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Muhammad Alabira NabordoRural communities in Jigawa State have expressed gratitude to Baba Azimi Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization based in Dutse, for transforming their lives through various initiatives and projects.The communities, located in Miga, Kaugama, and Gwiwa Local Government Areas, praised the Partnership and Local Rights Program being implemented by Baba Azimi Foundation, funded by the ActionAid Nigeria, for providing clean drinking water, building and repairing schools, and improving healthcare.Recently during a quarterly meeting organized by the Inclusive Forum for Accountability Society (IFAS) held at the Ministry of Women Affairs, the communities’ representatives highlighted the impact of the program on their…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoRural communities in Jigawa State have expressed gratitude to Baba Azumi Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization based in Dutse, for transforming their lives through various initiatives and projects.The communities, located in Miga, Kaugama, and Guiwa Local Government Areas, praised the Partnership and Local Rights Program being implemented by Baba Azumi Foundation, funded by the ActionAid Nigeria, for providing clean drinking water, building and repairing schools, and improving healthcare.Recently during a quarterly meeting organized by the Inclusive Forum for Accountability Society (IFAS) held at the Ministry of Women Affairs, the communities’ representatives highlighted the impact of the program on their…

By Andrew Ojih, Jalingo. The Chief Medical Doctor of the newly established National Orthopaedic hospital in Jalingo, Taraba state, Professor Chubadu Tahir on Wednesday said that the Federal Government has mandated him to make the hospital a world class Orthopaedic that would serve the people of the North-East region. Chubadu who stated this during an exclusive interview with selected journalists in Jalingo hinted that he had the dream of transforming the hospital to compete globally.”When we were appointed, it was only me and the director of administration who were appointed on acting capacity, we built on from there, and I was initially directed by the federal…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoThe Jigawa State Government, led by Governor Mallam Umar Namadi, has embarked on a mission to transform its poultry sector through a strategic partnership with Srinivasa Farms, a renowned Indian poultry conglomerate.This was contained in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Muhammad Hamisu Gumel and obtained on Wednesday by the Nigerian Times Online.The statement said during a working visit to Srinivasa Farms’ headquarters in Hyderabad, the Jigawa State delegation explored collaboration opportunities aimed at revitalizing the poultry industry in Jigawa state.According to the statement that the proposed partnership focuses on eight key…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoDr. Fatima Aliyu, Medical Activity Manager at Medicine Sans Frontières (MSF) in Jahun, Jigawa State, said family planning and child-spacing always bring about safe motherhood.She said it also bring about healthy mother, healthy baby and reducing maternal morbidity and mortality, not just in cases of obstetric fistula.Dr Aliyu made the assertion during the commemoration of the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula in Jahun.She highlighted that planned pregnancies, birth preparedness, and access to quality antenatal services can help tackle obstetric fistula.According to her that obstetric fistula is a condition caused by prolonged obstructed labour, resulting in abnormal openings…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoThe Emir of Kazaure, Dr. Najib Hussaini Adamu, has cautioned pilgrims against prioritizing material pursuits, such as “diamond teeth,” over spiritual supplications during their Hajj pilgrimage.Instead, he encouraged them to focus on seeking divine intervention and blessings from the Almighty Allah while in the holy land.This was contained in press release sent by Habibu Yusuf Babura, the Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board (JSPWB) in Madina, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Emir praised the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board (JSPWB)’s officials for their prompt action in thwarting a fraud syndicate selling diamond teeths in…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoJigawa State Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi, is leading a high-level delegation on a two-week agricultural trade and investment mission to India.This was contained in a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Hamisu Muhammad Gumel and obtained by Nigerian Times Online on Saturday.The statement said the delegation, comprising senior officials and technical experts, will engage with leading Indian institutions to explore cooperative ventures in dairy, livestock, seed technology, and agri-tech innovation.It stressed that the team will visit Gujarat, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh, meeting with institutions like Amul Dairy Cooperative, National Dairy Development Board,…

Andrew Ojih, JalingoTaraba State Governor, Mr Kefas Agbu has been commended for taking over the medical bill of the National Diploma (ND) 1 student Saanmoyol Paul, who was recently electrocuted while flying a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s flag to welcome Vice President Kashim Shettima.While reacting to the incident on Friday Dr. Amos Danlami Agbu, the Rector of the Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai said the Governor has done well.According to him, the incident occurred when Paul, a newly admitted student in the School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, accidentally touched a live cable wire with…

From Andrew Ojih, JalingoNigeria’s former ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Alhaji Hassan Ardo, has criticized Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, saying President Bola Tinubu’s visit exposed his administration’s failures.Ardo, who was the pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state stated this in an interactive session with Journalists in Jalingo on Thursday.The former Envoy noted that the President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, had no projects to commission, except a renovated airport built over a decade ago.Ardo lamented that Governor Kefas has no people-oriented projects to show after two years in office.He said instead, the Governor…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoJigawa State Government in collaboration with NewGlobe had launched a major education reform initiative aimed at improving public primary education across it’s 27 Local Government Areas.Olusanya Omojola, the Acting Managing Director of the JigawaUNITE, in a press statement on Wednesday said the project is done in order to transform educatio system..The statement said the program seeks to raise teaching standards, improve learning outcomes, and modernize classroom instruction for thousands of pupils.It highlighted that the initiative, implemented under the Ministry of Basic Education and Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), will provide teachers with training and digital tools…