Gov. Zulum
Zulum appoints Loskuri as new GM Monday market
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Mustapha Loskuri as new General Manager, Maiduguri Monday Market. The Governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau announced the appointment in a statement released on Friday. Loskuri, until his appointment was Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sharia and civil law, Mohammed Goni College of […]
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Governor Zulum pays a surprise visit to Ramat Polytechnic, suspends Entire Management
During a surprise visit, Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday suspended the entire management of the state owned Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, for a period of six months. Zulum was a student of the Polytechnic from 1986 to 1988 and bagged National Diploma in Agricultural Engineering before returning to the Polytechnic as […]
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Zulum swears in new commissioner, judicial council members
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has on Monday presided over the swearing in of a new commissioner into the State Executive Council. Also sworn in were three members of the State Judicial Council. The oath of office was administered by the Chief Judge of Borno, Justice Kashim Zanna. The new commissioner, […]
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National Honour: President Bazoum Awards Zulum with Nigerien Equivalent of GCON
President Mohammed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger on Tuesday decorated Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, with the country’s Second Order National Honour, “de Grand Officer dans I`Ordre”, which is the equivalent of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, in Nigeria’s ranking of national honours. Bazoum said he was honouring Zulum […]
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Boko Haram: Zulum inducts 1,000 hunters to secure farmers
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday chaired the induction of 1,000 hunters freshly engaged to join existing ones in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram. The hunters are to provide dedicated protection to farmers who cultivate crops in outskirts of Jere, where over 70 farmers were killed in November 2020 as well […]
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Zulum visits ITF, wants specialized training for Borno youths
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, visited the corporate office of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in Abuja. The Governor’s purpose was to find ways of collaboration between Borno State Government and the ITF on specialized training of youths for vocational skills for entrepreneurship. The training, Zulum said, will cover plumbing, mechatronics and electrical […]
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Borno: Zulum returns IDPs to Five LGAs
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Sunday supervised the profiling of internally displaced persons for return to five local government areas (LGAs). IDPs at the Gubio camp are mostly from Kukawa, Marte, Bama, Gwoza and Ngala LGAs. Many have been in camp for over seven years. The Governor told the IDPs that […]
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Zulum visits Monguno, inspects works at new polytechnic, other schools, Meets military over farms reopening
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has paid a visit to Monguno, where he inspected work at new federal polytechnic and other ongoing projects. The Governor had arrived Monguno on Friday and returned to Maiduguri same day. While in Monguno, Zulum assesed destruction at Federal Government Girls College Monguno, rehabilitation work at a temporary […]
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Borno: Zulum delivers 556 capital projects in two years
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has led his administration to the delivery of 556 projects in two years, Commissioner for Information, Babakura Abba Jato announced on Saturday. The Commissioner made the announcement in his evidence-based presentation at a ceremony to mark Democracy Day, which was attended by Governor Zulum, National and State […]
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Zulum Opens Health Centre, Technical College in Chibok; Inspects 500 Houses in Damboa
In continuation of his tour of southern Borno, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday commissioned a Government Technical College and a primary healthcare centre in Mbalala village of Chibok Local Government Area. Zulum departed Maiduguri on Sunday, passed the night in Chibok and commissioned the remodeled Government Secondary School, Chibok, moved to Damboa on […]
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