No fewer than 596 dead civil servants in Bauchi State have been on the government payroll, collecting salaries and allowances for years, the government’s panel has discovered. The PUNCH had reported that the state government said it had identified over 41,448 on the government payroll without the compulsory Bank Verification Number. The Bauchi State Governor, […]

Medical Directors of various private hospitals in Bauchi State under the aegis of Guild of Medical Directors of Private Hospitals of Nigeria have donated blankets to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in Bauchi as part of their corporate social responsibility especially in this cold season. While presenting the materials to the displaced persons […]

The Bauchi State Government has approved the payment of N30,000 new minimum wage for employees in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Mohammed Baba, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to newsmen in on Wednesday in Bauchi. According to the statement, the approval is with ‘immediate effect’ (commencing from […]

Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, has approved the appointment of administrative secretaries for the 20 councils of the state. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mohammed Sabi’u Baba, indicated that Mustapha Alkali, Babayo Sulaiman, Usman Abdu, Nura Yusuf and Simon Ayuba Dodo are posted to Bauchi, Ganjuwa, Misau, Ningi and Bogoro Local […]

The Federation of Muslim Women Association (FOMWAN) Bauchi chapter on Wednesday trained 300 youths on using Google and Social media handles as a tool to ease doing business in Bauchi. Speaking at the one-day training, the Chairperson of the State Chapter, Hajiya Aisha Kilishi said the training which held in Bauchi was conducted in partnership […]

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has dismissed suggestion to the effect that the state was at loggerheads with Gombe State over the ownership of an oil well that was recently discovered in some boundary communities of the state. Mohammed made the clarification in the wake of the recent alarm raised by Gombe State Government, […]

BAUCHI – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bibi Dogo, has explained that the government of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has provided an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state. Dogo, who stated this in Bauchi over the weekend when he addressed newsmen, said the Governor has […]

Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has deployed 1,800 personnel in Bauchi to ensure hitch free Christmas and new year celebrations. Bauchi State Commandant of the Corps, Haliru Usman disclosed made this known on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on the preparation of the corps for the celebration in the state. He said […]

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has constituted a 17-member committee to investigate 41,448 workers and pensioners in the state civil service who don’t have Bank Verification Numbers. The Senior Special Assistant on Media to the governor, Muktar Gidado, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists at the Government House in Bauchi on Tuesday, said Senator […]

As part of its corporate social responsibility, PZ Cussons Nigeria plc has built two blocks of classroom at Hardfund community school in Hardawa village of Misau local government area of Bauchi state. Commissioning the project, the Chief Executive Officer of PZ Cussons Nigeria plc, Mr Christos Giannopoulos, said the company has been in Nigeria for […]