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COVID-19: Bauchi State cuts 2020 budget by N39b

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2020 0

The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday  announced the slashing of its 2020 fiscal year budget from N167 billion  to N128 billion to meet  the new realities occasioned by  the  COVID-19 pandemic. The   State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Aminu

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Gov. Mohammed sacks director over alleged financial scam

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2020 0

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has sacked the Director Establishment and Service Bureau in the office of the state Head of Service over alleged swindling of funds. Mohammed disclosed this during his one-year anniversary media chart on Saturday in Bauchi. READ ALSO: Why President Buhari reconstitutes NNPC Board He said the director (name withheld) […]

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COVID-19: Bala orders decontamination of four LGs, others

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2020 0

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has ordered decontamination of Ganjuwa, Ningi, Misau, Warji, Bogoro Local Government Areas of the state against the coronavirus disease. The governor, who gave the order when he chaired a stakeholders meeting at the Command Guest House, Bauchi on Wednesday, said Gida Dubu, a settlement along Maiduguri Road is to […]

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41 persons die of lassa fever in Bauchi-Dr Rilwanu

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2020 0

Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), said 41 persons had died of Lassa fever from January to date in the state. Mohammed, who disclosed this in Bauchi on Saturday, noted that Lassa fever is more deadly than Coronavirus (COVID-19). The PHCDA boss explained that a case of Coronavirus reported […]

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COVID-19: Journalist tests positive in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2020 0

  Bauchi Deputy Governor, Mr Baba Tela, announced on Saturday at a news conference held in Government House that a journalist working in Bauchi State has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Tela, who is also the Chairman of the Bauchi State Task Force on COVID-19 and Lassa fever , who did not disclose the […]

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Bauchi to spend N300m on agricultural inputs

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

The Bauchi State government has earmarked the sum of N300 million for the procurement of agricultural inputs and rehabilitation of stores as part of government effort to ensure bumper harvest in 2020 wet season. The State Commissioner of Agriculture, Samaila Adamu Burga, stated this while speaking to journalists in Bauchi on Sunday. He said out […]

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39 persons die of lassa fever in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

The Bauchi State Government says 39 people have lost their lives to Lassa fever in the state since January. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this at a news conference in Bauchi on Wednesday. He revealed that due to the timely and massive intervention by the state governor, Bala Mohammad, the only […]

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Bauchi to invest more on Agric to beat economic downturn

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

Following the seemingly economic downturn that may affect the global economy due to the effect of Coronavirus disease, Bauchi State government has resolved to invest more on agriculture. The state commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Aminu Gamawa, made this known on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council […]

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COVID-19: NDE pays stipends to over 1,700 interns in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2020 0

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in collaboration with the World Bank, has paid three month stipends to 1,709 interns under the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) programme of the agency. Mr Lawan Yaya, NDE Bauchi State Coordinator, who told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday, that the gesture was […]

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Ramadan: Bauchi residents lament hike in prices of food items

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Some residents of Bauchi have cried out over the hike in prices of food items mostly used during the Ramadan fast. Our correspondent who went round the markets reports on Monday that prices of most food items have increased as a result of COVID-19 lockdown. Mrs. Fatima Isiaku told our correspondent that a bag of […]

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Bauchi shuts UNICEF/WHO offices over COVID-19 case

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

Bauchi State government has closed down United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) offices in the state for two weeks over coronavirus disease case. A press release from the office of Commissioner for Health in the state, Aliyu Maigoro, on Sunday evening, said that the decision was taken after a staff […]

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Why we can’t declare total lockdown in Bauchi- Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2020 0

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State says government cannot afford to impose a total lockdown in the state because the people must eat. Mohammed said this in Bauchi while commiserating with traders of Muda Lawal market on the inferno that destroyed some shops and property worth millions in the market. He explained that government would, […]

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COVID-19: Impact will boost family morale

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

Mallam Jamilu Yaya of the Department of Sociology, Bauchi State University,  says the coronavirus pandemic has made a positive impact in boosting the morale of family members. Yaya made this observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi. According to him, the outbreak of the disease has impacted positively […]

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Bauchi Gov’s kidnapped elder brother freed

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

The kidnapped elder brother of Bauchi state Governor, Bala Mohammed, Alhaji Yaya Adamu Duguri has regained his freedom from captivity, the Senior special assistant to the Governor on Media, Muktar Gidado has said. Confirming the development, the Bauchi state police command said “the victim has regained freedom and reunited with his family today 7th April, […]

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Bauchi commences disbursement of N520.8m conditional cash transfer to 23,119 households

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Bauchi State Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) office has commenced disbursement of another trenche of the sum of N520.8million to 23,119 households across   20 Local Government Areas of the state. The exercise will be concluded in 10 days and will cover entitlements for the period January to April, 2020. COVID-19: Buhari group slams PDP over comments […]

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COVID-19: Bauchi govt. imposes lockdown, closes borders

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2020 0

Bauchi – The Bauchi State government has ordered a 14-day lockdown and closure of all the state borders with effect from 6 pm. on April 2, as part of efforts to control the spread of Coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mohammad […]

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Bauchi shuts markets to curb COVID-19 spread

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

The Bauchi state government has ordered for the closure of markets across the state in order to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID -19). Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Baba Tela, who gave the order at the Government House on Wednesday, said that “all markets are hereby ordered to be closed except […]

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COVID-19: Stakeholders call for budget review to reflect economic reality in Bauchi

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

Stakeholders in Bauchi have called for the review of the state’s 2020 budget to reflect the new economic realities occasioned by the National and Global impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This development was contained in a communique issued at the end of a stakeholders engagement and update meeting with Governor Bala Mohammed on Lassa and […]

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Anxiety in Bauchi over Gov Mohammed’s coronavirus test

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2020 0

Bauchi – Anxiety has gripped the people of Bauchi state as they await the outcome of the coronavirus test conducted on the state governor, Bala Mohammed. The governor had announced on Monday (yesterday) that he was isolating himself following contacts with Mohammed Atiku, son to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Atiku’s son had tested positive […]

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FG, Bauchi govt. begin construction of 2,500 housing units worth N12bn

Ihesiulo Grace 21 March 2020 0

 Bauchi State government in collaboration with federal government through its Family Homes Funds (FHF) Limited, has flagged off the construction of 2,500 housing units, estimated at N12 billion in the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Family Homes Funds which is domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Finance,  is a Social Housing Programme […]