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By News Desk  The Borno Government says it is partnering with the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to transform the state’s livestock sector and position it as a major investment and export hub. State Deputy Governor Umar Kadafur disclosed this on Wednesday in Maiduguri when he received the Minister of Livestock Development, Dr Idi Maiha, who was in the state to inspect projects under the Federal Government’s Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) programme. Kadafur said the partnership would strengthen livestock production, breeding, fisheries, processing and value addition, adding that Borno’s large livestock population and strategic location give it a comparative advantage in the sector. He said the government was moving beyond traditional livestock production by promoting value addition, empowering farmers, developing production clusters and introducing modern breeding programmes. During the visit, Maiha inspected the Liquid ...

BY: NEWS DESK    Seventeen   family   members   linked   to   Jama’atu   Ahlis   Sunna   Lidda’awati   wal Jihad   have   voluntarily   surrendered   to   troops   of   Operation   HADIN   KAI   in   separate   incidents   in   Borno   State,   the   military   said   on   Wednesday.   The   Acting   Military   Information   Officer   of   Operation   HADIN   KAI,   Capt.   Mohammed   Goni,   disclosed   this   in   a   statement,   saying   the   surrendered   individuals   are   in   military   custody   undergoing   preliminary   profiling   and   debriefing   before   being   handed   over   to   the   appropriate   author...

By News Desk Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has appointed four Special Advisers and a Senior Technical Assistant as part of efforts to strengthen governance and accelerate post-insurgency recovery across the state. The newly appointed Special Advisers are Engr. Ali Goni Lawan, Hon. Ali Sheriff Galgal, Hon. Bukar Aliyu Daja, and Hon. Makinta M. Zarami. Governor Zulum also appointed Engr. Gujja Bukar Dalori as Senior Technical Assistant on Reconstruction. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the Governor's Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, who said they were made under Section 196(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. According to the statement, the appointments are intended to strengthen the administration's capacity to deliver effective governance, drive reconstruction, and promote sustainable development following nearly two decades of insurgency in Borno State. Governor Zulum congratula...

BY: EDITOR The Borno State Government has suspended a road construction contract awarded to Qumecs Nigeria Limited, citing poor performance and significant delays despite substantial payments made to the contractor. The decision followed an inspection of the Industrial Hub Road project along the Maiduguri–Kano/Jos Road by the State Commissioner for Works and Housing, Adam Bukar Bababe, who expressed dissatisfaction with the pace and quality of the work. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Works and Housing, the project was awarded with a completion period of six months, but after 10 months only about 35% of the work has been completed. The ministry said government records show that nearly 70% of the contract value had already been paid to the contractor to accelerate the project, describing the progress as unacceptable and a breach of the contractual agreement. Officials also identified deficiencies in several key aspects of the project, including the dr...