Kano Earmarks N1.5bn For Mass Wedding Of 1,500 Couples

Kano State government has earmarked N1.5 billion for the sponsorship of a mass wedding involving 1,500 couples as part of efforts to support the underprivileged and discourage immorality in the state.
The commandant-general of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, disclosed this yesterday during a briefing of journalists on the preparations for the programme.
Daurawa said the board had received about 5,000 applications from intending couples, adding that only 3,000 individuals, comprising 1,500 brides and grooms, would be selected for the exercise.
He explained that the beneficiaries would be drawn from poor and vulnerable backgrounds, noting that the initiative...