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The Chairman of Tudun Wada Local Government Area and Chairperson of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hajiya Sa’adatu Salisu Soja Maijamaa, has called for the suspension of Alhassan Ado Doguwa from political activities pending investigation into the death of a young man in the area.

In a statement issued on Friday, the council chairman urged both the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Kano State Government to intervene urgently in the incident that occurred in Tudun Wada, in order to ensure justice and protect the lives and dignity of residents.

She said the people of Tudun Wada were in deep mourning following the death of a young resident, Buhari Mai Fulawa, who reportedly died during a rice distribution exercise organised for members of the community.

According to her, the death of the young man is a huge loss to his family and the entire community.

Hajiya Sa’adatu said the community cannot continue to witness incidents of insecurity and loss of lives without appropriate action being taken. She, therefore, called for a thorough investigation to determine exactly what happened and to ensure that necessary steps are taken.

She also urged that Doguwa be suspended from all political engagements and meetings until the required investigation is concluded.

The chairman added that the people of Tudun Wada have the right to peace, security and respect for human life.
She said the community would not remain silent over the incident and would continue to stand firm in demanding justice, truth and protection for its people.

On Thursday, the Chairman of Doguwa Local Government, Hon. Abdulrashid Rilwan, alongside Hon. Ado Doguwa, launched a distribution of food items and cash worth millions of naira to residents.

The support was reportedly distributed across all 10 wards of the local government, benefiting councillors, advisers, supervisors, political leaders, party supporters, Lafiya Jari, Proper, CRC members, media aides, and other stakeholders.

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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stated that there is no going back on the implementation of the cashless policy at all revenue points at the airports.

The Minister, while noting that the hybrid system currently in place was temporary, added that the federal government will soon transition to a fully automated payment system.

He also revealed that he has directed the officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to make the cashless payment option cheaper than cash to incentivise its use.

The Minister disclosed this during the on-the-spot assessment of the implementation of the hybrid payment policy at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja tollgate following the suspension of the cashless policy by President Bola Tinubu.

He said: “There is no going back on the cashless system. For those who think they can frustrate the cashless system because they prefer the traditional cash collection method, we have passed that stage. In fact, there is a federal government directive on it saying that no federal agency should ever collect cash. So we have very limited time to do this hybrid system.

“We are going to go cashless. In fact, at the last Federal Executive Council meeting, Mr. President gave me a deadline. He was very clear that I have a deadline. He said, Minister of Aviation, you have a deadline to go fully cashless and the moment Mr. President pushes me, I will also push those under me.

“Before Mr. President sacks me, I will sack other people too. I will sack other people too. Before now, I left implementation fully to FAAN and the nitty-gritties were worked out by FAAN, but as the Minister, I take full responsibility and I have to take full control.

“I would not leave my fate in the hands of any other person and that is why I am here today to take my own fate into my hands and see how they are implementing the hybrid system but this will not last.”

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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N1.894 trillion as Federation Account revenue for February 2026 among the Federal Government, states and local government councils.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa.

The revenue was shared during the March 2026 FAAC meeting held in Abuja. The N1.894 trillion distributable revenue comprised N1.274 trillion from distributable statutory revenue and N619.119 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT).

The communiqué indicated that a total gross revenue of N2.230 trillion was available in February 2026. From this amount, N77.302 billion was deducted as cost of collection, while N259.078 billion was recorded as transfers, refunds and savings.

It further stated that gross statutory revenue of N1.561 trillion was received in February 2026. This represented a decrease of N395.138 billion compared with the N1.957 trillion recorded in January 2026.

Similarly, gross VAT revenue stood at N668.450 billion in February 2026, which was N414.710 billion lower than the N1.083 trillion recorded in January.

From the N1.894 trillion distributable revenue, the Federal Government received N675.088 billion, while state governments received N651.525 billion.

The local government councils received N456.467 billion, while N110.949 billion, representing 13 per cent derivation revenue from mineral sources, was shared among the benefitting states.

A breakdown of the N1.274 trillion statutory revenue showed that the Federal Government received N613.174 billion, the states received N311.010 billion, and the local government councils received N239.776 billion. The N110.949 billion derivation revenue was also distributed to eligible states.

From the N619.119 billion VAT revenue, the Federal Government received N61.912 billion, state governments received N340.515 billion, while local government councils received N216.692 billion.

The communiqué also noted that oil and gas royalty and excise duty recorded significant increases in February.

However, revenues from Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Hydrocarbon Tax (HT), Companies Income Tax (CIT), Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Stamp Duties (SDT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) declined substantially.

It added that import duty and Common External Tariff (CET) receipts increased marginally during the period.