Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the establishment of a quarry centre in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, to accelerate infrastructure development in the state. Zulum made this announcement on Monday while flagging off the distribution of 70 brand-new Howo pickup trucks to the Ministry of...
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Borno Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has on Monday unveiled 30 trucks to enhance road construction efforts across the state, as part of measures to address rising project costs linked to persistent insecurity. The governor made this known during a brief ceremony at the Government House in Maiduguri, where...
Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Hospital Management Board (HMB), Borno State, has praised Governor Babagana Zulum for what it described as comprehensive reforms and sustained investment in the state’s health sector. The association’s stance was expressed during a press conference led by its State Chairman, Dr. Musa Karaji Modu,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated the sum of ₦150 million to the families of three military officers who lost their lives in recent attacks in the state. The gesture, made on behalf of Borno State Government, is part of Governor Zulum’s sustained support to families...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has congratulated the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, on 1st April. Governor Zulum described Radio Nigeria as one of Africa’s pioneer broadcasting institutions, noting its significant contributions to Nigeria’s independence struggle, the entrenchment of democratic governance,...
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum and governors of Kwara, Lagos, Taraba, Kogi, and Akwa Ibom States attended the book launch and 60th birthday celebration of veteran journalist and Director of News at TVC, Babajide Otitoju. The event, held on Monday at the NAF Conference...
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has implored the Nigerian media to be partners in progress with the government by utilising their platforms to strengthen the nation’s democracy through constructive journalism and critical thinking. He observed that a society is destroyed not by the absence of ideas but by the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the immediate dissolution of the State Executive Council. Secretary to the Borno State Government, Bukar Tijani, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Maiduguri. Tijani said the decision is to provide an enabling environment for any...
Weighed on the scale of the insecurity ravaging the entity he was entrusted with the responsibility of governing since May 29, 2019, the feats accomplished by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State on the restoration of security as sine qua non for the recovery of the state from...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, visited Ngoshe which is about 40 kilometres away from Gwoza to see for himself the level of damage. Zulum, who has embarked on a two-day confidence and resilience-building tour to victims of recent Boko Haram attacks in Ngoshe and Pulka, disbursed...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating job opportunities and expanding vocational training programmes for youths across the state. Governor Zulum made the pledge on Saturday while receiving the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, who paid the traditional Sallah homage...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday, paid a confidence- and resilience-building visit to the displaced persons in Ngoshe, who are currently taking refuge in Pulka. Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza local government, was attacked on 4th March, forcing residents to flee their homes. This is the second time...
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, joined thousands of muslim faithful to observe the Eid prayers at Ramat Square, Maiduguri. The two prayers were observed peacefully at the main Eid ground and other prayer grounds across the state under tight security, marking the end of the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Thursday night paid an unscheduled sympathy visit to victims of the recent bomb blasts receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and the State Specialist Hospital (General Hospital) Maiduguri immediately in his arrival to Maiduguri from Saudia Arabia Kingdom for...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has conveyed his heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim Ummah in the state on the occasion of Eid-El-Fitr marking the successful completion of the month-long Ramadan fast. Ramadan offered the opportunity for the Muslim faithful to renew their faith, boost spiritual depth, charitable giving and...
STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF BORNO STATE, PROFESSOR BABAGANA UMARA ZULUM, ON THURSDAY, 19TH MARCH 2026 My dear good people of Borno State, I address you today at a moment that requires both our solemn reflection and our resolute unity. Fellow citizens, the recent resurgence of insecurity...
Deputy Governor of Borno State, Umar Usman Kadafur, has visited victims of the recent bomb blasts in Maiduguri who are currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The visit follows multiple explosions that occurred across parts of Maiduguri, leaving several people dead and many others injured....
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned in the strongest terms the explosion that occurred in some parts of the metropolis on Monday evening. Zulum, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj, described the attack as despicable, cruel, and cowardly, targeting innocent people in...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has emerged as one of the top performers in the 2025 Governance Accountability and Transparency Index (GATI) Report. The recognition places Zulum among a select group of Nigerian governors whose transparency reforms and people-centred projects are redefining governance standards across the country. The...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment and absorption of 985 health professionals and 52 supportive staff to Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. The Governor also approved the engagement of 341 health professionals through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to support frontline...