Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is currently in Gwoza local government area of southern Borno for humanitarian and developmental activities, which began on Friday. After passing the night in the town, Zulum on Saturday, shared N150m as soft loans and grants to small and medium scale traders.
From the funds, N100m...
Borno State House of Assembly has, on Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s request, approved Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, to serve as acting governor, from April 29 to May 19, 2021.
The approval was conveyed by the Assembly’s speaker, Abdulkarim Lawan, in a letter dated April 26, 2021.
Zulum had on April...
Governor Babagana Zulum has directed security operatives to crack down a notorious “Marlian” group believed to be terrorizing residents in some parts of Maiduguri and Jere within the metropolis.
The “Marlian” group, which is populated by some youths associated with drug abuses has gained notoriety for engaging in a wide...
Capital Projects take 64%
Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday presented a budget of N267b for Borno’s 2022 fiscal year, from which the education sector got the largest share of N38 billion, representing 20.22% of the budget size.
Addressing lawmakers at the State Assembly in Maiduguri, Zulum announced a total of...
Pledges To Support Tinubu in Addressing Challenges in Nigeria
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has sought the support of UNICEF and other agencies of the United Nations in addressing the issue of out-of-school children in his state and Northern Nigeria.
The Governor highlighted that several factors, including poverty,...
Borno State will collaborate through some initiatives that will give farmers in Borno State increased and safe access to their farmlands this rainy season, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said.
Zulum stated this at Keleri, a town in the outskirt of Maiduguri, located along Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa- Gamboru Highway.
The governor spoke while...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited to Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located in the fringes of Lake Chad in northern Borno.
The visit aimed to start preparing the liberated Boko Haram stronghold for reconstruction and safe return of refugees, who since 2014, fled the...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has launched an empowerment initiative for 10,520 people across the state, fulfilling his administration's vow to promote youth and women's welfare in 2021.
The initiative tagged Adamawa State Social Support Program (ADSSP) was organised by Adamawa State Poverty Alleviation And Wealth Creation Agency...
Says Boko Haram surrender making impact
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed strong concern over the increasing presence of terrorists from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in some parts of the State, and called for urgent security measures to curtail their growth.
Zulum disclosed this...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of ACTED, an international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO) following Saturday’s discovery that the humanitarian iNGO was using a hotel in Maiduguri for training some persons on shooting.
Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced the Governor’s directive, said the French...
