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 »Zulum in Sudan as Borno, Arab Bank Partner on Wheat, Gum Arabic Export
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, was yesterday at the headquarters of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) in Khartoum, Sudan, following which partnership was potentially reached for the bank and Borno to partner on exporting wheat and gum arabic produced by farmers in Borno. Zulum was …
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 »ACTED: Zulum Sets Up Commission to Probe INGO’s Hotel Shooting Practice
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has, on Monday, constituted a commission of enquiry to investigate public nuisance, disturbance of public peace and other activities (shooting practice) alleged to have been carried out by ACTED, an International Non Governmental Organisation (iNGO) at Imperial Guest House, Old GRA Maiduguri. The …
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 …
Read More »Surrender: Borno’s Security Town-Hall Demand Stringent Profiling, Seizure of Firearms from repentants; 14 Other Resolutions
… NASS, Shehu, Victims, Muslims, Christians, CSOs, NUJ, NBA, NLC, Women speak A security multi-stakeholder town-hall meeting hosted by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri on Sunday afternoon extensively discussed the pros, cons and implications of ongoing surrender by Boko Haram fighters, after which the meeting came …
Read More »Borno, NIPC partner on investments as Zulum plans to establish new promotion agency
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council in Abuja to tie partnerships in order to attract investment opportunities to the State. Zulum explained that Borno’s geographical location bordering three countries have placed the State at very high investment …
Read More »Zulum’s 52nd birthday marked with launch of “Second Verdict”
A combination of media aides and social media associates today celebrate the 52nd birthday of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, with the launch of “Second Verdict”, which is a compendium of published news, analyses, features, columns, commentaries, discourse editorials, selected speeches and score card, in the Governor’s …
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