The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed strong concerns over the proposed tax reform bill, warning that it could have devastating consequences for the northern region and other parts of the country. In an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday, Zulum criticised the speed with which the bill had progressed through the legislative process, drawing comparisons to the Petroleum …

As terror persists in the North-East, the Federal Government may soon establish a special security outfit to guard the Nigerian section of the Lake Chad shores to enable Nigerian farmers to cultivate their farms across the shores. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday following his Tuesday’s visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the …

A group of engineers under the auspices of Borno Technology Development Foundation (BTDF) has hailed the appointment of Engr. Kabir Mohammed Wanori as the Executive Secretary of the newly created Borno State Information and Technology Communication Development Agency. The appointment by the state governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum was announced on Friday, 8th February 2024. The governor said that Wanori’s …

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the construction of three road projects worth over N10.9 billion in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The three roads will be dualised in order to decongest and expand development in Maiduguri Metropolis. The governor, at a brief ceremony, explained that 50 per cent of the contract sum has been paid to the …

Governor of Borno State Prof. Babagana Zulum is to deliver the lecture during the Summit University Offa, Kwara State’s combined maiden convocation slated for Saturday, 9 December 2023. Zulum is expected to speak on “The Roles and Responsibilities of the Youth in the Digital Economy”  while renowned Historian, Prof. Oluwatoyin Falola, will give the keynote address. Ground-breaking ceremonies for the …

Police in Maiduguri have launched an urgent investigation into the sudden death of the state’s Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement, Ibrahim Garba. According to a statement by Governor Babagana Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau, Garba died on Saturday morning in Maiduguri According to Gusau, the investigation, is at the behest of Governor Zulum and the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed …

The Borno State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babagana Zulum’s request for 20 Special Advisers. The lawmakers granted the approval on Thursday during the House’s valedictory session. The motion to approve the request was moved by the House Leader, Hon. Dige Muhammad of Kalabalge, and seconded by Hon. Ayuba Steven Wakawa of Hawul State Constituency In his valedictory speech, …

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Friday threatened that any bank which refuses to dispense new Naira notes would have its land revoked by the state government. Zulum sent the warning in Maiduguri, the state capital, after visiting branches of banks to see first-hand the ordeals residents go through in trying to obtain new naira notes. The governor expressed …

For the first time in 12 years, Borno State celebrated Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary with a parade. Boko Haram insurgency made previous celebrated impossible, as the state became the contest ground between the terrorist group and government troops. Governor Babagana Zulum, who presided over the ceremony at Ramat Square in Maiduguri, said the event was made possible by the return of relative …

Over 90,000 members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have surrendered in the last one year, according to Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, who described the development as the first time anywhere in the world. At an event organised on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York, the Governor said …