Tag: Zulum
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‘This polytechnic is dead’, Gov Zulum suspends Alma mata management after discovering cobwebs, rodents in laboratories during surprise visit
Governor of Borno of State Professor Babagana Zulum has suspended the entire management of the state-owned Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, for a period of six months. The suspension came after the governor, who was a student of the Polytechnic between 1986 to 1988, unexpectedly visited the Polytechnic around 9:00 am on Tuesday and found most…
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Borno Church Demolition: Gov Zulum visits pastor whose son was killed, says shooter is in police custody
Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday night, visited Pastor Bitrus Tumba, whose son, Ezekiel, died when violence broke out between a demolition task force of Borno Geographic Information Systems (BOGIS), and worshipers at a branch of EYN church in Maiduguri on August 5, 2021. The governor was received by the family and some…
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Whereabouts of 10 percent of Borno population unknown – Zulum
Borno Governor Babagana Zulum has disclosed that the whereabouts of no fewer than 10 per cent of the population of the State is unknown as a result of insurgency. Zulum, who disclosed this to journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, also said more than 100,000 people have been killed in the last 12…
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Zulum denies sharing governorship mandate with BH/ISWAP terrorists in Borno
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Monday debunked claims that terror groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), are in control of parts of the state. Professor Zulum spoke to State House Correspondents after a meeting he held with President Muhammadu Buhari on plans to repatriate Nigerians taking…
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We’ve saved N400m from teachers’ verification exercise in Borno – Zulum
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says his administration has saved over N400 million from the verification of teaching and non-teaching staffers of public primary schools in the state. Zulum made this known in Maiduguri on Tuesday while inaugurating the Need Assessment Team on Education and Health in the state. Zulum said that the team was…
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UN officials, NGOs diverting, mismanaging donor funds for IDPs – Zulum
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has accused the United Nations and other international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) of diverting and mismanaging funds donated for displaced people in the northeastern region of the country. Zulum shared his thoughts at the Borno State Government House on Wednesday when the UN Humanitarian Coordinator Edward Kallon led ambassadors of…
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Insecurity: It is my duty to tell Buhari the truth – Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday met with President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in the north-east region of the country. “It is my responsibility to tell the President the truth,” the governor said while briefing reporters on Tuesday on the outcome of his meeting with President Buhari in Abuja, the nation’s capital.…
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Buhari meets Gov Zulum, Tinubu in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has met separately behind closed doors with Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his official residence, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President’s Personal Assistant on Photography, Mr Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed the two meetings in pictorial reports…
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Osinbajo, Zulum, Amaechi for Dakuku’s book launch
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Borno State Governor Babangana Zulum and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi are among the distinguished personalities billed for the public presentation of ‘Strategic Turnaround: The story of a government agency’ authored by Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The book,…
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Boko Haram: Seek support from neighbouring countries now, Gov Zulum tells FG
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has called on the Federal Government to seek support from neighbouring countries in the fight against insurgency. Zulum said this on Wednesday at the North East Governors’ Forum held in Bauchi, the state Bauchi state capital, noting that joint action is required to end the insurgency. “Again, I want to…