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Borno State Launches Export of Plastic Goods, Signaling Industrial Push

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‎By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde ‎ ‎In a move aimed at boosting local industry and reducing dependence on federal allocations, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State announced on Thursday that the state has begun exporting plastic products to neighboring countries. ‎ ‎Speaking during an inspection of the Borno Plastic Factory in the newly developed Maiduguri Industrial Area, Zulum described the initiative as a strategic step toward economic self-sufficiency. ‎ ‎“I am happy to note that people from Borno State will no longer procure plastic materials from elsewhere. These products have already been sold to neighboring countries and other Nigerian states. We will continue to invest in our industries, so that in the near future, the Borno State Government will no longer rely on Federation Accounts for daily operations,” Zulum said. ‎ ‎The governor revealed that the factory has started fulfilling international orders, with finished goods shipped to Chad and the...
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‎In Remote Malam Fatori, a Lifeline of Care for Returnees and Families‎

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‎By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri, Nigeria ‎In the early morning, as the sun rose over the dusty town of Malam Fatori near Nigeria’s border with Niger, dozens of residents lined up outside a modest concrete building that serves as the town’s primary healthcare center. Inside, nurses moved briskly between patients- mothers clutching feverish infants, elderly men waiting quietly on wooden benches, and young children recovering from malaria.‎ ‎For many in this remote corner of Borno State, this small clinic is more than a place of treatment. It is, quite literally, a lifeline. ‎ ‎Mohammed Garba, 39, a community health worker and deputy head of the Malam Fatori Primary Healthcare Centre, said the facility has become a trusted refuge for residents who often have no other access to medical help. ‎“Whenever people feel sick, they rush here,” he said in an interview. “They know they will find nurses who understand how to take care of them.”‎ ‎Garba, who has worke...
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‎Nigeria’s Borno Governor Says Insurgency Has Fallen by 90%, Urges Swiss Backing for Postwar Recovery

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‎ ‎By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri , Nigeria ‎ ‎ ‎The governor of Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria once the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency said this week that militant activity in the region has fallen by about 90 percent, a shift he attributed to years of security operations and a mass surrender of fighters. ‎ ‎Governor Babagana Umara Zulum said that more than 300,000 insurgents and their family members have laid down their arms over the past four years. He made the remarks on Monday during a meeting with Switzerland’s new ambassador to Nigeria, Patrick Egloff, at the Government House in Maiduguri, the state capital. ‎ ‎“The security situation in Borno has greatly improved,” Mr. Zulum said, noting that many communities displaced by more than a decade of violence have returned home to farm and rebuild. “Borno State is now largely peaceful. Notwithstanding intermittent attacks in some areas, most resettled communities have been able to cultivate their f...
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After Years of Displacement, Returnees Find Hope in Malam Fatori’s Rebirth

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‎ ‎By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri, Nigeria ‎ ‎Families returning from Niger are being registered by a local committee as the northeastern border town slowly begins to rebuild. ‎ ‎Under a small canvas tent in the heart of Malam Fatori, dozens of returnees waited patiently in line. Their faces were tired but hopeful, their hands clutching simple notebooks -symbols of documentation and belonging. They came from neighboring communities across the Niger border- Garin Wanzam, Toumour, and Bosso- to register their return home after years of displacement caused by the Boko Haram insurgency. ‎ ‎At a wooden desk, Mohammed Aji, known locally as M. GAS, secretary of the Malam Fatori Resettlement Committee, carefully recorded each name in a worn ledger-a quiet act that carried deep meaning for a community rebuilding from loss. “We have a notebook to register all the new returnees,” Aji told the International News Syndicate. “I praise their unity as they ...
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In Conflict-Weary Malam Fatori, Borno Officials Praise Teachers Rebuilding Hope for the Next Generation

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By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri, Nigeria As the final school bell rang across the dusty courtyard of Malam Fatori Central Primary School, children rushed out in laughter, their voices echoing through a town that, not long ago, stood in silence. Among those watching the scene were two officials, Professor Usman A. Tar, Borno State’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, and Mohammed Aji, chairman of Mobbar Local Government Area and secretary of the Abadam local government Resettlement Committee. The two men had come to meet with the town’s primary school teachers the frontline workers of education who have continued to teach amid uncertainty and limited resources. A Visit Symbolizing Renewed Hope The visit by Commissioner Tar and Mr. Aji was part of an ongoing effort by Borno State officials to assess progress in resettled communities and engage directly with those helping rebuild daily life after years of displacement. Malam Fatori, a border town...
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