By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The leader of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), Professor Diana Metlen, highlighted the organization’s achievements in Maiduguri during a press briefing at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Center. Metlen emphasized ACRC’s commitment to improving urban living conditions through systematic land management...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The city of Maiduguri played host to the highly anticipated 5th Edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum Meeting, convened from January 29th to 31st, 2025. Organised by the Yobe State Government, the forum brought together governors and representatives from countries surrounding the...
By SAIDS ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has donated N30 million to the family of the late Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari, who lost his life in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents in the Timbuktu Triangle recently. The donation was made...
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) on Friday said no fewer than six million people were displaced in the Lake Chad Basin region’s conflicts from January 2024 to January 2025. Resident Representative for UNFPA Burkina Faso, representing the Regional Director for UNFPA West and Central Africa Region, Mr Alain Akpadji,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum concluded its fifth meeting in Maiduguri, Nigeria, with a renewed commitment to regional stability, peace, and sustainable development. The three-day conference, which took place from January 29-31, 2025, brought together governors from Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governors’ Forum of the Lake Chad Basin on Thursday officially launched the Community-Based Reconciliation and Reintegration (CBRR) Policy and the Transitional Justice Framework in a major step towards fostering peace and stability in the region. The initiative was inspired by the successful adoption of...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed more than 2 billion dollars in supporting 15.3 million people affected by crises in Lake Chad Basin within a decade. Lead Coordinator for West and Central Africa at AfDB, Dr Riadh Ben Messaoud, shared the bank’s accomplishments at Panel Session in the...
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has advocated proactive livelihood programmes to fast track resettlement of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad region. Buni stated this during a panel of discussion at the ongoing 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully committed to partner the Governors of the Lake Chad Basin Forum and other stakeholders to bring a lasting peace and stabilization in the region which was hitherto ravaged by over decade atrocities posed...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reiterated its commitment to invest $2 billion in the development of the Lake Chad Basin. AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, disclosed this on Wednesday at the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri. Adesina, represented by Dr. Yaro Balde, Director, AfDB Transition States...
Lake Chad Governors’ Forum remains a beacon of hope for regional cooperation, good governance – Buni
Lake Chad Governors’ Forum remains a beacon of hope for regional cooperation, good governance – Buni
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has said that the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum (LCBGF) remains a beacon of hope, serving as the cornerstone for strengthening and promoting good governance, cross-border cooperation, dialogue, and coordinated action among the Basin’s eight territories. “ Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maidugiri – In a significant step towards fostering sustainable peace and development in the Lake Chad Basin, a regional meeting of Traditional Rulers convened from January 27-28, 2025, on the sidelines of the 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum (LCBGF) scheduled for January...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State entrepreneurs participating in the 6th Expanded National MSME Clinics and Fashion Hub will receive an unconditional grant of N300,000 each to support and enhance their businesses. This was announced by Vice President, Kashim Shettima, during the official opening of the program on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Managing Director/CEO, Alhaji Mohammed Goni Alkali, has said that: “the challenges we face in the Lake Chad Basin are complex and interconnected from security concerns to environmental degradation, from displacement to economic disruption.” Alkali who stated this in his...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Almost one thousand participants including state governors and traditional rulers from the Lake Chad Basin region have converged Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria for a 5- day international regional meeting to brainstorm on the regional perennial security challenges, bilateral cooperation, peace stability, socio economic and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On Sunday, January 26, 2025, management team of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) conducted a thorough inspection of various medical, dental, housing, and construction projects across Maiduguri town. The inspection initiative was aimed at assessing the current progress of projects aimed at improving...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Theater Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Shaibu Wahidi, has highlighted the longstanding friendship between Nigeria and the UK, spanning decades. Maj. Gen. Wahidi made this statement while welcoming the Defence Adviser, British High Commission Abuja, and Head of British Defence Staff (West...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Defence, House of Lords United Kingdom, Lord Vernon Coaker has said that United Kingdom see Nigeria as a partner in tackling some of the challenges confronting the country. He also assured of continuous security support and personnel training in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum was decorated with the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) fellowship on Monday at the Government House in Maiduguri. The decoration was performed by the society’s president, Nathaniel Msen Awuapila, assisted by Professor Isaac Oluwale Albert, who represented the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday arrived Maiduguri to offer his condolences to the government and people of Borno, following the killings of some farmers in the state. He was met at the airport by Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, his deputy, Dr Usman Kadafur, members of the House...