By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, has reiterated Federal Government’s resolve to assist tertiary Institutions in their developmental efforts. The Minister stated this on Tuesday when he paid an inspection visit to the Borno State University to inspect the Faculty...
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Federal Ministry of Regional Development to tackle poverty in the North East through investments in education. Shettima made the call during a meeting with NEDC management at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they briefed him on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) Maiduguri has successfully graduated 300 youths trained in briquettes production and waste management. The training program, which lasted from one week to three months, aimed to address unemployment among youths affected by the Boko Haram conflict in the...
The pioneer MD/CEO of the newly established North-West Development Commission (NWDC) paid a courtesy call on the MD/CEO of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) at its Liaison office in Abuja. Prof. Abdullahi Ma’aji visited the Managing Director of NEDC, Mohammed G. Alkali, to establish a relationship between the two...
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 – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has organized a three-day training workshop for journalists in Maiduguri, Borno State. The workshop, which started on Monday and will conclude on Wednesday, aims to enhance the capacity of the media and civil society organizations (CSOs) in non-kinetic...
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
Buni hails VP’s office, NEDC for organizing 1st batch in-person training of 100 Teachers under ASSEP
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni has hailed the Office of the Vice -President, Senator Kashim Shettima and the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for launching the first batch in-person two-day training of 100 secondary school teachers under the...
North East Development Commission (NEDC) Concludes Year-Long Youth Against Substance Abuse (YASA) Program in Maiduguri, Borno State The North East Development Commission (NEDC), in partnership with Castel Wings Global Services, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and A New Thing International Foundation, has successfully concluded a year-long Youth...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has announced plans to introduce e-mobility for commercial purposes in all six states of the North East zone. This initiative aims to reduce hardships and costs associated with commercial vehicles across the country. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – An outpouring of support continues for the people and government of Borno State, including the traditional institution of Borno Emirate, as individuals and organizations visit to offer sympathy and condolences. On Tuesday, the President and Chairman of Amnu Dantata Group of Companies, Alhaji Aminu...
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...
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to communities that were affected by flooding and insurgency in Yobe recently. The State Coordinator of the Commission, Mr Ali Abbas, made this known during the handover of the items to benefiting communities in Damaturu on Saturday. He said...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State. The materials include 10,000 bags of rice, 10,000 cartons of spaghetti, 15,000 branded mats, 15,000 blankets, 10,000 pieces of buckets and wrappers, 5,000...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North-East Development Commission (NEDC)has begun an on the spot assessment of the level of destruction caused by flood that ravaged parts of Borno. The Managing Director of the commission, Mr Mohammed Alkali, this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by his Media...
Alhaji Aminu Alkali, Deputy Governor of Taraba, on Thursday requested the North East Development Commission (NEDC), to intervene on the collapsed Namnai bridge along Jalingo -Wukari Federal Highway. Alkali made the request when he received the management team of the NEDC, who paid him a courtesy visit in Jalingo....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) in collaboration with the National Commission For Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) have distributed 188 assistive devices and cash interventions to persons with disabilities in Borno State. Each beneficiary received N50,000 in cash support, disbursed directly into their...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Managing Director of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Mohammed Alkali, has stated that the construction of mega schools across the six states in the North-East sub-region was to help in tackling the menace of of out-of-school children. He said this in an...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) is to liaise with the Borno State Government on how and what to assist the over 42 victims of Gwoza twin bomb explosion that claimed the lives of about 30 people and injured over 40 others including...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has lamented that the Federal Government has neglected the subregion in the allocation of capital projects. The Forum stated that despite the cry for attention on the state of infrastructure which have been echoed several times in its...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 60 beneficiaries from six states of the north east, namely, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, Taraba, and Gombe, who were sponsored by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for a 6-month training program with the Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited at the...