By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the sale of two government-owned estates in Maiduguri on an owner-occupier basis. The two estates are Mustapha Umar Legacy Estate along Maiduguri – Damaturu road and the former CBN quarters, which was procured by the state...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has inaugurated the 2024 Amirul Hajj Committee that would ensure a hitch free, orderly, organized and proper welfare of the pilgrims from Borno State during the forthcoming 2024 Hajj exercise. Inaugurating the committee on Saturday at the Council...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the employment of 15 people with disability who have undergone formal educational system and obtained bachelor’s degree certificates, NCEs, diplomas and vocational training certificates. The governor gave the approval in Maiduguri on Friday night at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the constitution of the Amirul-Hajj Committee for the 1445 AH (2024) Hajj . The Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Borno State, Prof. Usman Tar, said in a statement on Friday, that the members of the committee...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Qatari government on Thursday disclosed that over 1,000 orphans resulting from the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State will be supported while laying the foundation stone for constructing a new primary school. Making the announcement in Maiduguri during a meeting with the...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor also urged...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s passion to enhance livelihood of Borno citizens. The Mission Director of USAID, Melisa Jones, gave the commendation in Maiduguri on Wednesday while speaking to journalists at the Government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust titles, has organized a 3-day workshop on advanced data journalism for journalists in North East, Nigeria. The workshop which was held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, drew...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, visited the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Utsev, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Governor Zulum sought collaboration with the federal government to enhance Borno’s irrigation capabilities and ensure food security. “The insurgency...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, said his administration’s frequent distribution of food palliatives was necessary to strike a balance between addressing the immediate needs of the people affected by Boko Haram insurgency and laying the groundwork for a lasting change. Zulum noted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, disclosed that his administration would ensure that the displaced people from Koshebe are resettled soon. Koshebe was a community in Mafa Local Government which was displaced by Boko Haram insurgents over two years ago. Zulum stated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students who are indigenes of the state. The scholarship programme received about 1,080 nominations, 40 from each of the 27 local government areas of the state. However, after...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reiterated his administration’s commitment to developing agriculture in the state. Governor Zulum also gave assurance of his continuous assistance to farmers in the state, saying, “This, I believe, will go a long way in enhancing the productivity...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, were joined by their wives, Nana Kashim Shettima and Dr Falmata Babagana Zulum, on Friday in Lagos to pay sallah homage to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Eid el Fitr (Sallah) is celebrated by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day policy workshop for the implementation of charter of demands from victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency and deradicalized women and girls. Stakeholders from security agencies, federal and state ministries as well as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Shehu of Borno, His Eminence, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai El kanemi has appealed to the people to intensify prayers for peace, unity and stability of the country against lingering security challenges bedeviling the state, region and country at large. He also...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced his administration’s commitment to convert all boreholes within Maiduguri and environs to solar-powered ones for steady water supply. Governor Zulum made this known in a broadcast to residents over the problem of water scarcity in the city caused by lack of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed grief over the death of the ex-President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ali Chiroma. Comrade Ali Chiroma died on Tuesday night at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital after a brief illness at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has felicitated with the Christian community in Borno State and other parts of the country on this year’s Easter celebration. Zulum urged all Christian citizens and residents of the state to commit the Easter period to prayers for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has pledged to support Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in enhancing peace building, reconciliation, deradicalization , rehabilitation and reintegration of women and girls affected by the over decade of Boko Haram Insurgency in the state The Borno State Commissioner...