By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has inaugurated a committee to disburse relief packages to victims of Maiduguri flood disaster. The September 10 flooding has significantly destroyed homes, infrastructure and agricultural lands and displaced thousands of families. The 35-member committee was inaugurated by Governor...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has constituted a committee on flood disaster relief disbursement that would coordinate government intervention to victims of flooding in Maiduguri metropolis and its environs. Recall that most parts of Maiduguri were submerged in water due to the overflow...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a move to show solidarity and support for the people of Borno State, especially Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), the National President of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Abdullahi Ali Usman, visited Maiduguri to sympathize with Governor Babagana Zulum, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The member representing Jere Federal Constituency, Borno State, Hon. Ahmed Satomi has donated N200 million to assist in ameliorating the current hardship faced by the victims of flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas. It will be recalled that on 10th...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Abuja- The sons of Nigeria’s President, Seyi Tinubu and Yinka Tinubu on Friday evening stormed Maiduguri city together with some youths to sympathize with the people and government of Borno State over the devastating flood disaster. Mr. Tinubu, who was accompanied by his brother, friends and...
Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, has mobilised 50 medical personnel to provide medical support services to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood submerged Maiduguri on Sept. 10, following the collapsed of spillways at the Alau...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former Chairman of the Governing Board of TETFUND and Mattawali of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim Imam, has made a passionate appeal to wealthy individuals and corporate organizations to provide emergency support to the recent flood victims in Maiduguri. The devastating flood has caused...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has held an emergency meeting with United Nations Humanitarian officials and other development partners to discuss how to collaborate and coordinate efforts to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the recent flood in Maiduguri. During the meeting, Governor...
Some canoe paddlers are making brisk businesses in Maiduguri due to high patronage of their services occasioned by the flood disaster that ravaged the ancient city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood submerged Maiduguri in the past 10 days following the breakdown of spillways at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Deputy Governor of Borno State, Hon. Umar Kadafur, and Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume led a delegation of Emirs, former Deputy Governors, and stakeholders from nine local government areas of Southern Borno Senatorial District on a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Zulum and the Shehu...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An outpouring of support continues for the people and government of Borno State, including the traditional institution of Borno Emirate, as individuals and organizations visit to offer sympathy and condolences. On Tuesday, the President and Chairman of Amnu Dantata Group of Companies, Alhaji Aminu...
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to reassess and revitalize its humanitarian efforts and policies to effectively address the pressing needs of the state, which has been severely impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency and a recent...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed on Monday led a delegation to condole with Governor Babagana Zulum over the last Tuesday flood disaster that has so far displaced about two million people, with several people killed and property worth billion of naira...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Tinubu recently visited Borno State to show his support for the government, traditional institutions, and people affected by the recent flooding in the state. During his visit, he promised to deliver democracy dividends and bring hope to the affected communities. President Tinubu...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. The President made the announcement when he visited Borno to sympathise with the government and people over the flooding in some parts of the...
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has announced 6 million dollars from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support flood victims in Borno. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno, collapsed on Sept. 10, forcing hundreds of thousands from...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Maiduguri city on Monday, September 16, 2024. President Tinubu is expected in the city to commiserate with victims of the September 10 Flood, which destroyed many lives, properties and infrastructure. It would be recalled that the president has...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to victims of the devastating Maiduguri flooding taking refuge in about 36 camps. The flood disaster struck Maiduguri due to overflowing water from Alau Dam, displacing nearly 2 million people within...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called for the support of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders to resettle victims of the flood disaster in their respective communities. Zulum made the call while receiving the Director- General of NEMA, who was in Maiduguri to monitor and...
The Kano State Government has donated N100 million to victims of the recent floods in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the cheque was presented by information commissioner, Baba Halilu Dantiye, and his humanitarian affairs and poverty eradication counterpart, Hajiya Amina Sani, on behalf of Governor...