Tag: Jigawa State
PDP chieftain dumps party, picks APC senate ticket
A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from Birnin Kudu/Buji Federal Constituency of Jigawa, on Sunday in Dutse announced…
I’ll not give up until I’m president, says Atiku
Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on…
Gov. Lamido has not anointed me to succeed him, says ex-chief of staff
Alhaji Aminu Ringim, one of the four gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa,…
Obasanjo wants more funding for universities
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday called for improved funding of universities to enhance delivery of quality education…
LG boss wants peace between farmers, herdsmen in Jigawa
Alhaji Mahmud Matafari, the Chairman, Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa on Sunday, appealed to farmers and herdsmen in the…
Police arrest 2 after farmers, herdsmen clash
The Police in Jigawa on Saturday arrested two suspects for involving in farmers-herdsmen clash in Guri Local Government Area of…
2015: Lamido’s Chief of Staff, 2 others resign
Alhaji Aminu Ringim, the Chief of Staff to Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido,and two other officials on Monday resigned their appointments.…
PDP is my home, I’ll never leave – Gov. Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa has doused any rumour of him defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to another…
PDP applauds Lamido’s performance in Jigawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa. The party’s National…
University: Jigawa to pay N143m compensation to communities
Jigawa State Government has earmarked N143 million for payment as compensation to farmers whose lands were acquired for the construction…
NSCDC arrests 3 phone thieves, recovers eight
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa on Tuesday said it had arrested three suspected phone snatchers.…
Ebola: Jigawa releases N14m to sensitise teachers
The Jigawa government has released N14 million for the conduct of sensitisation workshops on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for teachers…
Jigawa trains 238 monarchs on conflict resolution
The Jigawa Government on Saturday said it had trained 238 traditional rulers on alternative dispute resolution across the state. The…
NEMA distributes relief materials in Jigawa
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday donated relief materials to flood victims in Jigawa state. Alhaji Musa Ilalla,…
Gov. Lamido assures non-indigenes of protection
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Monday assured non-indigenes living in the state that their rights as Nigerian citizens, would…
Overland begins Abuja-Dutse flights
Simon Ateba Overland Airways, on Tuesday 15 July, announced the commencement of scheduled flight operations from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport…
Jigawa commences animal feeds production
Alhaji Idris Girbobo, General Manager, Jigawa Agricultural Supply Company Limited, said on Tuesday that the company had gone into animal…
Jigawa gets 6 rice trading centers
The Jigawa chapter of the Rice Dealers Association of Nigeria, on Friday, said it had concluded arrangements to establish six…
I didn’t borrow for projects in Jigawa – Gov. Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa said on Wednesday that he did not borrow money from any bank or organisation to…
Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…
APC’s birth good omen for Nigeria, says Turaki
Former governor of the northern Nigerian state of Jigawa, Saminu Turaki has said the emergence of the All Progressives Congress…
Jigawa electoral commission suspends results in 2 councils
The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JSIEC) on Sunday in Dutse announced the suspension of council elections in Hadejia and…
PDP sweeps council polls in Jigawa
The Peoples Democratic Party has won all the council positions so far declared by the Jigawa Independent Electoral Commission (JSIEC).…
Female voters shun Jigawa council polls
The local Council polls in Jigawa state, northwest Nigeria, was marked by low turn-out of female voters. NAN reported that…
APC alleges fraud in Jigawa bye-election
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday announced Alhaji Abubakar Murtala of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the…
Forex trafficking:Court Convicts Gov.Lamido’s son
Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34-year old son of Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, was today convicted by Justice Fatu…
APC v PDP: Buhari, Others Will Fail, says Lamido
Governor Sule Lamido of Nigeria’s northwestern state of Jigawa takes BABAJIDE KOLADE-OTITOJU through the changes he has made in the…
Lamido budgets N115b for 2013
Governor Sule Lamido of Nigeria’s Jigawa state has presented N115 billion Appropriation Bill for 2013 to the House of Assembly.…
Nigerian state outlaws cruelty to chickens, ducks
A Nigerian state has guaranteed chickens and other poultry birds such as guinea fowl, duck and pigeons a new lease…
Currency Trafficking On The Rise
The frequency at which currency is being trafficked these days through our airports is disheartening and a sad reminder that…