Tag: Jigawa
Jigawa: Flood destroys over 100,000 hectares of rice farms
Alhaji Adamu Maigoro, Chairman, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Jigawa Chapter, on Friday said the recent flooding in the…
Flood affects 140,000 Jigawa farmers – Commissioner
No fewer than 140,000 farmers in Jigawa were affected by the recent flood disaster which ravaged most of the farms…
Jigawa Polio-free for 6 years – Official
Dr Kabir Ibrahim, the Executive Secretary, Jigawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHDA) says that state has not recorded any new…
APC Chieftain advises Buhari’s minister to resign
Alhaji Ishaq Hadejia, Chieftain of All Progressives People’s Congress (APC) in Jigawa has asked the minister of water resources, Alhaji…
Police deploy strike force to stop destruction of farmlands
The Police in Jigawa said they have deployed a strike force squad to stop more destruction of farmlands in Kirikasamma…
Jigawa immunises 1.5m children against polio
The Jigawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (JSPHCDA) says over 1.5 million children were immunised against polio in the recently concluded…
Nigerian Govt establishes 3km shelter belt plantation in Jigawa
The Federal Government has established a 3km shelter-belt plantation at Mana forest in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa to…
Jigawa: Hisbah to clamp down on commercial sex workers
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has warned commercial sex workers operating in the state to quit the immoral act or risk…
Flood: Monarch wants Jigawa included among worst hit states
Alhaji Umar Baffa, paramount ruler of Auyo Local Government in Hadejia Emirate, Jigawa, has called on the Federal Government to…
Minimum Wage: Jigawa pledges to pay whatever committee agrees
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has pledged to pay the new minimum wage that is agreed upon by the tripartite…
Jigawa: Nomadic schools benefit from N126m grant
No fewer than 252 nomadic schools in Jigawa have benefited from a N126million grant by the Global Partnership in Education…
Fulani chief urges Nigerian Govt to disarm herdsmen
Alhaji Isa Adamu, the Lamido of Zugobia in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa has appealed to the state and…
NSCDC arrests 25-year-old man over employment scam
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, has arrested a 25-year-old man over alleged forgery and sale…
Typha grass threatening farming, fishing in Jigawa
Typha grass has blocked irrigation canals at Kirikasamma and Guri Council Areas in Jigawa, threatening farming and fishing in the…
Jigawa spends N8 billion on school projects
The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board has spent eight billion naira on various projects in primary and secondary schools…