By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a bid to enhance the capacity of private health institutions to complement government in healthcare delivery, Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved N50m naira grant, ambulance, drugs, and other medical facilities to Sunni Hospital, Maiduguri. Governor Zulum announced the donation on Wednesday...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum was in Chibok town on Monday following a recent attack on three communities: Kawtakare, Korohuma and Pemi in the LGA in the state. The Governor met families of 22 women and two men abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP during the attack. Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Bultmann has said her country plans to partner Borno State Government on the development of agriculture, education, and the resettlement of IDPs. Amb. Bultmann announced this on Wednesday when she paid a courtesy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has set up a committee to investigate the remote cause of fire incident that raised some parts of Goni Kachallari Government Day Technical College in Maiduguri. Consequently the commissioner for education has been directed to submit requirements for immediate rehabilitation of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A United Nations delegation has paid a courtesy visit on the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum led by the new UN Country Representative and the acting Resident Humanitarian Co-Ordinator, Mr Mattias Schmale with other principal officers from the UN. Mr. Schmale, who was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has approved the redeployment of the state Commissioner for Works, Architect Yerima Saleh to the Ministry of Environment with immediate effect. A statement issued on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed gratitude to many of his promoters on social media platforms. He, however, pleaded that some promoters should stop comparing his performance with other governors, since all states have their peculiarities. The Governor Zulum’s Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has distributed packages containing varieties of agricultural tools and implements to over 2,000 farmers for dry season farming activities in Damasak town in Mobbar LGA of the state Each pack consist of a water pump with accessories, NPK...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Ministry of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement, led by its Commissioner, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, has began the construction of a two-room apartment for a Maiduguri based aged woman, who is living at a shanty zinc shelter. Engr. Gubio directed the construction after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum has identified and listed 20 topmost targets he hopes to achieve in the coming year, 2022. Governor Zulum gave the highlight on Tuesday in Maiduguri, while presenting the 2022 budget before lawmakers at the Borno State House of Assembly. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday presented a N267,922,484,000.00 appropriation bill for the 2022 fiscal year with N172,535,634,000.00 as capital expenditure and N95,385,859,000.00 as recurrent expenditure to the members of the Borno State House of Assembly (BOSHA).. He also said that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum is in Southern Borno Senatorial District to commission 22 government projects, mostly schools and healthcare centres in towns and villages. Governor Zulum arrived Biryel, headquarters of Bayo Local Government Area on Tuesday evening and passed the night there. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has been conferred with Honorary Doctorate of Letters (LLD), honoris causa by Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State. The University said Zulum was honoured for his “exceptional” performance since becoming Governor in 2019. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has set a dateline of December 15, less than a month from now, for contractors to complete the state’s first flyover and three other major projects. The governor gave the deadline on Thursday evening, during an inspection...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A humanitarian organization, Professionals for Humanity (PROFOH) is to partner with Borno State Government to address challenges in healthcare service delivery and environmental issues affecting Borno. This was the outcome of a meeting held on Tuesday between officials of PROFOH and Governor Babagana Umara...