By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Nigeria Customs Service have assured of more collaboration with the Economic and Financial; Crimes Commission, EFCC, in fighting economic crimes and corruption. The heads of the two agencies in Borno State gave the assurance when...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – World Health Organization (WHO) has organized a 5-day training workshop on Emergency Coordination/Preparedness Response for 98 public health emergency personnel drawn from the 27 LGAs, development partners and public health organizations in Borno State. The Borno State Commissioner for Health, Profeasor Mohammed Alhaji Arab,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has called on the United Nations and the international communities to intervene in the ongoing conflicts in Sudan. The Governor made the call on Monday when he received Borno State students and indigenes living in Sudan that were evacuated...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army says its troops have rescued two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, nine years after their abduction by Boko Haram in 2014. The Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Operation, Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this on Thursday while...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has solicited for the support of the participants of Course 16, National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) in the ongoing deradicalization and Reintegration (DDR) of over 80,000 surrendered Boko Haram members who are mostly camped at a designated centres...
The Federal Government has disbursed N900 million in Borno to mitigate COVID-19 impact under the country’s Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus NG-CARES programme. The Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba disclosed this during the Ministerial Town Hall Meeting for stakeholders in Borno and...
The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja approved the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria. A blockchain is a decentralised, distributed and public digital ledger used to record transactions across many computers. Such records cannot be altered retroactively without the alteration of subsequent blocks and the consensus...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A Non Governmental Organization, Goal Prime Organization Nigeria, has launched a borehole project in Mafa town of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state with support from UNICEF. The Country Director, Goal Prime Organization Nigeria, Dr. Christopher Chinedumuije in his remark, said the initiative...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commended the efforts of Hon. Ahmed Usman Jaha, the House of Representatives member representing Damboa, Chibok and Gwoza Federal Constituency of the state . The governor stated this on Saturday at the Multi Purpose Hall of the Government...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured Corps members posted to Borno that the security situation in the state has improved greatly. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Adamu-Jiya disclosed this during the induction of 1,341 Batch ‘A’, Stream II corps members, on Friday in Katsina....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has organized a one day investigative training workshop for journalists on effective reporting of money laundering and terrorism financing. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the workshop was held on Thursday at EFCC Zonal Command’ Conference Hall in Maiduguri....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) North East Zone has trained no fewer than 60 journalists from Borno and Yobe states and other public health stakeholders on the dangers of bleaching creams, use of chemicals in body sprays, lotions...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has indicated that while he will seriously miss the huge support he got from President Muhammadu Buhari, he is highly relieved that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim are the ones stepping in. Zulum described the...
The Kaduna State Police Command says a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend has been arrested as he was about being lynched by a mob. The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna. Jalige said on April 14...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Muslims faithful in Maiduguri city have observed a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr sallah celebration as the two supplication rakaats were observed peacefully in many Eid mosque within the metropolis. Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, Governor Babagana Zulum, Borno Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur, APC Deputy...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The CEO/Country Director of Goal Prime Organization of Nigeria, Dr. Christopher. Chinedumuije has solicited for urgent intervention and support for the victims of fire disaster and host community of Boskoro Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp In Mafa LGA of Borno state. Dr Christopher, during...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Maj.-Gen. Peter Okoye, has assumed duty as the new Commander of Operation Hadin Kai and Multinational Joint Task Force, Sector 3, in border LGA of Mongonu in Borno State. The spokesman of the sector, Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, announced this in a statement issued on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok LGA of Borno State, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights. Just recently, 7 April,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno Council has condoled with The University of Maidugiri (UNIMAID) over the death of Professor Muhammad Gujbawu of Mass Communication Department, who died on Tuesday 11th April, 2023. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government Areas of Borno. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Uwujaren said the suspects, who...