Tag: Babagana Zulum

‘FG’s N5bn subsidy removal palliative to States is a loan’ – D-G Governors Forum

Aminu Imam

The relief aid given to the States by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy is a loan. Recall that the federal government announced a N5 billion relief package for each State of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, who spoke on Thursday at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said the palliative would enable State governments to procure 100,000 bags of rice, 40,000 bags of maize…

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Minimum Wage: “I will not sack 11, 790 unqualified teachers in Borno” – Gov. Zulum

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Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, on Wednesday confirmed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), that he will not sack the 11, 790 unqualified teachers in the State. Zulum spoke when Labour officials, led by the Borno State NLC Chairman, Comrade Yusuf Inuwa, visited him. Speaking further at the meeting, Zulum said he had approved the payment of N30, 000 minimum wage to 5, 439 teachers of the Local Education Authority, (LEA), who passed the competency test. The Governor told the NLC that since the assessment committee had found that…

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2023: “With Shettima, Tinubu has made the wisest choice”, Says Zulum

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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has hailed the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to the governor, for selecting his predecessor, Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate has made a good decision. According to a statement posted on his official Facebook page, he stated: “For me, and I am sure for many leaders and members of the APC, Tinubu’s choice of HE Kashim Shettima is the wisest choice at this point in time. “Without the…

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2023 APC VP Slot: Tinubu pencils Zulum, Shettima, drops el-Rufa’i

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…Aide debunks Asiwaju meeting with Wike The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may in the next few days name either Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, or his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. With about 12 days to the July 15 deadline for political parties to submit the final names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it was learnt that Tinubu, after a thorough consultation, settled for the…

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“I’ve gotten offers for VP slot — but I’ll prefer to continue as governor” – Zulum

Aminu Imam

Borno State governor,, Babagana Zulum, says he has been approached by presidential aspirants to be their running mate in the 2023 general election. He said this yesterday, during the governorship primary organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. Zulum, who secured the APC governorship ticket, said he would rather prefer to focus on continuing his achievements as governor. According to him, “I have seen all kinds of promotional media content, including articles by notable columnists, associating me with the 2023 presidency”. Announcing the result of the primary…

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Borno Massacre: Zulum’s aide confirms 32 killed, says 14 bodies recovered, search ongoing

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…President Buhari mourns victims of terror Thirty-two (32) persons are believed to be the number of victims killed by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists around Mudu village, some 45 kilometres away from Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge local government area of Borno State, last weekend. Governor Babagana Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau, confirmed the figure in an update released to newsmen yesterday, in Maiduguri, the State capital. The statement also confirmed that six persons were injured while two escaped the attack unhurt. Gusau said, “Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is very disturbed by the unfortunate…

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Borno: Zulum shares N76m cash, food to 15,327 persons as he starts Ramadan from hometown

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Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, yesterday, began the Ramadan fast in his hometown, Mafa, where he spent Friday night and flagged-off the spiritual exercise. Mafa is the headquarters of Mafa local government area, in the central part of the State. The governor supervised the distribution of cash, food and non-food items to 15,327 persons made up of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable citizens. The beneficiaries combined include 9,313 females and 6,014 males; each was given N5,000 totaling N76,635,000:00. Aside from the cash, each recipient got 50kgs of…

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“Hiring of mercenaries not on the card” – Military Chiefs reply Zulum’s call to FG

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian military chiefs have ruled out the option of mercenaries in the fight against insurgency in the North-East geo-political zone. The military’s top hierarchy said that the clarification had become necessary following the recent outcry by Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, calling on the Federal Government to consider the option of hiring mercenaries to assist the military in putting to rout the Islamist sect, Boko Haram and the advancing Islamic West Africa Province, (ISWAP). Recall that Zulum had made the appeal when a Federal Government delegation visited Borno…

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Youth Empowerment: Zulum gives N100m grant to 152 youths who renounced political thuggery

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After organising a one-month intensive practical training on entrepreneurship for youths in Borno State, Governor Babagana Zulum, yesterday presented N100m to 152 reformed youths who were prominent members of a violent political thuggery group, code-named: ‘ECOMOG’, in Maiduguri. Zulum made the presentation at the Ramat Polytechnic in the State capital, the venue of the one-month training. Recall that in response to the Governor’s ban on thuggery at the end of 2019, the 152 youths had renounced their participation in such activities. Following the governor’s announcement in August 2019, he had…

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2023: Buhari, Party leaders will determine APC’s presidential candidate – Zulum

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Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has said President Muhammadu Buhari would decide the next All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 General Election. According to Zulum, Buhari would decide APC’s presidential candidate because he is the leader of the ruling party. The governor disclosed this in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Friday, when he played host to members of the Progressive Consolidation Group, (PCG), led by their chairman, Dr. Aliyu Rabiu Kurfias. The group had visited Zulum to promote the presidential ambition of the Vice-President, Prof.…

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