Gombe State
18 Jan
The Police command in Gombe State has apprehended four suspects for allegedly vandalising transformers in Gombe metropolis. The Spokesman of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi said this while parading the suspects on Friday in Gombe. He said the suspects allegedly vandalised and removed armoured cables from power transformers in the area. “On Wednesday about 3…
9 Jan
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has sworn-in five new permanent secretaries into the civil service. Yahaya, who spoke at the swearing-in ceremony in Gombe on Thursday, said his administration was committed to enhance service delivery and strengthen good governance through sustain civil service reforms. He described the appointment of the permanent secretaries as well…
31 Dec
The Gombe state government has expended N17.23 billion in the payment of gratuity to retirees in the last seven years. The state deputy governor, Manassah Jatau, said this Monday in Gombe while briefing journalists after the state’s Executive Council meeting chaired by Gov. Inuwa Yahaya. Jatau said the Yahaya-led administration had been paying the five-year…
25 Dec
The Gombe state government says it will spend N32.24 billion on payment of workers salaries in the 2025 fiscal year. Malam Muhammad Magaji, Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, stated this during the 2025 budget breakdown exercise, on Tuesday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Inuwa Yahaya on Monday assented…
8 Dec
A violent clash between herdsmen and youths in Lano village, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area (LGA) of Gombe State, has resulted in the death of one person and left two others injured. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, was confirmed by ASP Buhari Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Gombe State, in a…
18 Nov
Gombe State Executive Council on Monday approved a N320bn budget estimate for 2025, ahead of its presentation by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya on Tuesday. The meeting, presided over by Yahaya, was held in the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House. Briefing journalists shortly after the meeting, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Salihu Alkali,…
28 Oct
The Northern Governors and Traditional Rulers have convened a joint meeting to address the blackout in the region, following the electricity outage that has persisted for several days without any solution from the power authorities in the country. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, who is also the Chairman of the Northern States Governors'…
31 Aug
The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that 2,517 houses and shops were either completely or partially destroyed by flood which ravaged 33 communities in the state. Mr. Ibrahim Nalado, the Deputy Director, Relief and Rehabilitation of the agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday…
29 Aug
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, donated two trucks each of rice and fertiliser to indigent people in Gombe.The items were dist
29 May 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Zachariyya Muhammad for allegedly abusing the naira in Gombe State. The anti-graft agency, in a statement on Wednesday, said Muhammad was arrested on Saturday, May 25, 2024, based on intelligence linking him with alleged spraying naira notes at G-Connect in Tunfure area of the state.…
20 Mar 2024
Gombe State Government and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (GMSPAFN), spanning 2023 to 2027 at the projection of N11 billion.
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