Category: News
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Borno Government Invests ₦1.5 Billion in Healthcare Education Scholarships – Targets 997 Student Nurses
By Abdul Kareem Borno State has made a landmark investment in the future of healthcare by allocating over ₦1.5 billion to fund scholarships for student nurses, as part of its long-term development strategy. This financial commitment underscores the state’s pledge to establish an equitable society with robust education and healthcare systems. The government’s allocation is…
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NEDC Donates Medical Equipment, Consumable Worth ₦25 Million to Borno Healthcare
By Abdul Kareem MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: In a significant boost to healthcare services in Borno State, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated medical equipment valued at 15 million naira to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH). The commission also provided a range of medical consumables to ten maternal and child health centers across…
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Iran Threatens Escalated Response if Israel Retaliates, Warns U.S. Against Support
By Abu Faisal TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Sunday that any reckless action by Israel or its allies would be met with a “decisive and much stronger response,” following Tehran’s recent drone and missile strikes. The stern warning comes amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran cautioning the U.S. against…
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It’s Official, Boko Haram War Nearing A Final End ~ Borno Information Commissioner
By Abdul Kareem With efforts focused on extermination, degradation, and decimation of the group, the Boko Haram insurgency is nearing its end, the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security Professor Usman Tar, has said. Speaking at a press conference delivered on Saturday at the NUJ House in Maiduguri, Professor Tar, provided an update…
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Chibok Kidnapping: A Decade Later, Borno Vows to Save Remaining 89 Girls
By Abdul Kareem Nearly a decade after the harrowing abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok town of Borno State, northeast Nigeria, 89 of these girls remain in captivity. The lingering plight of these young women casts a shadow over the 10th anniversary of the kidnapping, as officials of the Borno state…
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Embrace, Don’t Stigmatize Drug Addicts – NDLEA Tells Workshop
By Abdul Kareem The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) asserts that individuals suffering from drug addiction should not face stigmatization or negative profiling. Instead, they should be treated with love and affection. The NDLEA advocates that compassion, empathy, and care for drug addicts can significantly expedite their recovery process compared to when they are…
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Stakeholders Unite to Mitigate Hazards of Landmine For IDPs Returning To Liberated communities
By Abdul Kareem As persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurggency begin to return to their liberated communities in Borno, northeast Nigeria, stakeholders in the humanitarian sector are intensifying efforts to ensure that these areas are free from the deadly threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance. The initiative comes in response to tragic past incidents…
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Borno Federal Lawmaker Distributes Food Relief to 4,700 Persons Amid Economic Strife
By Abdul Kareem Honorable Abdulkadir Rahis, the Federal representing Maiduguri Metropolitan Federal Constituency of Borno State, has delivered rice palliative to about 4,794 people spread across 794 households struggling under the combined pressure of economic downturn and the aftermath of the Boko Haram insurgency. At the Mechanical Workshop in Maiduguri, Rahis flagged off the distribution…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: As President Tinubu, Governor Zulum Meet on Reactivation of South Chad Irrigation Scheme
By Abdul Kareem In an effort to usher in a new age of agricultural prosperity in Northern Nigeria, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State secured a pivotal commitment from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the reactivation of the South Chad irrigation scheme. This development emerged from a strategic meeting at the Presidential Villa, where…
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Easter 2024 Unites Borno in Peace and Love, Says CAN Chairman, Bishop Bakeni
In a heartfelt Easter message, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri calls for unity and selfless love among all communities.
The Humanitarian Times 