Jigawa State
15 May
In what appeared to be a planned motive behind giving Vice President Yemi Osinbanjo’s visit to Jigawa State a blanket blackout, all top government functionaries deserted the state.
13 May
Governor Muhammad Abubukar of Jigawa State has directed all political appointees aspiring for political offices in the forthcoming 2023 general elections to resign on or before Monday, May 16, 2022.
18 Apr
Police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old man, Saminu Muntari, for allegedly stabbing a farmer, Murtala Alhassan, to death over a firewood issue.
2 Feb
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has handed over the construction of a 10-km rural road project to Jigawa State government to facilitate the transportation of farm produce by farmers as part of efforts to support food production.
24 Jan
The Jigawa High Court of Justice No. 6 sitting in Birnin Kudu council, presided over by Justice Musa Ubale, on January 18, 2022 delivered Judgment in the following cases:
29 Dec
Researchers at the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, have got N36 million grant to study rampant cases of kidney diseases at Hadejia Valley.
9 Nov 2021
Jigawa State Government has sued the immediate past Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Sani Garun-Gabbas, over alleged non-prosecution of an appellate case after collecting fees for the job.
29 Oct 2021
Jigawa State Government constructed 96 roads covering 1,642.43kilometres in the last six years, the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Aminu Usman, has hinted.
15 Oct 2021
Jigawa State Government has approved N1.4 billion in the last four months to its Ministry of Education to construct, renovate and equip 3,000 primary and post-primary schools across the state.
9 Sep 2021
No fewer than 39 people lost their lives to fire and flood disaster in Guri, Kafin Hausa, Malam Madori Local Government Areas in Jigawa State.
6 Sep 2021
Over 1,178 dry-season farmers from 13 local government areas in Jigawa State, who were affected by flood last year, are to benefit from IFAD/CASP programme for job creation and food self-sufficiency.
15 Aug 2021
The Police Command in Jigawa has confirmed the death of 21 people in Sunday’s road mishap that occurred in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.