By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the post-conflict developmental programme for his state. Governor Zulum while speaking to newsmen on Tuesday after meeting President Tinubu at the Presidential villa, said he discussed modalities for reactivating...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to facilitate the implementation of all Inclusive Basic Service Delivery and Livelihood Empowerment Integrated Project (IBSDLEIP) in Borno State. IBSDLEIP is a multi-sectoral...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the reconstitution of the Borno State Agricultural Transformation Committee with immediate effect. Governor Zulum’s approval was contained in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by the Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has distributed food palliatives and disbursed cash support to selected 6,500 households/families in New Marte, Headquarters of Marte Local Government Area of the state. The distribution, which took place in New Marte on Monday and Tuesday, include 25...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the appointment of Senior Technical Assistants (STA), Senior Special Assistants (SSA), Special Assistants (SA) and Chairmen and members of various boards, agencies, and commissions. According to a statement released by the Secretary to the Borno...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off the construction of third fly over in Maiduguri city on Saturday located at West end round awarded to EEC at the cost of N7.9 billion . While cutting the tape to flag off the construction...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has unveiled a horsepower capacity solar irrigation pump station in Damasak located in the northern part of the state. The pumping station, with a combined 90 HP capacity, has a 115 Kilowatt solar farm powering three units...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the state government is working assiduously towards attaining food sufficiency and exportation of cash crops and other farm products such as maize and cassava, among others. The governor stated this on Wednesday at the Koiri irrigation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has disbursed N255,650,000 cash and 5,513 bags of 50kg rice to members of the Civilian JTF and hunters fighting Boko Haram insurgents alongside the security forces. Zulum performed the distribution at the Multipurpose Hall of the Government House...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved N1 billion for the training of basic-level teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state. He announced the approval on Tuesday while inaugurating the newly appointed 27 local government council education secretaries who will...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday, commissioned Azare mega water works in Hawul Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno. The project was aimed at addressing the lingering water scarcity in Azare town and the adjoining communities. Azare Water Works...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has laid the foundation for the construction of an eye and a dental hospital in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu local government council in southern Borno on Sunday. The eye hospital has two operation theatres, consulting rooms,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has restated his commitment to enhance and provide full support to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in the state to ensure effective border management and optimal performance for improved peace. The governor stated this on Friday when the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has applauded Hon. Engr. Ahmed Satomi for empowering his constituents with N140 million programme on livestock farming and agricultural value chain for 140 youths in Jere LGA.of the state. Zulum who stated this Wednesday while flagging off the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned 100 housing units in the first phase of Nasarawa Technology Village Housing Estate, Karu. Governor Zulum also performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Technology Hub and the Second Phase of the Housing Project situated on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government on Monday signed a contract with ECC 18th Engineering Company Limited for the construction of a fly over at West End Round about at a total sum of over 7.9 billion naira. Signing the contract on behalf of the Borno State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The First Lady of Borno State, Dr Falmata Zulum, on Friday, celebrated the International Women’s Day by distributing N150m cash and food items to 3,000 vulnerable women. The International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that national unity is key to attaining national security in Nigeria and even other conflict locations of the world. The governor stated this Wednesday in Abuja while delivering a lecture paper at the National Defence...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has launched the distribution of palliative provided by the member representing Marte, Monguno and Nganzai at the House of Representatives, Engr Bukar Talba, on Sunday. Governor Zulum, who is on the entourage of Mr President to Qatar was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a matter of importance to reconsider federal government decision to merge Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAB) in Borno state with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna to become a faculty...