Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the planned closure of Konduga IDP camp. This follows the successful closure of Bama IDP camp, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital and the planned shutdown of Gwoza camp. Speaking to newsmen, Zulum, however, stressed that the relocation...
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Borno State Government has released ₦565.7 million to cover the 2026 external examination fees of 28,789 final-year students in public secondary schools across the state’s 27 local government areas. Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, disclosed this on Friday during the symbolic presentation of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday, met with United Nations Resident Coordinator, senior diplomats and development partners behind closed doors at the British High Commission in Abuja. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Malick Fall, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery; the European Union...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that two additional community secondary schools will be constructed in Biu town as part of efforts to expand access to quality education for children in the area. Governor Zulum also declared Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Biu as one of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-nominating Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate for the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Saturday, Governor Zulum described the President’s decision as a demonstration of political wisdom,...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 100-bed General Hospital in Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area. This was in fulfillment of the Governor’s promise made on Wednesday during the flag-off of the 2026 Wet Farming Season and the launch of...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, flagged off the 2026 statewide Wet Farming Season and launched the sales and distribution of 200 truckloads of NPK fertiliser at 50 per cent subsidised rates, alongside the distribution of free agricultural inputs to 120,000 farmers to boost food production...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Engr Peter Samuel, MNSE, MNIAE, as the General Manager of Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Authority (BOSAMA). In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, the appointment was based on Engr Samuel’s...
Seven years after assuming office, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, continues to accelerate infrastructure and transport development across the state. Now in the third year of his second term, the governor is delivering major road networks, bridges and other strategic projects aimed at improving connectivity, boosting economic activities...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday flagged off the construction of the 49.55-kilometre Dikwa–Gamboru Ngala Road and the 49.15-kilometre Bama–Banki Road, describing the strategic highways as critical to economic growth, regional integration, and national security. The two road projects, regarded as economic lifelines of the North-East, serve as key...
Seven years into office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to push forward with an unwavering commitment to rebuilding Borno State. This video highlights key milestones recorded in the third year of his second term, showcasing remarkable strides in security, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and the resettlement of communities affected by insurgency....
Borno State Government has released a video highlighting key achievements recorded in the health sector under Governor Babagana Umara Zulum over the past seven years. The video showcases projects and reforms implemented during the governor’s administration, with a particular focus on the third year of his second term. It...
Seven years after taking office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to drive massive development across Borno State. In the education sector alone, his administration has delivered hundreds of projects, improved learning infrastructure, and expanded access to quality education. This video below highlights some of the key achievements recorded in...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s path to lasting peace and development depends on leaders who place justice, unity and public welfare above personal power. He specifically described the 16th Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad I, as a model of the type of leadership Nigeria needs...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the posting and allocation of portfolios to the nine newly sworn-in commissioners following their screening and confirmation by Borno State House of Assembly. Governor Zulum has also approved the creation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development as part...
Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former terrorists, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, under its ongoing deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, describing the exercise as a critical component of efforts to restore lasting peace across the state. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9...
Borno State Government has distributed relief materials to 434 indigenes of Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area who were recently rescued by security agencies after spending three months in Boko Haram captivity. Governor Babagana Zulum visited the victims in Pulka on Monday and directed the immediate distribution of...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced that the Bama Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, the largest camp in the state outside Maiduguri, will be closed within the next one month. Governor Zulum stated this on Thursday in an interview with journalists after an assessment visit to the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that he will hand over a more stable, secure, and economically prosperous Borno to the next administration. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Monday when he received prominent sons and daughters of Gubio Local Government Area, led by elder statesman...
Stakeholders from Mussa Ward in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have appealed to the Federal Government, Borno State Government, security agencies and other relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts toward securing the safe and immediate release of 42 pupils and students abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Speaking...