The Jigawa State Government has uncovered 6,348 ghost workers through its staff verification exercise, saving the state over N314 million monthly or N3.7 billion annually. The Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture, Mr. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Dutse. According to Musa, the Statewide Staff Audit Biometric Data Capture and Validation Exercise revealed the …

Residents of Jigawa State are reeling in pain and anguish following the mass disconnection of electricity lines from the national grid by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) officials who have continued to flout the directive of the minister of power in that regard. Arewa PUNCH reports that the minister had instructed that customers affected by the recent national grid …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated N40 million, along with various food items to victims of tanker explosion in Majiya village of Jigawa State. The donation was presented on her behalf by a delegation, led by wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hajia Fatima Tajudeen Abbass, at the Government House, Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. …

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) led by Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Saturday, donated N50 million each to the Jigawa State government, over the devastating petrol tanker explosion that claimed over 170 lives and left many injured. Eighteen of the 19 northern state governors, excluding the Jigawa State, contributed N900 million to rehabilitate victims and the community. According …

No fewer than 170 people have now been confirmed dead in the tanker explosion that rocked Jigawa State on Tuesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent Lawan Adam, in a statement on Friday, noted that 70 others were still critically injured in different hospitals. He said, “The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion in Majiya town, Taura …

The Federal Government has promised to assist Jigawa State in rebuilding and rehabilitating Majia town, the location of the fuel tanker explosion, where 153 lives were lost on Tuesday evening. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave the assurance on Thursday when he led the Federal Government delegation on a condolence visit to the state. …

The death toll of the petrol tanker explosion in Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, on Wednesday, rose to 147. President Bola Tinubu, his wife, Oluremi, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, governors and many other Nigerians expressed grief over the incident. The Chairman of Taura LGA, Shu’aibu Hambali, confirmed the latest causality figure on Wednesday evening while speaking live …

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday extended his condolences to the government and people of Jigawa State, following the fuel tanker tragic incident in Majia, claiming over 100 lives, and leaving more than 70 others with varying degrees of burns. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, Governor Yusuf described the incident as a heart-wrenching tragedy, …

Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme posted to Jigawa State have voiced their dissatisfaction with the quality of meals provided for them at the orientation camp in Dutse, the State capital. Reports indicated that numerous prospective corps members have criticised the NYSC management for serving what they claimed were insufficient and nutritionally deficient food portions. The …

Following the concerted effort of the Jigawa State government, international partners, and other stakeholders, the prevalence of malaria cases in the state has reduced from 39.6 per cent in 2013 to 24.7 per cent in the 2022 survey report. Governor Umar Namadi revealed this at the flagging off of the distribution of 3.2 million Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets held at …