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 …
Read More »Zulum unveils mechanic village, empowers 4,250 artisans, traders
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday in Maiduguri commissioned Borno’s first alpha mechanic village, to support artisans working on different automobiles, tricycle and generator sets. The mechanic village consists of over 633 auto-mechanics workshop, 80 wheel balancing and alignment technicians workshop, 55 panel-beating workshop, 32 vulcanizers workshop, …
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 »Regional Security: Zulum, 7 Other Lake Chad Governors meet in Cameroon
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside seven other Governors within the Lake Chad Basin, on Monday, met in Younde, Cameroon, to discuss regional security cooperation and path to improve stability. The meeting had six Governors in attendance: Zulum from Borno, Issa Lamine of Diffa in Niger Republic; Midjiyawa Bakari …
Read More »Zulum orders 100 cars, 500 tricycles as subsidy for 2,200 Keke NAPEP operators
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Saturday, in Maiduguri, hosted operators of ‘Keke NAPEP’ during which he directed the procurement of 500 tricycles and 100 Toyota cars (Corolla LE) for subsidized allocations. At Government House meeting, held at his instance, Governor Zulum explained that about 2000 Keke …
Read More »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 …
Read More »On Buhari’s Behalf, Zulum Flags-Off NNPC’s Power Plant for Maiduguri
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 Megawatts Emergency Power Plant, being funded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in Maiduguri. The gas plant was approved by President Buhari as part of measures to address power …
Read More »To fast track completion, Zulum visits Borno’s University Teaching Hospital
In order to fast track the completion of an ongoing work of the State University Teaching Hospital, the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Friday visited the hospital site to assess work level. The State University work which began in November last year, the Governor said …
Read More »Hospitals visit: Zulum approves more doctors’ quarters, 20 additional nurses, midwives
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Thursday visited two hospitals in Maiduguri to monitor implementation of the ongoing health sector reforms he ordered, to address challenges across the State. The Governor was at Maryam Abacha Maternal Hospital where he ordered construction of permanent quarters for doctors and other …
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