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The Kaduna State Scholarship and Loan Board will have a new source of income thanks to the establishment of the Education Trust Fund by the Malam Nasir El-Rufai administration. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Malam Hassan Rilwan, revealed this and stated that although the enabling law is still being developed, the "Act will soon be ready." The Trust Fund would allow people, organisations, and even Non-Governmental Organisations to donate to the fund, he continued, adding that the law will explicitly state how it will be handled. He was speaking about the activities the Board has planned for this year. Additionally, the Board was established by the Malam Nasir El-Rufai administration to offer scholarships to three students.

In accordance with the state government's Regularisation Programme, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approved the regularisation of five more layouts within Kaduna metropolis. The layouts include Babban Saura village, NITEL, layout near Television Kinkinau and Chanchangi Layout Kinkinau, Stello layout Sabon Tasha and Housing Estate behind Bank PHB, according to Malam Isma'il Umaru Dikko, Director General of Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA). The Director General urged the owners of structures within these layouts to present the necessary paperwork to process their building/As-built permits in a statement that was signed by Malam Nuhu Garba, the Public Relations Executive of the Authority. In addition, Kaduna State has stated that it will not tolerate any further distorting of the Kaduna Master Plan.