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By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu The Nigeria Immigration Service Yobe State Command has on Wednesday organized an event in honor of its Comptroller, Mohammed Tahir Kallamu  who went on retirement at the aged of sixty (60)  after successful thirty three (33) years of service. Mohammed Kallamu while addressing the gathering,charged the Officers and men of the service to always demonstrate acts of patriotism in the discharge of their duties. He said ,they should must always subject to service rules, irrespective of the beats they were deployed to serve. The outgoing comptroller expressed gratitude to Almighty Allah for sparing his life to witness his retirement after serving for 33 years  in the service. He commended Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni for the support giving to him during his stay as a comptroller of Nigeria Immigration service in Yobe state. Kallamu equally appreciated all the support giving to him by the officers and men of the service,also...

by  Yusuf A Yusuf North East Development Commission (NEDC) has Friday handed over stater packs to 45 Yobe youths from the 17 LGA of the state trained on fabrication of energy efficient stove, briquette/charcoal production and Soler power installation State Coordinator NEDC in Yobe, Prof.Ibrahim Ali Abbas, said the empowerment training which was conducted recently targeted and reached out 558 beneficiaries. He revealed that,”The current batched that we have is 20 beneficiaries that attended the training in Damaturu on briquette and charcoal production,20 in Maiduguri trained on Solar installation and repair and 5 trained in Bauchi respectively. “We are here to day with all the 45 beneficiaries to take delivery of these items that was supported to them by the north east development commission,” he said. He reiterated and appreciated Yobe state government under the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni for providing a condusive working environment for the NEDC to be able to...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The Yobe State, Governor  Mai Mala Buni has approved the constitution of an ten-man committee on the new National Minimum wage recently approved by the federal government. The ten-man Committee to be the chaired by the Secretary to the State Government has the state Head of the Civil Service as Co- Chair while the remaining will serve as members. The members of the committee includes the Commissioner of Finance, Alh. Mohammed Abatcha Geidam, Budget and Economic planning Alh. Garba Gagiyo, Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu Jajere FCNA, and the State Accountant General. Others are Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Mukhtar Musa Tarabutu and TUC Bulama Musa while the Perm Sec Establishment Shuaibu Ibrahim Amshi and that of Public Service Office of the Head of Service Alh Dr.Bukar Kilo mni will serve as secretary and co-secretary respectively. The ten man Committee will among other terms of reference worko...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The Yobe State, Governor  Mai Mala Buni has approved the constitution of an ten-man committee on the new National Minimum wage recently approved by the federal government. The ten-man Committee to be the chaired by the Secretary to the State Government has the state Head of the Civil Service as Co- Chair while the remaining will serve as members. The members of the committee includes the Commissioner of Finance, Alh. Mohammed Abatcha Geidam, Budget and Economic planning Alh. Garba Gagiyo, Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Adamu Jajere FCNA, and the State Accountant General. Others are Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Mukhtar Musa Tarabutu and TUC Bulama Musa while the Perm Sec Establishment Shuaibu Ibrahim Amshi and that of Public Service Office of the Head of Service Alh Dr.Bukar Kilo mni will serve as secretary and co-secretary respectively. The ten man Committee will among other terms of reference worko...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has put all the necessary arrangements for its maiden secondary schools spots competition with the aimed at promoting unity,peace,and regional integration in Yobe and the north east region. The sports events include football, athletics,table tennis,and lawn tennis,scheduled to take place from October 22 to 27, 2024,at the 27th August Stadium in Damaturu. Speaking during a joint meeting with Yobe state ministry of basic and secondary education as well as presentation of the sporting kits to the ministry,the North East Development Commission (NEDC)lead Consultant of Spider network limited,Gambo Mamman said,NEDC decided to organize the competition due to decayed witness on sport in the north east region, hence the needs for bringing the lost glory of spors in secondary schools back to life. He revealed that,six states of Borno,Adamawa,Gombe,Bauchi,Taraba and Yobe  states."Two team from each of th...

By Aisha Abubakar,Damaturu  Yobe state government has assured fhi360,alive and thrive of nutritional project sustainability as the state already have strategic and operational plan on nutrition. The Commissioner Yobe state ministry of health and human services,Dr Mohammed Lawan Gana made the assurance on Tuesday during the project closeout in Damaturu. Represented by the  Director Public health in the ministry,Dr Hauwa Goni,Dr Gana pointed out that the organization has played a vital role towards assisting the state in reducing the rate of maternal mortality in the state. According to the health commissioner,fhi360, alive and thrive also supported the state in the training of health workers,Doctors, Nurses,Midwives and other community health workers. He revealed that the partnership between the Yobe State Government and fhi360 has also impacted positively in educating community members,families, community engagement,focal persons,religions and traditional leaders o...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu Yobe state governor Mai Mala Buni has directed  the state ministries, departments and agencies to completes all the ongoing projects before the first quarter of the year 2025. The Governor made the directive on Monday while declared opened the 2025 budget bilateral discussion in the state took place at the Governor's office in Damaturu. Buni was represented by the Secretary to Yobe state government,Alhaji Baba Mallam Wali,Buni revealed that,this is very important decision as the government of the state has the intention to settle all liabilities in the 2024 fiscal year before entering into the new submission. He said,"Ministries, Departments and Agencies should collaborate actively with the state ministry of budget and economic planning to ensure that every important part of their projects are fully captured in 2025 budget". "This Budget bilateral discussion its an opportunity to collectively shape the future of our ...

  By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The Yobe State Government in collaboration with the management & Consultants of B&G Human Resource LTD has organized a retreat and validation workshop on the development of training guide and succession plan for Yobe State civil service. Declaring the retreat and validation workshop opened,Yobe State Head of Service, Hamidu M. Alhaji said, Governor  Mai Mala Buni  remained resolute to ensuring efficiency in the civil service. The Head of service stated that,the Governor has special passion on enhancing the performance of the civil servant especially on ensuring a sustainable succession plan and the training guide for the State Civil Service, taking into cognisance that the state do not have such documents since the creation of the State in 1991.  He noted, that the foresight and giant initiative of the Governor will remain a great pedestrian for the future trajectory of the State Civil Service.  He revealed ...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu Yobe state government in collaboration with The Challenge Initiative (TCI )and other development partners in the state have on Thursday joined the rest of the world to celebrates 2024 world contraceptives day in the state. Speaking at the awareness campaign,the executive secretary,Yobe state primary health care board,Dr Mohammed Kundi Machina said, the 2024 Contraceptives day with this year's theme,"Empowering Choices, Enhancing Lives," resonates deeply with the state commitment to improving the health and well-being of the people,especially women. Dr Machina emphasize that,Child birth Spacing is not just a personal choice,but a fundamental right as it enables individuals, particularly women,to make informed decisions about their reproductive health, education,and economic empowerment. He revealed that in Yobe State,they have  recognize the importance of Childbirth Spacing in reducing maternal and infant mortality, preventing uninten...

By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu  The Yobe State Ministry of Health and Human Services has organized a five-day training session to harmonizing the state’s health sector annual operational plan (AOP) for 2025. The Executive Secretary Yobe State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Babaga Kundi Machina, underscored the importance of the exercise while speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Kano. Dr Machina explained that,the workshop aimed to identify key priorities for the sector in 2025 and develop strategies to improve healthcare delivery in the state. “This is a culmination of efforts that have started earlier, where all agencies in the state have been mandated to go and look inward,” he said. He added that the workshop aligns with the federal government’s strategic blueprint for the health sector, ensuring that Yobe State’s priorities are in line with national objectives. The executive secretary urged participants to actively contribute to the workshop, emphasizing the importance ...