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Zulum Names Chair, CMD for Borno University Teaching Hospital

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2024

Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced the appointment of the Chairman of the Board of Management, Chief Medical Director (CMD), and other key administrative officers for the Borno University Teaching Hospital. The appointments were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in

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Zulum Enrols 1.5 Million Students in Borno Schools, Restores 104 Institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 11, 2024

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has announced the enrolment of 1.5 million children who were previously out of school into primary and secondary institutions across the state. Speaking in Maiduguri during the inauguration of Government Secondary School, Mairi, alongside Dr. Ndiame Diop, the World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, Zulum stated that the initiative

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NANS condoles students and other victims of flooding in Borno

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 12, 2024

Afeez Akinteye, President of the Senate and National Association of Nigerian Students, has expressed condolences to victims of the recent floods that swept through Maiduguri, Borno State’s capital. He also called for long-term solutions to the situation and urged the federal government to develop a comprehensive strategy to meet the displaced people’s immediate

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Zulum approves employment of 15 people with disabilities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 27, 2024

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has allowed the automatic employment of 15 people with disabilities who have completed formal education and earned degree certificates, NCE, diploma, and vocational training certifications. The governor offered his consent in Maiduguri on Saturday at the Government House, where he met with members of the Association of People Living with […]

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Zulum approves N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 nursing and midwifery students in Borno

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 18, 2024

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has granted a N1.3 billion scholarship for 997 indigenous nursing and midwifery students. According to a statement released yesterday, the scholarship scheme got around 1,080 nominations, with 40 coming from each of the state’s 27 local government regions. It said that 997 applicants passed an entrance exam and were eligible […]

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Zulum approves N1 billion for training of teachers in Borno state

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 20, 2024

Prof. Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, approved N1 billion for basic-level teacher training across the state’s 27 local government areas. Zulum revealed the approval Monday while inaugurating the newly appointed local government education secretary, who will be in charge of basic education in their respective areas. The governor stated that approximately

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Borno has decreased out-of-school children from two million to 800,000: Zulum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 19, 2024

The Borno government claims to have made significant progress in tackling the problem of out-of-school children, lowering the number in the state from more than two million to 800,000. Mr Zulum made the announcement on Tuesday in Maiduguri, at the inauguration of 27 Local Government Education Secretaries and the delivery of 57 school monitoring vehicles. […]

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Borno govt orders primary and secondary schools to close at noon

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

The Borno State Ministry of Education has asked primary and secondary schools to modify their calendars and timing. Alhaji Mustapha Bukar, State Director of School Services in the ministry, indicated that the modification is due to the fasting season, adding that “schools should now close by noon, instead of 1.30 p.m. “In light of the […]