Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustained investment in education, saying it remains central to securing a better future for the younger generation and positioning Borno as a hub for intellectuals and skilled professionals. The governor made this known on Wednesday while hosting...
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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has promised to reform and upgrade facilities at the Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies and its Higher Islamic College in Maiduguri, to expand access to education for more residents of the state. Zulum made the pledge on Monday while...
Leader of a Borno based Christian organization, Jere Christian Youth Forum, Mr Emmanuel Bulama, has named his son after Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday. The naming ceremony was officiated by Rev. Anthony Inuwa of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Old Maiduguri, who led...
Borno State Government has presented a cheque of ₦622,308,300 to the National Examinations Council (NECO) office in Maiduguri, covering 2026 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) fees for 27,599 final-year students in public schools across the state. Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe, made the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday, 2nd September, led a strategic high-level delegation on a visit to Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire, where he held productive discussions with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB. Sidi Ould Tah, on strengthening investment partnerships to accelerate the state’s post-conflict...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended birthday felicitations to the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. The Governor particularly commended Shettima’s call for a low-key celebration, which he said portrays the VP’s known traits of humility, selflessness, and a resolve to focus...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned and handed over a newly constructed 42-room patients’ apartment to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) as part of his administration’s commitment to improving healthcare delivery in the state. The facility, which has a 42-room lodge, was constructed by...
… Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged the accelerated reconstruction of critical public infrastructure in Mallam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, as part of efforts to support residents returning to communities liberated from insurgency. Governor Zulum made the commitment on Monday during a working visit...
Civil servants across Borno State are in a jubilant mood following the payment of leave grants and three years promotional benefits, after Governor Babagana Umara Zulum directed the immediate release of the entitlements to workers. The payments began hitting the accounts of civil servants on Thursday and continued through...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has pledged the support of his administration and the people of the state for the City Boy Movement 2027, a political support group led by the first son of Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima. The governor made the commitment through the Borno...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has gifted N1 million each to 30 graduating students of the Indimi Trust Islamic Centre who successfully memorised the Holy Qur’an under the sponsorship of renowned philanthropist and businessman, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi. The graduation ceremony, held at the Indimi Mosque along old Damboa Road...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has congratulated Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed Aliyu on her recent appointment as the first female Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Hadiza Aliyu, who hails from Borno State, is the first woman to head the editorial team of one of the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Elkanemi, the Deputy Speaker and other members of the Borno State House of Assembly were among hundreds of mourners who attended the funeral prayer of late Senator Kaka Malam Yale....
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, led a high-powered government delegation to this year’s Maulid celebration held at Madinatu in Jere Local Government Area, where he called on the Muslim faithful to intensify prayers for lasting peace in Nigeria and Borno State in particular. The annual Maulid...
The media aides of the Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, have officially presented the seventh edition of his administration’s flagship publication, The 7th Verdict, at an event attended by members of the State House of Assembly, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has announced the launch of a new 61 million Euro United Nations Peacebuilding Fund Programme aimed at consolidating peace and supporting recovery efforts in the state over the next two years. Governor Zulum said this while briefing journalists after the fourth UN Offer...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has promised to deepen collaboration with the Federal Government and development partners to improve healthcare services in the state. The Governor made the pledge on Tuesday during the opening of the Association of Radiologists of Nigeria (ARIN) 9th Annual General Meeting and...
Borno State Government has approved immediate implementation of promotion salary and payment of leave grants for civil servants across the state. This is conveyed in an executive approval granted by Gov Zulum following a close-door meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC)...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s Senior Technical Assistant (STA) on Print and Digital Communications, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, alongside 14 others, have been honoured with the prestigious National Spokespersons Awards (NSAwards). Bundi emerged winner in the Digital Communication category. Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for a fundamental shift in Nigeria’s approach to agricultural mechanisation, stressing that the country must move beyond simply purchasing tractors to a more productive and modern, investment-driven agricultural system. Zulum made the call while speaking at a High-level National Policy Dialogue...