Tag: Jigawa State
Jigawa Gov signs N901.8bn 2026 budget into law
The approved budget documents were formally presented to the governor on Wednesday by the Speaker of the Jigawa State House…
NAPTIP rescues 221 victims of human trafficking in Jigawa
The victims were rescued and reunited with their respective families after the establishment of the command in July 2023, Jigawa…
UNICEF, UK FCDO hail Jigawa for tackling malnutrition, climate resilience
Governor Umar Namadi highlighted Jigawa’s vulnerability to climate shocks, particularly perennial flooding that has caused catastrophic damage to infrastructure, livelihoods,…
One dead, 7 injured in Jigawa building collapse
The incident occurred as a result of a heavy downpour recorded in Kirikasamma and its environs.
2027: Gov. Seyi Makinde’s presidential posters take over Jigawa state
Ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria, campaign posters bearing the image of Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluwaseyi Abiodun…
Jigawa Assembly passes Hisbah Board establishment into law
By Muhammad Bashir The Jigawa State House of Assembly has revoked the Hisbah Advisory Committee Law of 2004 to pave…
Police confirm nine dead in Jigawa farmers-herders clashes
Jigawa Police Command Public Relations Officer, Lawan Adam, said in a statement on Saturday that nine bodies were recovered from…
Police arrest fraudster with fake dollars in Jigawa
Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man named Aminu Bala over a suspected case of…
Protests: Police nab 82 more suspects in Jigawa
The spokesperson further said that some suspects were alleged to have forcefully entered the guest and farm house of one…
#Endbadgovernance protest: Hoodlums loot fertilisers, others in Jigawa
The suspected hoodlums looted the items after vandalising ware houses of the Jigawa Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO).
Shettima: We’ll transform Nigeria into premier destination for technology outsourcing
The Vice- President said this in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State on Tuesday when he unveiled the AI Expertise…
Suspected smuggler kills Customs Officer in Kaduna
The incident happened when a vehicle, suspected of being smuggled into the country struck the operative while attempting to evade…
Jigawa Rep Isa Dogonyaro dies at 46
Isa Dogonyaro, a member of House of Representatives representing the Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State is dead. Dogonyaro passed…
Doctor/patient ratio in Jigawa hits 1:21,000 — NMA
“Currently, the doctor/patient ratio in Jigawa stands at about 1: 21,000, against the WHO standard of 1/600 patients."
Jigawa Governor Namadi extends public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud
Eid-el-Maulud is being celebrated every 12th day of the Islamic month of Rabiul Auwal to mark the birth of the…
Gov. Namadi sacks boards of government parastatals
Meanwhile, all career executive secretaries, Managing Directors and General Managers were excluded from the directive.
‘Jilted’ Jigawa woman sets self ablaze
The lady used petrol and set herself ablaze, adding that some people in the neighbourhood extinguished the fire and rescued…
INEC removes incompetent ad hoc staff in Jigawa
INEC, he said, adopted proactive measures to address challenges and glitches experienced during the Feb. 25 election.
How Tinubu defeated Atiku in Jigawa
Tinubu won the election with 421,390 to defeat Atiku who scored 386,587 votes in the result declared early Monday morning…
PDP, APC members clash in Jigawa: One killed
The fight reportedly took place at political rally of the governorship candidate of PDP, Dr Mustapha Sule Lamido.
How Nigeria can have peaceful, free general elections – Buhari
President Buhari emphasised that tolerance and understanding were vital to the conduct of free elections.
Jigawa: 8 Labour Party Assembly candidates join APC
While receiving the Labour Party members, Governor Badaru promised that they will be carried along in all activities of APC…
‘APC fulfilled most campaign promises to Nigerians’
Gov. Muhammadu Badaru stated this on Sunday while inaugurating the APC 2023 gubernatorial campaign in Hadejia, headquarters of Hadejia Local…
(ICYMI) Flood ravages Jigawa, 50 dead, many displaced
Sani Yusuf, Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed that 50 people have been killed and thousands of home…
7 burnt to death in Jigawa petrol station inferno
Mr Adamu Shehu, Jigawa NSCDC command Public Relations Officer said some of those burnt to death in the fire incident…
13 dead as Lagos-bound truck loaded with people, goats, cows somersaults
The truck took off from Maigatari LGA in Jigawa. The destination was Lagos. But the driver lost control on reaching…
Farmers-herders clash: 2 killed, 5 injured in Jigawa
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Police in Jigawa on Saturday said two corpses have been recovered at the scene of…
2 corps members slump at NYSC parade in Jigawa
Commenting on the incident, the state NYSC Coordinator, Hajiya Aishatu Adamu, said the victims might have been affected by extreme…
Jigawa govt approves death penalty for rapists
Commissioner for Justice and the Attorney General, Dr Musa Adamu disclosed that those convicted of raping children below the age…
Former Jigawa commissioner Gambasha is dead
Governor Badaru Abubakar has sent his condolences to Gambasha family and Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi.