El-Rufai says Kaduna will remain number one in ease of doing business- Governor Nasir El-Rufai says Kaduna state is the leading business-friendly environment in the country - El-Rufai notes that Kaduna state will sustain and accelerate the investments drive to meet the world’s best practices - The Kaduna state governor says his administration had implemented the minimum wage and increased pension for civil servants and retirees Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said Kaduna would continue to be the leading state in ease of doing business in the country. Leadership reports that El-Rufai speaking at a business dinner held in Kaduna, said the state has a business-friendly environment, Leadership reports. The governor noted that the state will sustain and accelerate the investments drive to meet the world ’s best practices. He said apart from the ongoing massive infrastructure development across the state, his administration had implemented the minimum wage and increased pension for civil servants and retirees. PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Recommended for you “Hand dey scratch baba”: Davido mistakenly posts video of him getting massa... The governor also expressed hope that the electricity challenge facing the nation will be thing of the past in the next few years. Meanwhile, a report by Daily Trust indicates that many people have been killed as gunmen attacked two villages in Batsari local government area of Katsina state. According to the report, the gunmen stormed Dankar and Tsauwa areas at night on Friday, February 14, shooting sporadically and setting ablaze houses and vehicles. One of the villages is said to have been set ablaze by the armed bandits The villagers have reportedly fled to neighbouring local governments of Batagarawa and Katsina for refuge. The spokesman of the police command, SP Gambo Isah promised to provide detail of the attack as soon as possible. ‎ Katsina has been free from bandits attack in recent times after Governor Aminu Bello Masari granted amnesty to the gunmen last year and paid them some sort of compensation. Recommended for you "Them go break all these tables": Portable unveils new look of his bar, DJ... Their return is seen as a major security risk to Katsina people who have been relieved that no attack has taken place in the last few months. In the past few months, the bandits have been running rampage in Kaduna and Niger states, invading communities, kidnapping locals and raping women. The Nigeria Police Force has been doing its best to contain the murderous activities of the bandits, especially in Kaduna state in recent times. In another report, the lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate, Uba Sani, has condemned the attacks on the Bakali and Maro villages of Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of the state by some murderous bandits. Legit.ng reports that Senator Sani lamented that the incidents which led to the death of some villagers occurred in his constituency. It was reported that about 22 persons were killed and several persons injured in Bakali village while seven people lost their lives in Maro village, with yet to be ascertained a number of persons inflicted with various forms of injuries. Recommended for you Supreme Court vs FG: Strike looms as NLC issues fresh ultimatum to Buhari o... NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: Same great journalism, upgraded for better service! KADINVEST economic summit 2017 | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Governor Nasir El-Rufai says Kaduna state is the leading business-friendly environment in the country - El-Rufai notes that Kaduna state will sustain and accelerate the investments drive to meet the world’s best practices - The Kaduna state governor says his administration had implemented the minimum wage and increased pension for civil servants and retirees PAY ATTENTION