By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Local Government. Councillors Forum has appealed to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum as a matter of urgency to impress on the state Commissioner for Local Government and Emirate Affairs to direct the 27 LGCs Executive Chairmen to pay their outstanding furniture, accommodation and...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In a continued effort to boost agricultural productivity and ease the challenges faced by rural farmers, the Borno State Government has launched the 2025 edition of its Annual Free Farm Transportation Scheme. The initiative, which aims to support farming communities by providing free daily...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has allayed the fear over the rising level of water at Alau Dam, noting that there is no cause of alarm. There has been widespread fear of flood and anxiety among residents of Maiduguri following the recent...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was nominated to receive the African Governors’ Excellence Award for 2025. The vice-chairman of the selection committee, Idahosa Osamahze, said in press conference that the prestigious event will celebrate visionary leadership, exceptional governance, and impactful development initiatives by governors across Africa. He said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, announced that the College of Nursing, Gwoza, will begin academic activities before the end of the year. The governor made the declaration during an interview with journalists shortly after an inspection of completed and ongoing projects in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that no community in Gwoza Local Government Area will fall into the hands of Boko Haram insurgents. The governor also announced that Bita, which was recently displaced would be resettled tomorrow (Friday) back to their...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has relieved two commissioners of their appointments to revitalise governance and enhance service delivery. The reshefulment is contained in a statement released by the governor’s spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, on Thursday. The officials affected are the commissioners for Environment and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has paid more than ₦1.1 billion to cover the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) fees for students in public secondary schools across the state. The payment was officially presented by the Honourable...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has charged all the 27 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the new 70,000 Naira minimum wage. During a high-level meeting held at the Government House, Saturday night, which was attended...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has facilitated the resettlement of over 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) into 500 newly built mass housing units in Dara Jamal community, Bama Local Government Area, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The housing project, fully executed by...
by SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has received with deep shock and immense sorrow news of the death of His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a press statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – House of Representatives’ North East Zone Center II Public Hearing on Constitutional Amendment of the 1999 constitution commenced on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State. The public hearing, held at the Muhammadu Indimi International Conference Center, University of Maiduguri, drew various stakeholders, including traditional leaders,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) distributed relief materials to victims of flood and windstorm disasters in Damboa and Chibok Local Government Councils of the state. The affected areas include Gumsuri, Garjang, and Wovi in Damboa, as well as Mboa Whuntaku and Yarchida villages...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Deputy Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, has commended the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for its significant contributions to the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the state following over a decade of insurgency. Kadafur gave the commendation while receiving the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Minister of Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has praised the administration of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State for its remarkable transformation of the state, particularly Maiduguri city, despite facing significant challenges such as flood disasters and Boko Haram insurgency. During his first...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commiserated with the people of Malam Fatori, Abadam local government area, over the recent attack by Boko Haram insurgents that claimed nine lives and left four others injured. Addressing the people of the area, governor Zulum,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has dismissed speculation in some sections of the online media that he would lead five other governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Zulum, in a statement by his spokesperson, Dauda...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the residents of Gumsuri and Wovi in Damboa local government area following a devastating flood disaster that claimed two lives, submerged homes, and displaced numerous families. The governor also conveyed his sympathy...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has signed a contract for the construction of a 400 capacity lecture theatre at Al-ansar private University, Maiduguri. The four hundred capacity lecture theatre will consist of offices and laboratories. Borno State Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr Mustapha Gubio signed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited Malam-Factori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government, on Sunday, engaging directly with soldiers and returnees. The visit was aimed at encouraging the military in their effort to restore normalcy and build community resilience. Malam-Fatori is a border community...