Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the reconstruction of a dilapidated and uncompleted Mosque popularly called ‘Ummah’ at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). Zulum announced the approval on Sunday when he paid a visit to the site of the project which was started but could not be...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the 2023 tree-planting campaign with 1.2m trees expected to be planted across the state. The exercise, conducted at the premises of the Borno State University Teaching Hospital on Monday, is aimed at curbing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has unveiled another vocational training institute at Shani town, in the southern part of the state. The Institute has 14 workshops designed to train youths on tailoring and fashion design, hairdressing and cosmetology, welding, plumbing and pipe-fitting, carpentry...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum for consistently supporting security operations and helping wounded troops through different interventions to the Nigerian military. The COAS made the commendation on Friday, when he...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday, announced the allocation of N36.4 million for distribution of N30,000 each as palliatives to 1,215 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state. The governor, who visited the NYSC orientation camp at the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday, distributed over 50 patrol vehicles and 300 motorcycles to the Nigerian military and volunteers from the ‘Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF)’ and hunters involved with securing communities across Borno State. The distribution which took place...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As they did in the previous years, media aides and social media associates on Friday unveiled the “4th Verdict”, a 270-page compendium to celebrate the 54th birthday of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Zulum was born on August 25, 1969...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has felicitated with Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, as he marks his 54th birthday on August 25, 2023. The President in his congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale, on Thursday, rejoiced with family, friends,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has flagged off the reopening of the Borno State NYSC Orientation Camp with the swearing in of newly posted corp members to the state at the temporary NYSC Orientation Camp located at the Mustapha Umar El Kanemi Arabic...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, announced an increase in the number of households being targeted for palliatives from 300,000 to 400,000 households. Each household will be made up of six family members to be multiplied by 400,000 which, by...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, distributed food palliative to 12,200 vulnerable households living in Muna, Custom and Ngwom communities. At least 73,200 persons will benefit as each of the 12,200 households is made up of six persons. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the release of 10 million naira as relief package to soldiers wounded during battles in Borno. The relief package was a fulfillment of a pledge made by Governor Zulum two months ago at a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday in Abuja, met with the Ag. Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, at the service’s headquarters in Abuja. During the meeting, Zulum sought increased collaboration between Borno State Government and the Nigerian...
The Federal Government has approved N5bn for each state to enable them to procure food items for distribution to the poor in their respective states. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this at the Presidential Villa shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. ...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed food and other palliatives to 2,000 residents of Feezan ward in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The distribution which took place on Wednesday at the Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies is part of ongoing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has received another Chibok girl, Rebecca Magu, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents alongside 275 of her schoolmates while sitting for the Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2014 at GSS Chibok. Governor Zulum has assured that the State...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the allocation of N50 million alongside the construction of staff houses and students’ hostels at the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), which is owned by the Federal Government. The governor announced the interventions on Friday when...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday presided over the swearing-in of 17 new commissioners to constitute the state executive council for the ongoing second term which began on May 29, 2023. The governor later posted the commissioners to their respective...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has distributed 30,000 bags of food items to 10 000 households as palliatives in Banki town Monday . The items distributed 10,000 bags of 25kg of rice, 10,000 bags of 25kg of maize, and 10,000 bags of 10kg...