Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North, who are members of Northern Progressives Union (NPU), have rejected any attempt by the immediate-past governor of Jigawa State, Abubakar Badaru to offer himself as a ministerial nominee of the party. In a statement signed on behalf of the group by Mohammed Ibrahim Kiyawa, the group appealed to President Read More
The 2023 elections have come and gone. What remains now is governance. Governor Umar Namadi (Dan Modi) of Jigawa state will constitute his cabinet anytime from now for his first term of four years (2023 – 2027), in-sha-Allah. Cabinet formation is one the factors that can make or mar an administration, especially in s state like Jigawa, where people’s expectations Read More
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Jigawa State has expelled its governorship candidate, Muhammad Gumel, over alleged anti-party activities, The state acting chairman of the party, Kabiru Hussaini, made this known on Wednesday. Hussaini urged members of the ADC to support the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mustapha Lamido. “We are directing all our party’s supporters to Read More
Jigawa state Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has expressed his regret and sadness over the demise of the Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Nuhu Mohammadu Sanusi. Governor Badaru stated this in a condolence message to the citizens of the state, signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, Malam Habibu Kila. “I received with sadness and deep feeling of a Read More
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), of Jahun Local Government Area, (LGA), Jigawa State, SP Abubakar Musa has slumped and died in his office. This was disclosed by the Spokesman of the Jigawa state police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu in a statement on Saturday. He wrote, “SP. Abubakar Musa died yesterday around 9:00pm while closing from his official duty.” He Read More
In the build up to the 2023 general elections and the lifting of the embargo on campaigns by political parties by the nation’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the political atmosphere is steaming up across the country. Exploiting the opportunity, it’s interesting as political gladiators have been trying to situate themselves at vantage positions against their perceived Read More
As part of its role to support the development of the nation’s economy, particularly the non-oil sector like agriculture, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rolled out several agriculture initiatives in order to boost agriculture and ensure food security in the country. The programmes, which have gulped billons of naira over the years, are being implemented in the 36 states Read More
The deputy governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Umar Namad, has said the state has so many things to export to other parts of Nigeria. The deputy governor stated this Monday at the brief Overland Air Nigeria inaugural ceremony held at Dutse International Airport. He said the state government deems it necessary to put the airport into proper use so that Read More
The Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has presented N178, 576,000,000 billion as the proposed appropriation bill for the 2023 fiscal year. Presenting the proposed budget on the floor of the Jigawa state House of Assembly Wednesday, Badaru said it is slightly over the 2022 original budget by only 0.4 percent. Tagged “Budget of Consolidation for Sustainable Socioeconomic Development,” Read More
The governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has announced that his administration has instituted two powerful advisory committees that will advise the state government on how to mitigate or tackle the recurring annual flooding ravaging the state. The governor made the announcement Saturday in a speech he delivered on the occasion of this year’s Maulud celebration and Rational Read More
Jigawa state along with stakeholders are working towards a digitalised birth registration. BAYO MUHAMMAD ALABIRA reports. Jigawa is said to be the poorest state with the lowest child birth registration in Nigeria. This was announced recently at a two-day media capacity building workshop organised by the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) in Kano. The workshop which was organised in Read More
In the lives of many, birthdays are usually periods for sober reflections; the time for stocktaking. Numerous personalities with eyes on the verdict of history use such occasions to reflect on their contributions to the betterment or otherwise of their societies. For Governor Mohammed Badaru Abubabakar of Jigawa state, he would have wished that his 60th birthday anniversary on September Read More
The All Progress Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dolled out N50 million to those affected by the flood in Jigawa state. During his sympathy visit in the state on Tuesday, Tinubu announced the donation of N50 million as cushion the effect of the flood on the victims. The APC’s presidential candidate stressed that he was in Read More
The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said the death toll in the flood that ravaged the state had risen to 60, adding that 16 internally displaced persons (IDP) camps had been established to take care of those displaced by the flood. Its executive secretary, Alhaji Yusuf Sani Babura, disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Dutse, the state Read More
As usual, I want to start by thanking all the people of Jigawa state for their show of support. By carefully taking time to articulate and communicate my vision for Jigawa state, I have so far proven to be fully equipped and well-prepared for the job. I want to make it very clear that we have the strong will, dedication Read More
The federal government has flagged off the distribution of relief materials to flood victims, who lost most of their farms and houses in Jigawa state. The distribution was flagged off on Thursday, at the Manpower Development Institute Dutse, by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Investment, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk. She said, “Upon receiving the news of Read More
Today, I will begin by urging our dear people to go and collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in various local government offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Those who have not registered should also spare their time to do so immediately. INEC has extended voter’s registration effective from June 30, 2022. I call on all my fellow Read More
Last week, the deputy governor of Jigawa state, Umar Namadi, won the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, and has since set to fly the party’s flag as the governorship candidate of the ruling party in the state. Namadi scored 1220 votes to defeat eight other aspirants. It is sign of good things to come when the head of Read More
Of all the states in the north especially North-west ravaged by banditry and kidnapping, Jigawa stands out as the most peaceful state. BAYO MUHAMMAD ALABIRA reports on strategies adopted to realise this. Despite the fact that the entire North-west geo-political zone of Nigeria has been ravaged by all sorts of incessant insecurity challenges in recent years, Jigawa has remained the Read More
The Jigawa state government Thursday said it has paid the sum of N79, 365 million as law school registration fees for its 181 indigents studying at various law schools of the country as a morale booster. The acting executive secretary of the jigawa state scholarship, Alhaji Saidu Magaji, stated this while interacting with newsmen in his office Wednesday. He said Read More
Senator Musa Bako said that New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has already outlined it’s blueprint which will be implemented step by step after taken over power comes 2023. Addressing newsmen on Monday at the party’s state Secretariat Dutse, Senator Bako said the party has come to stay in Jigawa state and Nigeria in general. According to him that already the Read More
Hon Muktari Ibrahim Gonga has emerged chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPN) in Jigawa state. Speaking at the inaugural session of the party new executives held at the mini stadium in Dutse, Monday, the new chairman pledged salvage the state from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Also speaking, the party’s leader, Ibrahim Ringim, a political associate to Read More
The Chairman of the Mohammadu Buhari Support Group (MBSG) in Jigawa state, Comrade Musa Guri, said more than 20 new rice milling companies were established between 2015 to date within Kano/Jigawa states alone. He said Nigeria had witnessed a rapid and tremendous Agricultural revolution as well as transformation between the period of seven years. The Chairman who disclosed this to Read More
Henceforth, each of the 27 Jigawa local government chairmen and their vice are to contribute N5, 000.00 and N2,000.00 respectively from their salaries every month to the Disability Trust Fund. While each of the LG speakers and secretaries will contribute N1000.00 monthly, councilors as well as supervisory councilors and LGA advisors will contribute N500.00 each directly from their salaries. This Read More
The Kazaure Emirate Zakkat Committee said it has distributed food stuff worth N17,671,500 to 3,646 needy across Amaryawa and Dandi Districts of the emirate in Jigawa state as part of efforts to minimise hunger among the common people. Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Bala Muhammad Kazaure, disclosed this while flagging off the distribution of the items for this year at Read More
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