By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Professor Haruna Dantoro Dlakwa as the acting Vice Chancellor of Borno State University, Maiduguri. Dlakwa’s appointment was contained in a statement released by the Secretary to Borno State Government (SSG), Hon. Bukar...
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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, on Saturday, unveiled the Gajiram Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre and conducted inspections of three ongoing projects. Zulum arrived in Gajiram on Friday and spent the night coordinating humanitarian and developmental activities. The newly inaugurated ICT...
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...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shehu of Borno, His Eminence, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai El kanemi has appealed to the people to intensify prayers for peace, unity and stability of the country against lingering security challenges bedeviling the state, region and country at large. He also...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced his administration’s commitment to convert all boreholes within Maiduguri and environs to solar-powered ones for steady water supply. Governor Zulum made this known in a broadcast to residents over the problem of water scarcity in the city caused by lack of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed grief over the death of the ex-President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ali Chiroma. Comrade Ali Chiroma died on Tuesday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after a brief illness at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has felicitated with the Christian community in Borno State and other parts of the country on this year’s Easter celebration. Zulum urged all Christian citizens and residents of the state to commit the Easter period to prayers for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has pledged to support Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in enhancing peace building, reconciliation, deradicalization , rehabilitation and reintegration of women and girls affected by the over decade of Boko Haram Insurgency in the state The Borno State Commissioner...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the post-conflict developmental programme for his state. Governor Zulum while speaking to newsmen on Tuesday after meeting President Tinubu at the Presidential villa, said he discussed modalities for reactivating...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to facilitate the implementation of all Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Project (IBSDLEIP) in Borno State. IBSDLEIP is a multi-sectoral...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the reconstitution of the Borno State Agricultural Transformation Committee with immediate effect. Governor Zulum’s approval was contained in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has distributed food palliatives and disbursed cash support to selected 6,500 households/families in New Marte, Headquarters of Marte Local Government Area of the state. The distribution, which took place in New Marte on Monday and Tuesday, include 25...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of Senior Technical Assistants (STA), Senior Special Assistants (SSA), Special Assistants (SA) and Chairmen and members of various boards, agencies, and commissions. According to a statement released by the Secretary to the Borno...