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The Bauchi State Commissioner of Budget, Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination, Aminu Hammayo has advocated for effective implementation of Social Protection Policy and a strong social budget framework.at both Federal and State Governments as another avenue to mitigate excess poverty level in the North East region of Nigeria. Hammayo stated this while delivering a goodwill...

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has flagged off the construction of a 38km rural road in the Kirfi local government area in a major drive to open up and connect rural communities of the state for greater socio-economic development. LEADERSHIP reports that the road project, awarded at a cost of about N18 billion, aims to...

  The Bauchi Local Government Area in Bauchi State has intensified efforts to increase school enrollment and safety in schools. The Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Mahmud Baba-Maaji made this announcement at a Stakeholders meeting on Enrollment Drive Campaign (EDC) in Bauchi on Tuesday. He said the council has taken concrete steps to provide basic...

The Bauchi State Government has pledged to provide urgent relief to communities affected by recent floods in the state. DAILY POST reports that no fewer than 24 people have reportedly lost their lives so far in severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall, with Bauchi North Senatorial District being the most affected. The Commissioner for Housing...

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has abolished the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in response to the Supreme Court’s judgment granting autonomy to local governments across Nigeria. During a swearing-in ceremony for three new commissioners on Monday, Governor Mohammed announced the decision, stating, “We have dropped one of our commissioners – the former...

Local Government (LGA) Chairmen from the Northern Senatorial Zone of Bauchi State have called on the Bauchi State Government to capture the Zones’ priority needs in the 2025 budget.  The Chairmen of Gamawa, Katagum and Shira LGAs made the requests in their separate inputs at the ongoing 2025 Bauchi State Budget Consultative Hearing. During the...

Bauchi State Ministry of Budget,  Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination has commenced its budget public consultation as part of the 2025 budget preparation across the three senatorial zones of the State. In his welcome address at the commencement of the activity held in Misau on Tuesday 3rd September 2024, Bauchi State Commissioner of Budget and...

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has flagged off the construction of 115 kilometres of roads across the state’s three senatorial zones under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project designed to boost agricultural marketing and improve the residents’ livelihoods. Speaking at the occasion conducted separately in the benefiting communities on Thursday, the governor said...

The member representing the Bauchi federal constituency in the National Assembly, Hon. Aliyu Aminu Garu, has distributed cash and fertiliser worth N85 million to youth, women and other vulnerable people to cushion the effects of the hardship in the country. Speaking yesterday in Bauchi at the occasion under “Ali Garu Economic Empowerment Programme,” the lawmaker...

The Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board, Imam Abdulrahman Ibrahim Idris has called on the Muslim community to support orphans and vulnerable children academically in the state. He made the call during a lecture organised by the Muslims Charity Forum held at Central Mosque Conference Hall in Bauchi yesterday, aimed to...

Governor Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State has approved N42 million to the Bauchi State contingent that would represent the country at the Nigeria – Malaysia Bilateral School Debate Championship taking place from 15th to 21 July, 2024 in Malaysia. The Bauchi State contingent qualified to represent Nigeria by defeating Ogun State at the final stage...