@honbabssankara Ba laifi danUwa. Mu na tare. Barka da Juma’a

@arkazaure Sir laifinme nai?

Nigeria constantly defies convention, Nigeria can truly be stranger than fiction 😳!

The concept of Black-on-Black crime has made it to Nigeria … the new term is Arewa-on-Arewa crime if you catch my drift. May we be guided

President @officialABAT today received a visit from a @WorldBank delegation led by its President, Mr. Ajay Banga, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. #AsoVillaToday