By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Operatives of Borno State Police Command have raided the Baga Fish Market and disrupted the association’s congress meeting in session by carting away chairs and throwing teargas at the members. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, when members of Baga Road Youths and...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has assured that his government would continue to prioritize of the welfare of civil servants in the state by ensuring that all backlog of promotions, grants and other entitlements are cleared. The governor stated this at the 2024...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has vowed to improve the welfare of lawyers and legal personnel of the state judiciary so as to improve the administration of criminal justice in the state. Zulum stated this on Monday during a 3-day workshop organized by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with the National Center and Diseases Control (NCDC) and COVID 19 Preparedness and Response Project (COPREP) with funding from the World Bank have organized a stakeholders capacity building training on sexual violence, abuse and harassment for selected participants...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government held a grand ceremony on Sunday to honor M.M. Murtala, the outgoing State Director of Security for the Department of State Services (DSS). The ceremony, which took place at the Multipurpose hall of the Government House, Maiduguri had in attendance...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the sale of two government-owned estates in Maiduguri on an owner-occupier basis. The two estates are Mustapha Umar Legacy Estate along Maiduguri – Damaturu road and the former CBN quarters, which was procured by the state...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated the 2024 Amirul Hajj Committee that would ensure a hitch free, orderly, organized and proper welfare of the pilgrims from Borno State during the forthcoming 2024 Hajj exercise. Inaugurating the committee on Saturday at the Council...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment of 15 people with disability who have undergone formal educational system and obtained bachelor’s degree certificates, NCEs, diplomas and vocational training certificates. The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Friday night at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the constitution of the Amirul-Hajj Committee for the 1445 AH (2024) Hajj . The Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Borno State, Prof. Usman Tar, said in a statement on Friday, that the members of the committee...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Qatari government on Thursday disclosed that over 1,000 orphans resulting from the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State will be supported while laying the foundation stone for constructing a new primary school. Making the announcement in Maiduguri during a meeting with the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor also urged...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s passion to enhance livelihood of Borno citizens. The Mission Director of USAID, Melisa Jones, gave the commendation in Maiduguri on Wednesday while speaking to journalists at the Government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust titles, has organized a 3-day workshop on advanced data journalism for journalists in North East, Nigeria. The workshop which was held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, drew...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, visited the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Governor Zulum sought collaboration with the federal government to enhance Borno’s irrigation capabilities and ensure food security. “The insurgency...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, said his administration’s frequent distribution of food palliatives was necessary to strike a balance between addressing the immediate needs of the people affected by Boko Haram insurgency and laying the groundwork for a lasting change. Zulum noted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, disclosed that his administration would ensure that the displaced people from Koshebe are resettled soon. Koshebe was a community in Mafa Local Government which was displaced by Boko Haram insurgents over two years ago. Zulum stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students who are indigenes of the state. The scholarship programme received about 1,080 nominations, 40 from each of the 27 local government areas of the state. However, after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reiterated his administration’s commitment to developing agriculture in the state. Governor Zulum also gave assurance of his continuous assistance to farmers in the state, saying, “This, I believe, will go a long way in enhancing the productivity...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, were joined by their wives, Nana Kashim Shettima and Dr Falmata Babagana Zulum, on Friday in Lagos to pay sallah homage to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Eid el Fitr (Sallah) is celebrated by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day policy workshop for the implementation of charter of demands from victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency and deradicalized women and girls. Stakeholders from security agencies, federal and state ministries as well as...