Borno State
Sun Awards: Zulum wins Governor of The Year for “Courage in leadership”
… To be honoured Saturday Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum will on Saturday, be conferred with The Sun Newspapers’ award as Nigeria’s Governor of the Year for “Courage in Leadership”. Zulum is to be honoured at Eko Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, where The Sun newspapers holds its annual award night with […]
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Zulum launches food aide for 100,000 residents in MMC, Jere
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has launched the distribution of relief items to 100,000 residents in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Areas. Zulum performed the brief flag-off ceremony at the premises of the Borno State Mechanical Workshop in Maiduguri on Tuesday. The Governor made a symbolic presentation of bags of food […]
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Fishery: Zulum offers five vehicles, stimulus to Monguno dealers, Warns against pro-Boko Haram trades
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum in Monguno, directed the release of five vehicles and a business grant as stimulus to fish marketers. Zulum’s offer, issued during an interactive meeting with fish dealers in Monguno town during his visit that ended Saturday, aimed to enhance the trading of dried fish previously suspended as a […]
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Zulum visits Monguno hospital, offers 30% salary raise for doctors in 7 liberated LGAs
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, during a late night visit to General Hospital in Monguno, on Saturday, announced the approval of 30% salary increase for doctors in seven Local Government Areas with peculiarities. Aside medical doctors, nurses, midwives, lab technicians, pharmacists and other health workers in the seven Local Government Areas will also […]
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Gov. Matawalle condoles with Zulum over demise of his Father-in-law
Governor Bello Mohammed has condoled with Governor Babagana Umara Zullum over the demise of his father-in-Law, Alhaji Kauna Bulama Kyari. Governor Matawalle said he received the news of the death and immedeately refered to the Almighty, knowing fully well that Allah has a way full of wisdom beyond the comprehension of mankind. “Allah gave […]
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Zulum addresses UK hosted conference on Boko Haram/ISWAP surrender
… Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon officials attend Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday addressed multinationals from Lake Chad countries, and development partners from the UK and other countries, during an ongoing conference being hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office. The conference, tagged “Lake Chad Basin: Key Steps Towards […]
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Social protection: Zulum doles out N62.7m to 846 stores’ labourers
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday gave a total sum of N62,750,000 to 846 elders and labourers providing services at Bolori Stores, a popular area in Maiduguri where trailers offload and move variety of wholesale food and non-food products from Borno to other parts of Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The distribution […]
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Renovation Projects: Zulum rejects naming of school project after him during commissioning
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday outrightly rejected the naming of two blocks of hostel in his honour, at the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, which is owned by the State Government. Zulum was at the polytechnic to commission the hostels for 1,500 students, which was recently renovated and reequipped by the […]
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Resettlement: Zulum in Gwoza, appraises reconstruction works in Kirawa
… Sets three weeks deadline … Visits multinational forces Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday led key stakeholders on humanitarian visit to Gwoza local government area, with assessment of reconstruction works in Kirawa, ahead of resettling conflict displaced citizens in the border community. Zulum was accompanied by personalities from Gwoza who […]
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N75m support: 1,488 post-office traders, artisans thank Zulum
One thousand four hundred and eighty eight traders and artisans who are members of Traders and Hand Workers Association around the Post Office in Maiduguri, have expressed gratitude to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, for empowering them with N75.4 million to boost their respective trades and hand works. Sadiq Abubakar, a senior journalist […]
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