By Nabilu Balarabe The All Progressives Congress (APC), Yobe Chapter, has adopted consensus as a mode of its 2027 primary elections. Sen. Ahmed Lawan (Yobe North) stated this while briefing journalists at the end of the party’s stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Thursday. He said consensus wouldContinue Reading
Nutrition By Ahmed Abba The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says EU-funded nutrition interventions have assisted more than 40,000 malnourished children in Yobe State, providing life-saving treatment during critical lean seasons. Mr Joseph Senesie, UNICEF Malnutrition Manager, disclosed this during a media field visit and virtual dialogue in Damaturu onContinue Reading
Researchers detect heavy metal contamination in Yobe water samplesContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has donated five hundred million Naira and other assorted items to victims and families of those who lost their lives by flood in Yola South Local Government Area in Adamawa. The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, disclosed this during a condolence visitContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai, on Monday, apprehended a suspected Nigerien terrorist while attempting to infiltrate a security perimeter in Yobe. The troops also neutralised scores of terrorists, apprehended several others and rescued victims in various operations across theatres of operation.Continue Reading
For committing N31 billion to its food programme for the second year in a row, Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe said that the Aliko Dangote Foundation’s (ADF) Annual Food Intervention Programme has bolstered Nigeria’s food security. The Foundation had committed N15 billion and N16 billion to itsContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The Association of Regions (Governor’s Forum) in Morocco has invited the Yobe government to participate in the upcoming international trade fair in Meknes, Morocco. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General for Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Mai Mala Buni, confirmed this to reporters on Wednesday in Damaturu. MohammedContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The Yobe Government has deployed 50 health experts to investigate the causes of the alarming cases of kidney failure in some parts of the state. Dr Mahmud Maina, the Director of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre in the Yobe University made this known inContinue Reading
Assessing Yobe’s post-conflict economic recovery programmes By Rabiu Sani-Ali, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Yobe located in north-east Nigeria is being ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency, desert encroachment and other environmental challenges, a trend inhibiting sustainable social and economic development of the state. With an estimated population of 3.6Continue Reading
