Governor Babagana Umara Zulum who is the Chairman of the Northeast Governors’ Forum, alongside Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, were in Sokoto on Saturday, for condolence and solidarity visit to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal over a recent attack on Goronyo market by bandits, which left about 40 dead. …
Read More »Zulum Salutes military for Clearing 25 ISWAP Fighters, Gun Trucks
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has saluted the Nigerian military under the 7 Division Garrison of Operation Hadin Kai for successfully clearing 25 fighters of ISWAP and Boko Haram who manned dozens of gun trucks on Monday evening along Chabbal on Maiduguri-Gubio road. In a statement by …
Read More »Zulum appoints three for SUBEB’s Board; approves new adviser for projects monitoring
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has appointed three members for the Borno State Universal Education Board. Two of the appointees, Professor Bulama Kagu, who will serve as the Executive Chairman and Hon. Habu Daja Aliyu Damboa, a member representing southern Borno were appointed for their first term at the Board, …
Read More »Zulum: Seeing nightlife in Banki is one of my happiest moments as Governor
… 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 …
Read More »Zulum visits Banki as 2,200 families receive N84m for livelihoods; municipal offices opened
… Returnees get N40,000 each for trading Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum alongside humanitarian partners were in Banki, a border town on Thursday, where N84m was distributed to 2,200 families who returned after fleeing from insurgent attacks. The funds is to enable the families engage in …
Read More »Borno’s 50 megawatts plant work to begin soon, Zulum explains at Maiduguri town-hall
A 50 megawatts gas power plant being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, will soon be on stream to electrify parts of Borno State, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has explained. Speaking on Thursday at a town hall meeting on insurgent attacks on power and telecommunications equipment organized …
Read More »Food security: Zulum to fund Maiduguri flour mill for full capacity production
… Gives largesse to N-power youths … Returns to monitor changes at Ramat Polytechnic As part of efforts to increase public access to food items in Maiduguri and other parts of Borno, the State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is ready to pump money into the Maiduguri flour …
Read More »Borno: Zulum Suspends Ramat Poly’s Entire Management after surprise visit to alma mater
… Ministry takes over admin for six months …. To Release Students Scholarships Soon 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 …
Read More »Maiduguri Church Violence: Borno Governor Zulum Visits Pastor Whose Son was Killed
… Says Shooter in Police Net Amid Ongoing Probe … Pastor says He has Monitored Zulum’s Concern Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday night visited Pastor Bitrus Tumba whose son died when violence broke out between a demolition task force of Borno Geographic Systems, BOGIS, and worshipers at a …
Read More »Zulum swears in new commissioner, judicial council members
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has on Monday preside over the swearing in of a new commissioner into the State Executive Council, also sworn are the three members of the State Judicial Council. The oath of office was administered by the Chied Judge of Borno, Justice …
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