By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Governors Forum (NEGF) has raised concerned over the new dimension of growing banditry which has worsen the security situation in the subregion as a result of the concerted efforts of the Military to flush bandits from the other parts of the...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says 4,204 children associated with armed conflict in the North East have been handed over to governments of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe after the routine re-radicalization and rehabilitation for onward reintegration processes with their families and loved...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says no fewer than 1.6 million children are out of school in North East Nigeria. “We look at the vast and unique education needs of children affected by conflict with at least 1.6 million children are...
The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state governments, which operate own transport companies, have continued to ensure that their...
The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million to ramp up humanitarian response to problem of food security and nutrition crisis in North A statement on Tuesday by Ann Weru, the Head of Public Information United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Nigeria, said the fund...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) Presidential Candidate, Hajiya Fati Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Emir of Damaturu, Alhaji Dr. Hashimi ll Ibn Umar Elkanemi and the Emir of Biu , Mai Umar Mustapha ll to urge their subjects to...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina State. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe, Head of Special Projects and Partnerships Unit at NCDC, said this on Monday in Abuja, during a Ministerial bi-weekly meeting on the update of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – It was another moment of relief for flood victims as the Women Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Team visited the affected population in Damaturu, Yobe state and made a cash donation of N20 million to the victims. The women...
The 241 RECCE Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed John Gabriel and Lance Cpl Adamu Gideon who allegedly killed an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe. Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, Ag Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Nguru, Yobe, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the suspects...
The United Nations (UN) said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address humanitarian needs of people in the Northeast Nigeria. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in New York, said 1.1 billion dollars would be required to fund the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – The Nigeria Army Headquarters, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai, has commenced investigation to unravel the identity of the soldiers who allegedly murdered an Islamic scholar in Yobe. Recalled that the police had arrested two soldiers over the murder of...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) says it is prosecuting 52 cases of human trafficking and related offences in Borno, Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe. The Zonal Commander of the agency, Mr Mansur Ahmed, stated this in a statement, in Maiduguri on Monday, as part...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The presidential bid of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, received further boost on Monday, in Yobe and Borno States where the VP received strong expressions of support from the Governors of Borno, Yobe States, as well as the traditional rulers. On Arrival in Yobe...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAy) States in collaboration with UNICEF on Tuesday organized a one day official dissemination of Manual on building resilience in the education sector with support from the global partnerships for education functionaries and related sectors. UNICEF Chief of Field Office...
About 1.2 million people are at risk of explosive mines action in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States in North East region of Nigeria. The declaration was made on Monday in Abuja by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale. Speaking at the 2022 International...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The European Union (EU) and UNICEF have built the capacity of 50 government education officers in north-east Nigeria to improve the quality of data and evidence available to formulate impactful policies and drive targeted investments in the education sector in the region. A statement...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria has more than 180 million inhabitants, making it the most populous country in Africa. It is also one of the poorest. Poverty, food insecurity and inadequate access to education and health care are particularly severe in the North-East. The activities of the terrorist...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Director -General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh on Tuesday donated relief items, COVID-19 Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) and other rapid testing kits worth millions of naira to Borno,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – At the end of their sixth meeting held in Damaturu, Yobe State, the Northeast Governors Forum on Tuesday night, issued a five-point communique, mostly bothering on security and power supply. The communique was signed by the forum’s chairman and Governor of Borno State, Professor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Army troops of Sector (2) Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have engaged in a fierce gun battle that ensued in Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A statement issued by the Army spokesman, Brigadier General...