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Borno Adopts new Taxes

By sahelstandard01 January 21, 2021 71 0

The Borno State Government has introduced three new taxes in the transport and business sectors of the local economy. According to the State Government, the taxes are on consumption, entertainment and presumptive tax (CEPT) to raise more internally generated revenues (IGR). While announcing the adoption of new taxes Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State Board of […]Continue Reading

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Borno Confirms 35 new Covid-19 Cases

By sahelstandard01 January 21, 2021 73 0

The Borno state Ministry of Health has confirmed 35 coronavirus (COVID-19) new cases with no deaths last week. According to the Ministry, 865 confirmed cases were also recorded at the end of the Epidemiological week two. This was disclosed yesterday (Wednesday) in a statement of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Weekly Snapshot on COVID-19 released […]Continue Reading

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Borno Donates N15 million To Families Of Fallen Heroes

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 16, 2021 120 0

The Borno state government, House of Assembly and the High Commissioner of Chad; have donated over N15 million to families of fallen heroes. According to the Government, the fallen heroes participated in World Wars I and II, peace keeping missions and Boko Haram insurgency that claimed many lives and property. Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this […]Continue Reading

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FG Engages 27,000 Borno Youths In Public Works Job Creation

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 15, 2021 73 0

The Minister of State for Agriculture, Mustapha Shehuri has said that 27,000 youths are engaged in Special Public Works (SPW) job creation of the National Directorate of Employment in Borno. According to him, the creation of 27,000 jobs in 27 councils, is to cost the Federal GovernmentN1.62 billion. While flagging off programme on Wednesday in […]Continue Reading

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Zulum Engages 40 New Doctors For Borno Hospitals

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 15, 2021 91 0

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state, has approved the engagement of 40 additional doctors for hospitals in Maiduguri and Jere councils. The newly recruited doctors are also to run hospitals in communities affected by over decade long insurgency that claimed many lives and property. Zulum gave the directives on Wednesday, during a meeting with Chief […]Continue Reading

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Military Airstrike Kills Scores Of Terrorists In Borno

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 14, 2021 88 0

Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole on Tuesday eliminated scores of Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed three of the terrorists’ gun trucks in an air raid at Mainok in Borno, Defence Headquarters says. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the air operation […]Continue Reading

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Zulum Orders Employment Of More Doctors For Borno Hospitals

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 14, 2021 200 0

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday approved the employment of 40 additional medical doctors. There are a number of hospitals in the insurgency-ravaged areas of the state without a medical doctor. The governor’s directive was given at a meeting with the chief executives of seven public hospitals and related institutions located in Maiduguri […]Continue Reading

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Zulum Facilitates Enrolment Of 1,163 IDP Children Into School

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 11, 2021 92 0

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has facilitated the enrolment of a total of 1,163 children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps into primary schools. This was announced on Monday in a Facebook post on the official handle of the Governor of Borno State. The children had been out of school since the displacement of their […]Continue Reading

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Zulum Lays 600 Houses Foundation For Borno Resetlement City

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 8, 2021 153 Post a comment

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCRM-IDPs) is to construct 600 houses at Amarwa IDPs resettlement city in Borno. The resettlement city in Konduga Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was initiated to restore the dignity of over 45,000 IDP returnees. While announcing the return of IDPs on Thursday at […]Continue Reading

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FG Votes N100 billion For Counter-Terrorism Operations In N’East

By Sahel Standard Magazine January 8, 2021 86 0

The Federal Government has voted N100 billion for the 2021 counter-terrorism operations in North East region that claimed many lives and property. The operations, being executed by Operation Lafiya Dole in Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region of Borno state, is expected to end by June this year. Senate Committee Chairman on Army, Sen. Mohammed […]Continue Reading