NUBOSS praises Zulum
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved and released the sum of N476,640,000 for payment of 2020/2021 scholarship to 15,374 citizens of Borno State in tertiary institutions across the state.
Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Engr. Babagana Mallumbe Mustapha announced the release on...
Approves N771m Additional Funds for Upgrade of Road Project In Funakaye LGA
The Gombe State Executive Council meeting, presided over by Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Dan Majen Gombe) has ratified and approved the draft of 2022 budget proposal for onwards presentation to the State House of Assembly.
Recall that Gombe...
After a nationwide investigative assessment of all 36 Governors, New Telegraph, one of Nigeria’s national newspapers based in Lagos, has declared Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, as Nigeria’s Governor of the Year, 2021, on Education and Housing.
The newspapers’ MD/Editor-In-Chief, Mr. Ayodele Aminu announced the award in a letter...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday disguised his convoy and visited some Government healthcare centres unannounced, during which he found some officials collecting between N8,000 to N10,000 from patients, whereas the services are meant to be provided free of charge.
Zulum summoned the State’s Commissioner of Health, Mrs....
Gives Army 10 Operational Vehicles
Warns Against Extortion, Smuggling
With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa.
The road had been shut since around 2012 arising from activities...
Zulum plays critical role at Lake Chad Govs forum, envoy says
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday received the United Nation Secretary General’s Special Representatives to the West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif and his counterpart of the Central Africa (UNOCA) Mr. Francois Lounceny...
Rules out sack of unqualified teachers
All qualified teachers in primary schools across Borno State will soon begin to enjoy N30,000 minimum wage, as against current situation in which some number of teachers receive as low as N11,000 due to activities of ghost teachers, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Maiduguri commissioned Borno's first alpha mechanic village, to support artisans working on different automobiles, tricycle and generator sets.
The mechanic village consists of over 633 auto-mechanics workshop, 80 wheel balancing and alignment technicians workshop, 55 panel-beating workshop, 32 vulcanizers workshop, 120...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday received 15 women and children from Borno State, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents between 2020 and 2021, at different churches located in Borno and neighboring Adamawa State.
They comprised six women and their nine children, all of whom escaped from the insurgents. Zulum was...
Returnees get N40,000 each for trading
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum alongside humanitarian partners were in Banki, a border town on Thursday, where N84m was distributed to 2,200 families who returned after fleeing from insurgent attacks. The funds is to enable the families engage in trading for...
