Yobe State
4 days ago
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has emerged as the new Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum. Buni was elected during an extra ordinary session of the governors’ meeting, on Friday in Maiduguri. The theme of the forum is: “Rebuilding the Lake Chad Basin: Consolidating Gains, Commitment to Peace, Cross-Border Cooperation, Security, and…
27 Jan
Yobe Government has declared Machina, Bade and Fune local government areas as Open Defecation Free (ODF). Alhaji Liman Baba, the General Manager, State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA), stated this at the opening of a one-day workshop in Potiskum on Monday. The workshop, which was jointly organised by RUWASA and the UNISEF, had…
14 Jan
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) Students' Wing in Yobe State, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to halt the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase and instead reduce the current rate to 3%. The coalition unanimously rejected the proposed Tax Reform Bills, citing their lack of inclusivity and potential adverse effects on various…
27 Dec
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has flagged off the construction of a 179-kilometre rural and agricultural marketing access (RAMA) road project.
24 Dec
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the employment of 424 health professionals to bolster medical facilities across the state. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Damaturu on Tuesday. He said 205 of the employed workers were Nurses and Midwives, who graduated…
4 Dec
A tragic road accident claimed the lives of twelve individuals, including ten men, one woman, and a female child, on Tuesday night along the Bayamari-Geidam road in Yobe State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Yobe, Corps Commander Livinus Yilzoom, confirmed the incident in a press release issued in Damaturu, the state…
6 Nov
Farmers in Yobe State have begun relocating to their farms, guarding their produce round-the-clock due to a rise in crop thefts, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
30 Oct
A non-governmental organisation, Connected Development (CODE), has urged the Yobe State Government to domesticate the Disability Rights Act. Alhaji Modu Muazu, the State Support Team Lead for CODE’s ‘Project Trust,’ made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement on Wednesday in Damaturu. Muazu expressed concern over the delay in passing the Disability Rights Bill into law,…
28 Sep
The Yobe State Commissioner of Heath and Human Services, Prof. Muhammad Lawan Gana, has confirmed 132 cases of cholera in five local councils.
6 Sep
Twenty persons have died as a result of devastating floods that ravaged Bade Local Government Area of Yobe since early August, its Chairman, Alhaji Babagana Ibrahim, has said. Ibrahim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Gashua that most of the deceased were people trapped under the debris of collapsed mud houses.…
5 Sep
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari, the Northern Governors’ Forum and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, yesterday, decried a recent terrorist attack on Yobe State that led to the loss of lives.
5 Sep
The Yobe State government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) plan to scale up programmes to ensure appropriate nutrition services in the state.
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Gombe State chapter, raised concerns on Monday about a bill to establish the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Agency in the state. Mr. Joseph Shinga, the state’s CAN chairman, submitting a protest letter to the Gombe State House of Assembly, stated that some areas required clarification. Shinga explained that the…
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