By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On the invitation of Governor Aminu Masari, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on Saturday commissioned a road network and secondary school in Malumfashi, Katsina State. During the visit, Zulum commissioned the 28 km Dayi-Tuge -Wawarkaza road project and Government Day Junior Secondary School, Gora/Yammama...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Owing to Governor Babagana Zulum’s performance on primary healthcare delivery, Borno State has emerged winner of the maiden Primary Healthcare Leadership Award both at the national and regional levels for the year 2022. The win entitled Borno to receive a prize of $700,000 for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has emphasised the need for more investments in science and technology across universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Governor Zulum noted that science-tech has huge opportunities to create millions of jobs for Nigerian youths. He made the call...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called on the United Nations and the international communities to intervene in the ongoing conflicts in Sudan. The Governor made the call on Monday when he received Borno State students and indigenes living in Sudan that were evacuated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has assured participants of Course 16, National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) of his government’s support and collaboration to carry out their security studies in the state. Governor Zulum said his administration would partner the institute in improving the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum has urged Borno workers to key into the Transformation Agenda of the state government through the 25 year development framework towards fast tracking speedy economic recovery of the state. The governor who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Umar Kadafur stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated a 18- man publicity committee for effective mobilization of citizens to conduct successful census coming up this year. Inaugurating the committee at the Government House, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, Governor Zulum said: “the objective of setting up committee...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved and released salaries of workers in the state for the month of April, 2023. Governor Zulum’s media team in a statement on Monday, explained that the payment which is consistent with how the Governor has operated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has expressed extreme grief over the separate deaths of the state assembly member-elect for Chibok, Honourable Nuhu Clark, and a Professor of Mass Communication, Mohammed Gujbawu. Zulum is currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, for the lesser hajj, from where...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria on the ongoing Easter festival. Zulum, in his message released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, urged citizens in Borno State to pray for the full restoration of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday flagged-off the construction of Borno’s second flyover bridge at Borno Express Junction meant to further decongest traffic and increase infrastructural development in the state capita, Maiduguri.. It will be recalled that Governor Zulum had constructed Borno’s first...
The Presidential Committee on Repatriation, Return and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North East says no fewer than 300,000 displaced persons have been repatriated from neighbouring countries. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno spoke with State House correspondents on Friday after a meeting of the committee chaired by Vice...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Independent National Electoral Commission, (NEC), Borno State on Thursday presented Certificates of Return to Borno State Governor-elect, Babagana Zulum and his Deputy, Hon Umar Usman Kadafur after their successful re-election. Also presented with Certificates of Return include the 28 Borno State Assembly members...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a plan to construct three integrated villages for the resettlement of Nigerian refugees displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in 2014. Over 20,000 refugees were reportedly displaced by the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, Yobe and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, says the Federal Government has released N15 billion to the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led Repatriation and Settlement Committee to ensure safe return of all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their homes. Zulum, who is also the Vice Chairman of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr Nicolas Lang has congratulated Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, over his re-election for second term. Mr Nicolas who also oversees Chad, Niger and the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) met with the governor in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has appreciated the support of President Muhammadu Buhari over his re-election victory for his second term in office. Governor Zulum also thanked the executive members, stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and people of Borno State for...
Being text of Governor Zulum’s victory speech, which he delivered before APC stakeholders yesterday, at the multipurpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri. BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHIM Fellow citizens of Borno State, I address you today with absolute humility, profound gratitude, and reaffirmation of our solemn commitment to serving...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Babagaba Zulum as the winner of the Borno State Governorship election held on Saturday, 18th March, 2023. Governor Zulum polled a total of 545,543 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mohammed Ali Jajari of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The incumbent State Governor of Borno State, Babagaba Zulum is leading all the 11 gubernatorial candidates that contested the 2023 Governorship election on Saturday, 18th March, 2023 in all the 7 out of the 27 LGAs of the state. Governor Zulum led with wide...