Borno State
N1.2bn not enough to renovate Alau Dam – Contractor
The North East Development Commission on Sunday conducted physical inspection to ascertain the extent of damage caused by the recent flooding on the Alaudam and other ongoing projects in Maiduguri, Borno State. The excercise conducted by members of the Commission’s Governing Board and Management Council also included the supervision of the 22.5 Km Ngowom-Koshebe and […]
N12.5bn Raised For Borno Flood Victims
The Borno State Government has announced that so far, N12.554.5 billion in cash donations have been made to offer succour for victims of the recent flood that devastated parts of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Umara Zulum, Abdurrahman Ahmed Bundi, who announced the updated donations in a statement yesterday, however, noted that […]
NAFDAC seizes drugs affected by Borno flood, promises compensation
A joint team from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Borno State Ministry of Health has raided warehouses in the Gamboru area of Maiduguri, seizing drugs worth millions of naira that were improperly stored and compromised by recent flooding. The operation aimed to prevent the sale and distribution of […]
Police rearrest one fleeing convict in Borno
The Borno State Police Command has announced the rearrest of Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who escaped from the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in Maiduguri, which collapsed during the September 10 flood that ravaged the capital city and its environs. This was disclosed in a statement released Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer […]
Flood: Dangote donates N1.5bn to Borno victims, Shettima visits Niger
The President of the Aliko Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has donated N1.5bn to victims of Maiduguri flood disaster. He made it known during a visit to assess the impact on the affected areas in the state. Dangote stated that the N1bn was allocated to the National Emergency Management Agency to collaborate with the Borno State […]
Gale of deaths hits varsity lecturers in north
The University of Maiduguri in Borno State is in grief as it has again recorded the fourth loss of yet another professor – all within a spate of two months. In a similar development, two lecturers – one with the Federal University, Dutsinma, Katsina State and the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, were also killed by […]
25,000 Borno families share Zulum’s N25m
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, stated that his administration’s frequent distribution of food palliatives was necessary to balance addressing the immediate needs of the people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency and laying the groundwork for lasting change. While food palliatives were distributed to vulnerable people most affected by the over-one-decade crisis, remarkable development […]