Borno State
After 7 years, Zulum re-opens Gamboru Int’l Cattle Market bordering Cameroon
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday reopened Gamboru International cattle market which was closed for about 7 years as a result of Boko Haram insurgency. The market is located in Gamboru, a commercial border town in Ngala Local Government Area (LGA) within Borno Central. Gamboru shares border with Cameroon and has land routes to […]
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Zulum grants N814m to 9,154 MSME’s at launch of ‘BO-CARES’
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday released a grant worth N814m to a combined number of 9,154 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s), to stimulate local businesses. The Governor gave the grant at the launch of the “Borno COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus” programme, codenamed “BO-CARES”. ‘BO-CARES’ is Borno State’s domestication of the […]
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Ghost workers: Zulum asks committee to review identity of 624 teachers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered a review of Primary School teachers’ verification exercise conducted in December 2020, which found 7,794 ghost teachers among 22,556 ghost workers across the 27 LGAs of the State. Zulum had set up a Primary School Teachers Verification Committee, chaired by Dr. Shettima Kullima, former Chairman of Borno State […]
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Borno: Buhari’s CoS Gambari opens 804 houses built by UNDP, Zulum’s Govt
… House-owners gifted 2,674 cattle, 100k each, food, clothes President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Saturday in Mafa town of Borno State, commissioned a combined number of 804 houses for the resettlement of displaced members of the Ngarannam community and neighboring villages. Although the project is for 804 houses, a […]
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Ramat Polytechnic: Zulum offers 20 children of dead staff permanent jobs, tackles multiple challenges
… Sets 14 days to clear all issues … To construct 100 staff houses … Targets January for promotional benefits Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday undertook a supervisory and interactive visit to the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, at which approved the permanent recruitment of 20 children of staff, with priority to those whose […]
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Zulum orders vocational skills at 3,226 Almajiri schools
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has ordered the integration of vocational skills in over 2,775 Sangaya centres widely known in the northern part of Nigeria as Almajiri schools and 451 Islamiyya Schools across the State. Zulum gave the order on Tuesday at the Government House when he received an update on the validation […]
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Zulum in Bauchi, condoles Governor Bala over brother’s death
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, was in Bauchi on Sunday to condole with Governor Bala Mohammed who lost his elder brother, Bappa Mohammed. The deceased, who was a traditional title holder and a retired deputy director at the Central Bank of Nigeria, died last week after a protracted illness and had since […]
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Zulum presents N100m to UMTH, begins 24 apartments for medical staff
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday presented a cheque of N100m as Borno State Government continues to support the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital which is owned by the Federal Government. Zulum also laid the foundation for the construction of 24 units of 3-bedroom apartments for medical staff of the hospital. The apartments are […]
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At Malam-Fatori: Zulum unhappy with poor teaching, relocates 362 school pupils to Maiduguri
… 95% JSS students couldn’t read “social studies” … Shares food, cash to 600 returnee families Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday travelled to Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, located along the shores of Lake Chad in the northern part of the state. During the visit, Zulum paid a […]
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Independence: How Kadafur led Borno’s celebrations, conveyed Zulum’s message of unity
… Lauds Buhari for stabilizing Borno Borno’s Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, yesterday led dignitaries to the Ramat Square in Maiduguri, venue of the state’s independence day celebration. The gathering was the first time in over a decade since the advent of Boko Haram insurgency. Kadafur represented the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana […]
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