Category: News
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Borno Zero Doze Learning Hub Community of Practice Finalizing Immunization Scorecard
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI – The Borno State Zero-Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) Community of Practice (CoP) held a concluding validation meeting and press briefing on Friday, June 13, 2025. Held at the Polio EOC to finalize the 2024 immunization scorecard, the meeting aimed to incorporate inputs from media, partners, and other stakeholders into the document.…
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Governor Zulum; Borno’s Indisputable ‘Road-master’
By Abdulkareem Haruna Except for 2018, I had long jettisoned the idea of following politicians on their campaign trains as a journalist. I decided, since 2011, it was better to find more meaningful ways to spend my editorial time than enduring days and nights in the hinterlands, listening to loud, boring campaign songs in a…
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WHO Africa to Host Major Webinar Series on Food Policy to Combat Malnutrition
By Abdulkareem Haruna The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC), UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), today announced a crucial webinar series aimed at strengthening food policy action and catalyzing multisectoral collaboration to address all forms of malnutrition…
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Borno Governor Provides Financial Aid to Hospital Patients, Prison Inmates on Democracy Day
By Abdulkareem Haruna Maiduguri, Borno State – In a notable gesture to commemorate Nigeria’s 2025 Democracy Day, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum made unannounced visits to hospitals in Maiduguri on Thursday, where he provided direct financial assistance to over 2,000 patients. The governor also visited the Maximum Correctional Center, Maiduguri where he granted different shades…
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UMTH’s 2 Successful Kidney Transplant Offers New Hope for Patients in Northeast Nigeria
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has successfully performed two kidney transplants from living donors, marking a significant medical achievement in Nigeria’s embattled northeast. The breakthrough offers a renewed lease on life for patients like Yusuf Abdullahi, Fatima Ali Sheriff who had nearly succumbed to despair. The announcement,…
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Food Security Minister Hails Nigeria Govt’s Ambitious Program to Revitalize Neglected Critical Public Assets
By Abdulkareem Haruna Nigeria today embarked on a sweeping national initiative to breathe new life into its vast network of neglected and underperforming public infrastructure and equipment, with the official launch of the National Asset Restoration Programme in Maiduguri, Borno State. While holidaying and celebrating Eid in his ancestral hometown of Maiduguri, the Vice President…
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VP Shettima Commissions 375 Refurbished Tractors, Praises Borno’s Agricultural Push
By Abdulkareem Haruna Maiduguri, Nigeria – Vice President Kashim Shettima on Sunday commissioned 375 refurbished tractors, part of a broader initiative to boost agricultural productivity in Borno State and across Nigeria. The event, held at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanisation Authority (BOSAMA) headquarters, highlighted efforts by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)…
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Zulum Vows Greater Sacrifices for Borno Peace Amid Eid al-Adha Felicitations
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — As Muslims worldwide mark Eid al-Adha on Friday, June 6, 2025, Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has renewed his commitment to make significant personal and governmental sacrifices to ensure enduring peace across the state. The governor emphasized his administration’s unwavering commitment to bolstering security in newly resettled local…
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Borno Attorney General Advocates for Child-Centered Juvenile Justice System
Maiduguri, Borno State – Borno State Attorney General, Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Hauwa Abubakar, today expressed a strong preference for child-centered approaches over traditional court proceedings when addressing juvenile justice matters. She made this remark during opening of the 5th World Congress on Justice with Children – a Satellite Event held in Maiduguri. Representing Governor…
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UNODC, Nigerian States Pledge Renewed Focus on Child Protection in Justice Systems
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The 5th editor World Congress on Justice with Children held a satellite event in Maiduguri on Monday, focusing on the urgent need to protect children within justice systems and address violence against them. The gathering, themed “Advancing Child-Centred Justice: Preventing and Responding to Violence Affecting Children in the Child Justice Systems,” highlighted…
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