By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – More than five thousand Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who indicated interest to return to safe and rebuilt communities have received half a billion naira (N500m) when Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, showed up around 5:45am at a government controlled camp, fondly called ‘Bakassi’ in...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In an effort towards ending open defecation in Borno State, the General Manager, Rural Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), Engr. Dr. Mohammed Aliyu has disclosed that about 66,570 people have so far gained access to safe toilet and sanitation facilities through the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has said the visit of Sudan Mission team to the state to interact and share experience with relevant stakeholders in the field of agriculture is timely and important, considering the fact that both the Sudan Republic and Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, led a delegation on condolence visit to the bereaved family of late Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkushu. The Governor met the family at Ribadu Cantonment in Kaduna, during which he directed the immediate release of N20m as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has commended the Nigerian military for putting up a strong resilience in a battle with fighters from the Islamic State of West Africa Province, who launched attacks on a military base in Askira/Uba LGA of southern Borno State,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, Hon Umar Kadafur on Friday chaired the High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting with Humanitarian and Development partner on the returning of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes as Governor Babagana Zulum planned to close all IDPs camps...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum on Thursday laid the foundation stone of 2,275 length township road and drainage system in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state. The construction work is to be handled by Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (Newmap) which is being funded jointly...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has approved and released the sum of N476, 640 million for payment of 2020/2021 scholarship to 15,374 Borno citizens in tertiary institutions across the state. Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Babagana Mallumbe Mustapha announced...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has hosted a send off dinner in respect of Edward Kallon who was the UN Residents Coordinator in Nigeria since 2016 and now transferred to Zimbabwe. Governor Zulum, who was represented by Borno’s Deputy Governor, Hon Umar Kadafur at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has said it would continue to enhance border cooperation with neighboring Niger Republic, particularly in the area of peace and security, economic and infrastructural development. Governor Babagana Zulum stated this on Monday in Maiduguri, while declaring open The Local Bilateral...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As a mark of peaceful, cordial and harmonious working relationship between the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and his Deputy Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur, the governor paid an unscheduled visit on his deputy in the office and met him on seat ....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa. The road had been shut since around 2014 arising from activities of Boko Haram. Zulum,...
The Nigerian Hunters Council (NHC) has renewed its commitment towards detecting and combating crime and criminality in the country, as it seeks official recognition as a security agency. Commander-General of the council, Joshua Osatimehin, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the end of a five-day capacity training for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Bala Isa as Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board. The appointment was announced in a statement Issued on Monday by Governor Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau in...