By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with the National Center and Diseases Control (NCDC) and COVID 19 Preparedness and Response Project (COPREP) with funding from the World Bank have organized a stakeholders capacity building training on sexual violence, abuse and harassment for selected participants...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government held a grand ceremony on Sunday to honor M.M. Murtala, the outgoing State Director of Security for the Department of State Services (DSS). The ceremony, which took place at the Multipurpose hall of the Government House, Maiduguri had in attendance...
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Y. D. Ahmed, has tasked corps members to take seriously, the security tips and lectures given to them at the camp. “Taking the security tips seriously will enhance your safety,” Ahmed said on Saturday while addressing corps...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Nigerian Army to establish a military base in Sambisa Forest, to effectively stem terrorists’ activities. He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri. The governor also urged...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum’s passion to enhance livelihood of Borno citizens. The Mission Director of USAID, Melisa Jones, gave the commendation in Maiduguri on Wednesday while speaking to journalists at the Government...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Professor Haruna Dantoro Dlakwa as the acting Vice Chancellor of Borno State University, Maiduguri. Dlakwa’s appointment was contained in a statement released by the Secretary to Borno State Government (SSG), Hon. Bukar...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust titles, has organized a 3-day workshop on advanced data journalism for journalists in North East, Nigeria. The workshop which was held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, drew...
Two Boko Haram Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) experts, Abubakar Mohammed and Bana Modu, have surrendered to the troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) in Borno. Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information Officer – Ndjamena, said this in a statement in Maiduguri on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday in Maiduguri flagged off the Renewed Hope Initiative Agricultural Support Programme for the North East Zone in fulfilment of her promise to continue to promote the womenfolk, particularly farmers across the Nation. Represented by the Wife...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai has opined that Nigeria has performed below its founding expectations: and is yet to achieve economic take-off because it is faced with poverty and poor human capital development indices. El-Rufai also said that...
Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has advised President Bola Tinubu to drop any of his appointees who failed to deliver on his mandate. El-Rufai said this when he spoke with newsmen in Maiduguri on Monday, urging the president to also explore the possibility of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass abduction of Chibok schoolgirls in the Northeast, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for action to secure children’s education in Nigeria. It also said that 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has vowed that it will not rest until the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls are released from captivity of Boko Haram insurgents . The Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar, stated this on Saturday at a...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organized a one-day policy workshop for the implementation of charter of demands from victims and survivors of Boko Haram insurgency and deradicalized women and girls. Stakeholders from security agencies, federal and state ministries as well as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organizations, Borno State (NECSOB), a coalition of both National and Indigenous organizations working to promote the wellbeing of people in the state has called on the federal government, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Transmission Companies of Nigeria...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has announced his administration’s commitment to convert all boreholes within Maiduguri and environs to solar-powered ones for steady water supply. Governor Zulum made this known in a broadcast to residents over the problem of water scarcity in the city caused by lack of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a locally based Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has organized a one day workshop which focus on strengthening capacities and will for transitional justice and reconciliation in Borno State. In her welcome address, Executive Director of the Foundation,...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday arrived in Maiduguri ahead of the Eid-El-Fitr celebration. On arrival at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport, Maiduguri, Shettima was received by the Borno Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Kadafur, members of the State Executive Council and party chieftains. Meanwhile, security has been beefed up...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An Islamic cleric, Khalifa Ali Abulfatihi has appealed to Nigerian leaders to have the feelings of the masses at heart and come to their aid by assisting and supporting the poor masses in the country. He also called on Nigerians irrespective of religion,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Fire Service and Borno SEMA are currently conducting on-the-spot assessment of an inferno at Gamboru Market Maiduguri with a view to determine the root cause(s) of the inferno, steps to avoid future occurrence and government to take all the necessary...