Tag: Yobe State
Buni reshuffles cabinet, creates new ministry
Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle and announced the creation of a new Ministry of Wealth…
Lawan inaugurates 30,000-bird farm in Yobe
This project was initiated by the National Agricultural Lands Development Authority (NALDA) under the Presidential Integrated Farms Estate.
Enrol in palliative programme – Buni tells PLWD
The data collection, scheduled for August 12 in all the local government areas of the state, will be undertaken by…
Thank You, Mr President – Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for the federal presence in the ''once-ignored Yobe state''.
Yobe herdsmen to pay cattle tax
The Yobe Government has introduced cattle tax as part of efforts to boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the state.
Flood washes away corpses in Nigerian cemetery, houses destroyed
Flood triggered by days of heavy rains has washed away corpses at Low Cost Cemetery and destroyed buildings in Gashua,…
Yobe Govt spends 18bn on cargo airport
Alhaji Abdullahi Kukuwa, Yobe Commissioner for Transportation and Energy, has disclosed that the state had so far spent over N18…
Gov. Buni hails FG for railway line in Yobe
The Yobe State Governor and Chairman, APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, has commended the Federal government…
Late night fire guts Potiskum Central Market
A late night fire on Saturday destroyed shops and other valuables at the Potiskum Central Market in Yobe State
Yobe to recruit teachers for custodial centers’ inmates
Dr Mohammad Idris, Commissioner, Yobe Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, on Monday said the state would recruit teachers for…
Yobe council elections shifted till next year
The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission(YOSIEC) on Thursday postponed the local government elections earlier scheduled for 5 Dec.
Boko Haram strikes again, attacks motorists in Yobe
Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday stormed a community located 70 kilometers north from Damaturu the Yobe state capital and 30…
Lawan sends message to Yobe fire victims
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the family of a mother and her three daughters who died…
NSCDC inaugurates agro-ranger unit in Yobe
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday inaugurated an Agro-ranger unit to check farmers/herders clash in Yobe.
World Bank supported projects: Buni presents cheques to beneficiaries
Gov. MaiMala Buni of Yobe on Friday presented cheques to nine beneficiary communities of the World Bank-supported projects.
Flood: YOSEMA distributes relief materials to the worst hit village
Yobe state government on Sunday through Yobe state emergency management agency (YOSEMA) successfully distributed food and Non-food items to the…
Yobe Govt hands-over 206 rustled cows to owners
Yobe state government on Friday said it has recovered 206 cows stolen from Adamawa and handed them over to the…
Secondary school teacher brutalizes student in Yobe
A disturbing picture of a boy identified as Ibrahim Muhammad Mai luku, an SS1 student of King Abdul'azeez African Institute in…
Boko Haram: Police assure Yobe residents of safety
The Police in Yobe on Wednesday called on the general public to remain calm and to continue their normal daily…
Yobe Govt dissolves local councils
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe on Friday approved the dissolution of local government councils with effect from Feb. 16, following…
Yobe state declared cholera free
The Yobe Government on Tuesday declared the end of cholera outbreak in the state since the report of its outbreak…
Medical Practitioners endorse reform programmes in Yobe state
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Friday, endorsed the medical reform programmes of the Yobe Government, aimed at effective healthcare…
World Bank spends N195m on rehabilitation projects in Yobe State
The World Bank-assisted Fadama III Additional Financing II programme in Yobe has spent N195 million on 133 rural infrastructure, food…
Cholera outbreak kills 13 in Yobe state
A cholera outbreak in Gashua, Yobe, has claimed 13 lives out of 160 cases reported in the last six days.…
Photo News: Abducted Dapchi schoolgirls: Buhari’s ministers visit Yobe
A Federal Government delegation, led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was in Dapchi, Yobe State,…
Yobe state communities appeal for water project funds
Rural communities selected for construction of 488 water and sanitation facilities in Yobe have appealed to Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam to…
FADAMA III: 2nd phase of projects begin in rural communities in Yobe
The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) Programme has started the execution of infrastructural projects in some rural communities across…
Gov. Gaidam signs N92b Appropriation Bill into law
Yobe Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Tuesday signed the N92 billion 2018 appropriation bill into law.
Yobe Govt. donates 20 vehicles to Nigerian Army
The Yobe Government on Thursday donated 20 hilux operational vehicles worth N350 million to the Nigerian Army.
Resettlement: Agency supports IDPs to construct houses
The Yobe Agency for Community and Social Project on Friday launched a Programme to construct 20 houses for 20 Internally…