Tag Archives: Borno State

As the world marks twelve years since the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in northeast Nigeria, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) has called for renewed accountability, warning that the tragedy has come to symbolise a broader pattern of neglect and diminishing global urgency.

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By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has extended warm greetings to the Christian community in the state on the occasion of Christmas, urging unity and support for his administration’s developmental efforts. In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, Governor Zulum expressed profound gratitude to God Almighty for sparing lives and enabling the state …

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As part of his contribution to alleviate the suffering of the people of Borno for the recent devastating flood disaster, the former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria's former Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, His Excellency, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd), has offered his heartfelt condolences and sympathy

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The Chief of Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa visited Maiduguri to commensurate with the Governor, His Excellency, Professor Babagana Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Garba over the recent flooding that ravages the state

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The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has described the groundbreaking ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP) as the happiest day of his life and a huge relief to the people of Maiduguri, who have been without power supply for nine months.

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GMD NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has joined the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum to perform the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP).

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UNITY BANK 1: A building donated by Unity Bank Plc to the Borno State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB.  

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  After more than a decade of armed conflict, outbreaks of severe malnutrition, malaria, measles and cholera, approximately 1.5 million internally displaced people in Nigeria’s Borno state now face the spectre of COVID-19. Many displaced people live in vastly overcrowded camps with poor water and sanitation facilities, limited supplies of hygiene essentials such as soap and water, and often no individual space …

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No fewer than 18 people, including four suicide bombers, were killed in multiple explosions near Maiduguri, Borno capital, on Wednesday. Four bombers infiltrated a remote community, Muna Gari, on  the outskirts of Maiduguri, on Wednesday, as some Muslim faithful were observing their sunset prayers . The bombers detonated explosives strapped on their bodies, killing themselves and 14 others. Police spokesman, …

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce that it has donated a school to the Borno State Government as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, to help Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The school, Maisandari Alamderi Model Nursery and Primary School, located in the Abuja Talakawa District of Maiduguri, comprises two blocks of nine classrooms that will …

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