Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum
Zulum walks on street in Banki to see nightlife, approves additional N50m for night traders
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday night, went out on the streets, to see first hand, how the commercial town of Banki was going to seem after seven years of desertion. Zulum was impressed that at 10:30pm, the town was bustling with social and economic activities which made him to describe what he saw […]
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Independence: Zulum Attends Borno’s Special Juma’at as Worshippers Pray for Peace
Borno State on Friday, held a special Juma’at ssrvice at the Maiduguri central mosque, to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st independence day anniversary. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum led the Shehu of Borno, represented by the Waziri of Borno, and top government officials to the service at which prayers were offered for full return of peace in […]
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North East Governor’s Forum to meet President Buhari on Mambila Power Project
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State says his colleagues in the North East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on the current status of the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The Bauchi governor made this known while answering questions from newsmen on the outcome of the fifth meeting of the forum […]
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Resettlement: Zulum visits Malam-Fatori, meets 68 battalion, approves 10 patrol vehicles
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited 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 town to Boss and Diffa […]
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Governor Zulum meets Nigerien President Bazoum in Diffa, Discuss refugees repatriation
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum is in Niger Republic on the invitation of President Bazoum Muhammadu. President Bazoum on Thursday, hosted Zulum alongside Governor of Diffa region, Isa Lameen, Senator Abubakar Kyari and Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan to a closed door meeting in Diffa town. The meeting […]
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BREAKING: Borno Governor Suspends French iNGO, ACTED, Over Shooting Training at Maiduguri Hotel, Police Recovers Toy Pistols, Investigates Two Trainers
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 iNGO was found using […]
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Flooding: Zulum out at Night to Supervise Evacuation Work
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, went out, Wednesday night, to supervise drainage evacuation work to mitigate perennial flooding affecting parts of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) and Jere Local Government Area. On an inspection tour of the drainages, the Governor said to ensure full compliance, the state government will review existing environmental laws which […]
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Borno Govt, United Nations host high-level donor visit over North-east Nigeria
Borno and the United Nations (UN) hosted a high-level delegation of key partners during a one-day mission to Borno State on Wednesday to highlight humanitarian and development priorities in north-east Nigeria. Delegates from Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America as well as the […]
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Zulum to re-open farms along Mulai-Dalwa axis, express displeasure with Malai’s 500 Housing
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday visited Mulai and Dalwa communities and also met with security operatives to begin modalities for reopening of farmlands along that axis, so as to avoid livelihoods crisis. Zulum’s decision was in compliance with Thursday’s directive to the Nigerian military and other security agencies by President Buhari […]
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556 projects: Shehu of Borno, NASS, State Assembly members, security heads pay tributes to Zulum
The Shehu of Borno, members of the State and National Assembly, and security heads have paid tributes to the Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday for undertaking 556 projects in two years. Glowing tributes were paid in a separate remarks during a ceremony marking the Democracy Day held at the Multipurpose auditorium […]
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