Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered the immediate closure of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Bama, the largest displacement facility outside the state capital, Maiduguri, while also hinting that the Gwoza camp would follow suit. The Governor announced this on Thursday in Gwoza shortly after an...
Borno State Governor
Seven years after taking office, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to drive massive development across Borno State. In the education sector alone, his administration has delivered hundreds of projects, improved learning infrastructure, and expanded access to quality education. This video below highlights some of the key achievements recorded in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Hon. Grema Terab as the Executive Secretary of Borno State Education Trust Fund (BO-ETF). The appointment follows the elevation of the immediate past Executive Secretary of the Fund, Hon. Maina Mustapha Yaumi, to the position of Commissioner...
Borno State Government has dismissed reports alleging that it spent ₦4 billion on rail construction projects in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area, describing the claims as misleading and based on an administrative error. In a statement issued on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has been honoured as the 2025 Best Performing Governor in the Infrastructure Competitiveness Category at the BusinessDay States Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA). The prestigious award was presented on Thursday at the NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Jabi, Abuja, where Governor Zulum...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the posting and allocation of portfolios to the nine newly sworn-in commissioners following their screening and confirmation by Borno State House of Assembly. Governor Zulum has also approved the creation of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development as part...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has emerged as BusinessDay’s 2025 Governor of the Year on Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) under the category of Infrastructure Competitiveness Category Awards. The award ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at NAF Conference Center & Suites,...
In commemoration of the Islamic New Year, 1st Muharram 1448 AH (Tuesday, June 16, 2026), Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared a statewide public holiday. The announcement was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Mohammed Usman Tar,...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, marked Democracy Day with the handover of two Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles and critical logistics to the Nigerian Army, after joining internally displaced persons (IDPs) for a symbolic celebration and distribution of food items to 2,500 beneficiaries. The armoured MRAPs delivered to...
Fellow Citizens of Borno State It is with profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that I address you today on the occasion of Democracy Day and the celebration of 27 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our dear country. In Borno State, we have remained committed to building and sustaining...
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced that the Bama Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, the largest camp in the state outside Maiduguri, will be closed within the next one month. Governor Zulum stated this on Thursday in an interview with journalists after an assessment visit to the...
Chairman of the Borno State Investment Promotion Agency (Borno-Invest) and Chief Investment Adviser to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, Dr. Sa’id Alkali Kori, has called on residents, entrepreneurs and investors to take advantage of the state’s vast economic opportunities, describing Borno as one of Nigeria’s emerging investment destinations. Kori made...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has assured that he will hand over a more stable, secure, and economically prosperous Borno to the next administration. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Monday when he received prominent sons and daughters of Gubio Local Government Area, led by elder statesman...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has embarked on an intensive project inspection tour across the state, signalling a decisive push to fast-track the completion of all ongoing developments before his tenure officially ends in May, 2027. The governor, who spent the week assessing multiple project sites in the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commended the Nigerian military, particularly troops of Operation HADIN KAI, for the successful rescue of 360 abductees from the Mandara mountain, a notorious terrorist enclave in the southern part of the state. Zulum first visited the people of Ngoshe on March...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to safeguard the vital assets and heavy equipment on the premises of the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA). Governor Zulum made the call in a statement issued on Sunday by the Directorate of Information,Ministry of Information...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, visited Baga town to discuss modalities for the reopening of the waterway linking the town in the northern part of the state to the Republic of Chad. According to the governor, the move is critical to restoring trade, commerce, and cross-border...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has formally received the hosting rights for the 2026 Nigerian Society of Engineers, International Engineering Conference, Exhibition and Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held in December in Maiduguri. The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Ali Alimasuya Rabiu...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing all ongoing projects before the expiration of his tenure. Zulum gave the assurance on Monday in an interview with newsmen shortly after inspecting some ambitious projects within Maiduguri metropolis that have direct impact on the...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has produced Hon. Babagana Mamman Buhari as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general election in Borno State following the conclusion of the party’s primary elections held across the state. Hon. Buhari emerged victorious after defeating fellow aspirants, Rear Admiral Sanusi Kashim Ibrahim (Rtd.) and...