The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has demanded an immediate investigation into the alleged diversion of state resources by Abba Ganduje, son of the Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Abba Ganduje is also the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Dawakin Tofa, Rimingado and Tofa federal constituency in the House of Representatives. The party chairman, Umar Haruna Doguwa disclosed this in a statement.
Kano State has approved the payment of N304 million as allowances to 287 eligible academic staff of the state-owned Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSU).
Some private universities in Northwest say the prolonged strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) , has resulted in increase in their admission figure.