By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has sent a high-powered delegation to assess the impact of water overflow at Alau Dam which is threatening Maiduguri Metropolis and its environs. Alau Dam which has a reservoir capacity of 112 million cubic meters was designed to...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the constitution of a committee to discuss modalities for implementing the new national minimum wage. Recall that President Bola Tinubu last month, signed the new Minimum Wage Act into law after agreeing to N70,000 with the organised...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed his sympathies to his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, and both the victims and families of Sunday’s terrorist attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state. The attack, which occurred last weekend, has left...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Abuja – Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, were among thousands of dignitaries who attended the funeral prayer for the mother of the former senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai. The prayer was led by the Imam Idaini...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Government has announced the passing of Hajja Zainab Abba Bashir, the mother of former Senator Babakaka Bashir Garbai, who represented Borno Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly from 2015 to 2019. Governor Zulum has extended his condolences to the family...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Media Team of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has issued a warning regarding individuals and groups fraudulently using the governor’s compendium, “5th Verdict”, to solicit money from prominent personalities. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, the Senior Special...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of the heads of five institutions under the Ministry of Health and Transport and Energy. The statement issued to journalists on Wednesday night by the Secretary to Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, noted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has conveyed his condolences to the government and people of Borno State over the demise of Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Ahmed Ali Ahmed, who passed away today, Monday in Maiduguri at the age of 42. In his...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday congratulated the Governor of Borno, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on his 55th birthday, saying he embodied the pragmatism and energy of youth. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the governor also sympathised with the sobriety, prudence, and wisdom of the...
By SAIDA ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Media aides to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State have released the “5th Verdict” to showcase his achievements and commemorate his 55th birthday, which is celebrated every August 25th. The Secretary to the Borno State Government, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, who represented Governor Zulum,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Health, Salma Ibrahim Annas, on Thursday, in Maiduguri, revealed that only Borno State has implemented the 30% bonus allowance for health personnel working in rural areas. The bonus, which is 30% of the total monthly...
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governing Board of the National Defence College (NDC) has honoured the Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with the Excellence and Service to the Nation award. The NDC’s Governing board comprises the Honourable Minister of Defence as chairman, the Chief...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of N200m to support about 150 medical doctors to attend a residency programme and obtain a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and supervised experience practising medicine in various fields. Governor Zulum,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has supervised the distribution of the federal government’s donated food relief to over 10,000 families in Mafa local government area. The distribution took place on Tuesday in four centres at Mafa town, the headquarters of the local government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has disbursed over N209.8 million to about 170 primary healthcare centres across the 27 local government areas of the state. In a ceremony held on Monday at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, Zulum symbolically presented...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A delegation of Youth Peace Advocates from the Peace Ambassadors Centre for Humanitarian Aid and Empowerment (PACHE) paid a courtesy visit to the Borno State Ministry of Information and Internal Security on Wednesday at the Musa Usman Secretariat in Maiduguri. The team, led...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that the Maiduguri dry inland port will begin operations in six months. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Lagos while addressing journalists after a courtesy call to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Governing Council of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) has expressed gratitude to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum for the huge investment he has made in the education sector in Borno State. The chairman of the Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor of the University, Dr Yunusa...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has extended a warm felicitation to the elder statesman and business tycoon, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi on the occasion of his 77th birthday. He commended Indimi’s philanthropy and dedication to the development of Borno and Nigeria as a whole....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of 4 Special Advisers and 5 Senior Technical Assistants. Zulum’s approval was conveyed to newsmen on Friday in Maiduguri in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Bukar Tijani. The appointment...