Maiduguri
BOKO HARAM/ISWAP: Zulum, Borno Senators meet Defence Chief in Abuja
Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has led the state’s senators to meet Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor at the Defence headquarters in Abuja. Zulum led senators Kashim Shettima (Borno Central), Muhammad Ali Ndume (Borno South) and Abubakar Kyari (Borno North) on Monday, for a closed door meeting, which focused on renewed attacks and […]
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Zulum bags honorary Doctorate from Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was on Sunday conferred with Honorary Doctorate of Letters (LLD), honoris causa by Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State. The University said Zulum was honoured for his “exceptional” performance since becoming Governor in 2019. The conferment was done during the University’s ninth convocation ceremony attended […]
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Zulum Storms Bakassi Camp Unannounced, gives 5 Billion Naira to departing IDPs.
More than five thousand internally displaced persons who indicated interest to return to safe and rebuilt communities on Friday received half a billion naira (N500m) when Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, showed up around 5:45am at a government controlled camp, fondly called ‘Bakassi’ in Maiduguri. The Governor who spent seven hours coordinating food […]
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Zulum to complete Borno’s First Flyover, Three Other Projects 15th December, Directs Speedy Payments to Contractors
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has set a dateline of December 15, less than a month from now, for contractors to complete the state’s first flyover and three other major projects. The governor gave the deadline on Thursday evening, during an inspection in Maiduguri metropolis. The Governor inspected the Customs flyover, Muna-Custom expressway, Doctor’s […]
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PROFOH partners Borno Government on Health, Environment
A humanitarian organization, Professionals for Humanity (PROFOH) is to partner with Borno State Government to address challenges in healthcare service delivery and environmental issues affecting Borno. This was the outcome of a meeting held on Tuesday between officials of PROFOH and Governor Babagana Umara Zulum at the Borno State Liaison Office in Abuja. PROFOH […]
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Zulum pays unexpected visit to hospitals, finds health officials collecting N10,000 medical services meant for free
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday disguised his convoy and visited some Government healthcare centres unannounced, during which he found some officials collecting between N8,000 to N10,000 from patients, whereas the services are meant to be provided free of charge. Zulum summoned the State’s Commissioner of Health, Mrs. Juliana Bitrus, and asked […]
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Nine Years After, Zulum Reopens Bama-Banki-Cameroon Road, Gives Army 10 Operational Vehicles
With full participation of the Nigerian military, Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, reopened the 65km Bama-Banki boarder road which links to Cameroon and parts of Central Africa. The road had been shut since around 2012 arising from activities of Boko Haram. Zulum, alongside the Theatre Commander, ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Major General Musa […]
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Borno Governor receives UNSG’s envoys to west, central Africa, plays critical role at Lake Chad Govs forum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday received the United Nation Secretary General’s Special Representatives to the West Africa and Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif and his counterpart of the Central Africa (UNOCA) Mr. Francois Lounceny Fall in Maiduguri. The meeting held at the council chamber of the Government House. The two […]
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Zulum spends two days in Niger Republic clearing Malam-Fatori, a liberated Boko Haram stronghold
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has spent two days in Diffa and Bosso provinces of neighboring Niger Republic, from where he led some Nigerian refugees on Thursday, to undertake clearance exercise in Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area in northern Borno. Malam-Fatori, located in the fringes of Lake Chad, was violently occupied […]
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Minimum Wage: Zulum pledges to pay 30k Minium Wage to primary school teachers, Rules out sack of unqualified teachers
All qualified teachers in primary schools across Borno State will soon begin to enjoy N30,000 minimum wage, as against current situation in which some number of teachers receive as low as N11,000 due to activities of ghost teachers, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said. Zulum stated this on Monday, at the Government House in […]
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