By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State High-Powered Committee on Screening and Verification of State and Local Government Pensioners, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all deserving beneficiaries are attended to and that ungenuine cases are identified and prompt payment of pensions are made. The Chairman of the...
Governor Babagana Zulum
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Executive Secretary of Borno Geographic Information Services (BOGIS), Engineer Adam Bababe has inaugurates a 13-man committee saddled with the responsibility of demarcating boundaries and controlling developments along river banks and buffer zones or water ways in Maiduguri city and its environs While inaugurating...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has approved a four-week extension for the “Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Disbursement Committee,” which is responsible for managing relief funds. Maiduguri, the Borno State’s capital and its surrounding local government areas, have experienced devastating flood that resulted in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chairman of the Northern Governor’s Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya, has commissioned 48 new classrooms at the Higher Islamic School in Briyel town, Borno State. Governor Yahaya also distributed 500 bicycles to students and pupils in Bayo LGA, along...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Swiss Federation has donated 1.2 million Euros to the Borno State Flood Disaster Relief Fund to provide much-needed support to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno State which occured on September 10, 2024. The donation was announced by the Swiss Ambassador...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State House of Assembly has passed a supplementary budget of sixty one billion naira sent by Governor Babagana Zulum to enable Government execute developmental projects that will address destructions caused by the recent flood in the state. The supplementary budget report was submitted...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government on Thursday launched the third phase of its teacher training program, targeting 1,230 teachers from five local government education authorities. The program which was , held at the Institute of Education, Borno State University, was aimed at improving pedagogy and communication...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Maiduguri Relief Fund has received significant contributions from various sources, including state governments, individuals, and organizations. As of September 18, 2024, the total amount of donations and pledges stands at over N10 billion. The funds will support the government of Borno State in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has sponsored 180 students for higher education in Malaysia and India. Among the beneficiaries are 12 PhD and 53 master’s students who will study at Sharda University, India as well as another 12 PhD and 73 candidates for Integral...
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
NEDC donates N3b , food Items, and support services to Borno flood victims and small business owners
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to reassess and revitalize its humanitarian efforts and policies to effectively address the pressing needs of the state, which has been severely impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency and a recent...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. The President made the announcement when he visited Borno to sympathise with the government and people over the flooding in some parts of the...
President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government will support the government and people of Borno following the floods that have ravaged parts of the state. The President, who was received in Maiduguri on Monday by Gov. Babagana Zulum, expressed sadness over the massive losses caused by the flooding. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Balarabe Abbas, has deployed a team of experts to Maiduguri to address the environmental challenges caused by the recent flood disaster in the area. The team, which includes specialists in pollution management, environmental sustainability, and disaster response, will work...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, visited the Bakassi IDPs Camp in Maiduguri on Wednesday to distribute N10,000 cash to each male and female household affected by the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri. The flood, which has affected over 1 million people and displaced 100,000...
There is growing concern over shortage of foodstuff and other commodities in Maiduguri as thousands of resident struggle for survival, aftermath ravaging flood. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood submerged major markets including grain, fruit and vegetable depots in the town, while many shopping complexes...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the worst flood in recent decades has displaced thousands of residents and affected facilities such as the Post office and the Maiduguri...
The Forestry and Wild Life in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A Director in the ministry, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the immediate activation of all relevant government resources and machinery ahead of any possible overflow of water due to the unprecedented high volume of rainfall this year, to avert any flood disaster in Maiduguri, it’s environs and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima has joined the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, and other dignitaries, associates, and family members in attending the funeral of Alhaji Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zulum’s late commissioner for finance and economic development, on Monday in Maiduguri. The funeral prayer was...
By SADIQ ABU, Maiduguri – Borno State House of Assembly has passed over N18 billion Virement Bill into Law as enshrined in the constitution. Presiding over the Tuesday plenary, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan said, the House received report from House Committee on Budget and Appropriation...