Borno
Borno: Capital projects get 65% as Zulum budgets N208b for 2021
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday proposed N208b for the 2021 budget with capital projects allocated 65% while recurrent expenditures got 35%. The Governor, during his presentation at the state assembly in Maiduguri, proposed N135.1b for capital expenditure, representing 65% and N72.7b for recurrent expenditure representing 35% of the total sum. […]
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Gratuities: Governor Zulum releases N12b to clear 4,862 unpaid retirees
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday announced the release of N12 billion to clear gratuities owed 4,862 retirees who left the state and local government civil service from 2013 to 2017. Earlier, the Governor had released N3 billion in June and September 2019, to clear gratuities of 1,684 retirees who left the […]
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Zulum visits Gwoza towns, shares food, N24m cash to 1200 vulnerable citizens
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, used the whole of Monday for humanitarian activities in Ngoshe, Warabe and Pulka, all in Gwoza Local Government Area of Southern Borno. At Ngoshe, Zulum supervised distribution of food items and N24m in cash to 1,200 vulnerable citizens who returned from Pulka and Maiduguri. Each household received […]
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Boko Haram: Nasarawa Governor advocates new strategy to tackle insurgents
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A Sule said, the current strategy employed in the fight against insurgency in the northeast could not resolve the decade long war. Engr. Abdullahi stated this on Saturday when he led a delegation comprising of the former Governor of Nasarawa State, Sen. Umar Tanko Almakura, the emir […]
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Borno Killing: Like Farm Clearance, like Death Warrant
By Usman Abdullahi Koli Like the home the owners apply for certificate of occupancy, in Nigeria farmers are expected to apply for what could be described as “farming permit”. This is where we found ourselves. The fact that the government of the day has seen farming as an alternative window to diversify the Nation’s […]
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Security challenges are beyond military – Governors Forum
The Nigerian Governor’s Forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi disclosed that the security challenges are beyond the Nigerian military, He said, they are overwhelmed and cannot tackle the security situation affecting many parts of the country, that includes, Insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery. Governor Fayemi made the statement in Maiduguri, […]
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ZABARMARI: Nigerian speakers condole Borno government, call for concerted effort to end killings
The Chairman of Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y Suleiman has condoled with the Government and People of Borno State over the killing of farmers in Zabarmari Village of Jere Local Government Area by insurgents. Abdul Ahmad Burra Spokesperson to the Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly in […]
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ZABARMARI: Northeast Governors sympathizes with Zulum over killing of innocent farmers
Governors of Taraba, Bauchi, Adamawa and Gombe states today paid a sympathy visit to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno state over the killing of innocent farmers by Boko Haram. Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba who led the delegation, on behalf of the Northeast Governors expressed their concern on the shortchanged of North East […]
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Boko haram: Zulum tables 6 recommendations for Buhari, Says northeast shortchanged
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum listed 6 recommendations for consideration by President Muhammadu Buhari in response to the lingering Boko Haram crisis in the northeast. Zulum made the observation when presidential delegation led by the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan visited him on Monday in Maiduguri. The delegation was […]
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Farmers Massacre: Governor Zulum leads horrified kinsmen to bury 43 farmers killed at Zabarmari
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State was at Zabarmari early morning today to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by the Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari is a farming community in Jere local government area, famous for rice cultivation and […]
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