The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has announced a donation of N200 million as intervention funds to communities badly affected by the heavy windstorm that rocked the state. Announcing the intervention on Sunday during a visit to sympathise with the people of Dass Local Government Area following the devastating windstorm that swept through several communities, the governor noted the extent …

The Bauchi State Government, through the Ministry of Budget, Economic Planning, and Multilateral Coordination, have signed the 2025 work plan with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). During the event, the Chief Field Officer, UNICEF, Bauchi, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique solicited all the necessary support and cooperation from all stakeholders for the successful implementation of its activities. She explained that ‘The …

Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has warned local government Hajj affairs officers against diverting the Zam Zam water meant for the pilgrims. The executive secretary of the board, Imam Abdurrahman Ibrahim Idris, gave the warning during yesterday’s flagging off of the distribution of the 5 litres of Zam Zam to all pilgrims who performed the 2024 Hajj exercise at …

A Humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised the alarm over a surge in malnutrition in Bauchi State, revealing that 17,223 children were admitted for malnutrition in the first quarter of 2024. This is as the humanitarian organisation raised concern over a significant rise in malnutrition cases in Nigeria, reporting a 40% average increase in admission, compared to the …

The Bauchi State government has formally handed over the General Hospital Misau to the federal government, paving the way for the establishment of a Federal Medical Center in the area. This move is part of Governor Bala Mohammed’s vision to provide healthcare services for the people. This was disclosed by the commissioner for health, Dr. Adamu Umar Sambo, who said …

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday inaugurated the newly constructed multi-billion Naira Bauchi State Government House. LEADERSHIP Sunday reports that in 2022, the project which includes the construction of an international conference centre, office complexes, mosque, clinic, parameter fencing, fire station, and banquet halls among others, was awarded at the cost of about N6 billion. The vice president said, “The commissioning …

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has pledged to continue aerial intelligence surveillance in the forests of Bauchi and other threat spots in the state. It also promised to sustain peace mission operations in the North-East, through the air components of the Joint Task Force in Maiduguri and Bauchi and other parts of the region. This was disclosed by the Chief …

The Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has expressed satisfaction with the readiness of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency to embark on pilgrims’ vaccination against preventable diseases such as diphtheria, polio, and measles. The Executive Secretary of the board, Imam Abdurrahman expressed satisfaction when he visited the state Medical Store in Bauchi Specialist Hospital, in Bauchi. According to …

The lawmaker representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency, Hon. Mansur Manu Soro, has paid National Examinations Council (NECO) examination fees for 102 students of Gifted Secondary Schools located in Sade, Soro, Kafin Madaki and Darazo towns of Darazo-Ganjuwa federal constituency. According to a statement by his media aide Aleeyu Darazo in Bauchi yesterday, this move is to consolidate the gains of Mansur’ …

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved the procurement of Agrochemical and other equipment worth N40 million in response to a recent outbreak of insects and pests in farmlands across the state. Represented by the state Commissioner of Agriculture, Professor Simon Madugu Yalams, Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this to Arewa PUNCH while flagging off the aerial spray initiative against Quelea …