The United Nations Children’s Fund has called for urgent action to improve breastfeeding rates in Borno State, revealing that only 35.5% of Nigerian newborns receive breastmilk within the critical first hour after birth. Speaking at the launch of 2025 World Breastfeeding Week in Maiduguri on Saturday, UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office Francis Busiku emphasized
The Kano State Government has directed all scrap dealers to immediately halt the importation of metal waste and scrap items from the North‑East, specifically Borno and Yobe states. Announced on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, AVM Ibrahim Umaru (Rtd), the move follows thorough investigations linking recent bomb blasts in Kano to
BORNO STATE, NIGERIA — A deadly bomb explosion rocked the Damboa-Maiduguri highway on Tuesday, claiming the lives of at least four travellers and leaving several others injured, as suspected terrorists targeted commuters in Borno State. According to local security sources and eyewitness accounts, the improvised explosive device (IED) was planted along a section of the
In a decisive military operation aimed at safeguarding national security and ensuring peaceful Eid celebrations, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralized a major Boko Haram threat in Borno State. According to a statement released by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF, precision airstrikes were conducted on June
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has extended a public invitation to the official launch of the National Asset Restoration Programme (NARP), set to hold on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Borno State Agricultural Mechanisation (BOSAMAN) Farm Centre in Maiduguri. The high-profile event will be presided over by Nigeria’s Vice President,
In a significant step towards enhancing access to safe water in disaster-affected communities, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has officially handed over six solar-powered boreholes to the Borno State Government. The water facilities, located across Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere Local Government Area, are expected to provide clean water to an estimated 12,000 residents
