Tag: Bauchi state

  • BASG  Proposes N167, 9bn 2018 Budget

    BASG Proposes N167, 9bn 2018 Budget

    From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar of Bauchi state has last week presented a budget of N167,957,420, 800 .00 for its services in the 2018 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for approval. The budget is made up of a recurrent expenditure of N68, 077, 930, 725 and a capital expenditure…

  • Bauchi Govt. releases N17m for 2018 Ou’ranic recitation competition

    Bauchi Govt. releases N17m for 2018 Ou’ranic recitation competition

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi has called on parents, guardians and other stakeholders in the state to enroll their children into Islamiyyah schools to enable them have sound moral education and grow up as trustful members of the society. Just he described the Holy Quran as the holiest Book of Islam…

  • 40% of Bauchi population lacks safe drinking water

    40% of Bauchi population lacks safe drinking water

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Bauchi State Rural Water and Sanitation Agency with the support of the state government and donor agencies has embarked on new measures to provide 1.5 million people with adequate portable water this year. The General Manager of the Agency Engr. Garba Babaji Magaji who said that the figure represent about 40%…

  • Bauchi partners Chinese investors for 100mw solar project, others

    Bauchi partners Chinese investors for 100mw solar project, others

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauch The Bauchi State government has signed a $1 billion memorandum of strategic cooperation on investment potentials with Chinese investors. The investments are in the areas of agriculture, solid minerals and tourism and the establishment of 100mw solar power project with Chinese investors. A statement by Abubakar Al-Sadique, the press Secretary to…

  • Bauchi Primary Health Care Agency Gulps over N600 Million from Basket Fund of State and Donor Partners

    Bauchi Primary Health Care Agency Gulps over N600 Million from Basket Fund of State and Donor Partners

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi In line with the policy thrust of Federal and Bauchi State Government on ensuring transparency and accountability in public service, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA) has presented its 2016 Audited financial statement to the public. Presenting the 2016 financial report to journalists in Bauchi, the Executive Chairman…

  • Bauchi Governor’s Wife Frees 52 Prisoners

    Bauchi Governor’s Wife Frees 52 Prisoners

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi Barrister Aisha Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar wife of the Bauchi State Governor has secured the release of 52 inmates serving various prison jail terms at the headquarters of Zaki, Tafawa Balewa, Nabardo, Alkaleri, Ningi, Misau, Katagum, Jama’are and Bauchi LGAs. Speaking during the formal release of the prisoners at the Bauchi Central…

  • UNICEF commends Bauchi Government for 16 percent Budgetary Allocations to Health Sector

    UNICEF commends Bauchi Government for 16 percent Budgetary Allocations to Health Sector

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Bauchi State Government for being the only state in the country to have devoted 16 percent of its budget to the health sector. UNICEF Chief of Field Office in Bauchi State, Abdullai Kaikai, made the commendation in a goodwill message at the…

  • FG provides motorcycles to boost Agric extension services in Bauchi

    FG provides motorcycles to boost Agric extension services in Bauchi

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The federal ministry of agriculture has provided motorcycles to agric extension workers in Bauchi State to help them cover their extension areas and reach out to more farmers. The five motorcycles were handed over to the Permanent secretary, Bauchi State ministry of agriculture and rural development, Bala Musa Lukshi by the…

  • Aisha Buhari Trains 1,000 Women and Youth on Skills acquisition

    Aisha Buhari Trains 1,000 Women and Youth on Skills acquisition

    By Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The wife of the President Hajiya Aisha Muhammad Buhari the founder of Future Assured Programme has trained over 1,000 Youths and Women on skills acquisition in Bauchi state. Mrs Buhari particularly called on Northern women to go back to school to acquire Western education in view of the growing global trends,…

  • Bauchi Furniture Company plans to penetrate national markets in 2018

    Bauchi Furniture Company plans to penetrate national markets in 2018

    From Sule Aliyu, Bauchi The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bauchi Furniture Company Ltd, Architect Bakoji Bello Badara, yesterday in Bauchi commended Governor Muhammad Abubakar for focusing his attention on the company through injecting funds and involving it in training programmes for youths. Speaking with some selected journalists in his office, Badara…