Jigawa

The Jigawa Farmers and Herdsmen Boardhas concluded plans to carve out 95km of grazing reserves as part of measures to tackle farmers/herders incessant clashes in the state. Malam Zubairu Sulaiman, the Public Relations Officer of the…

There has been scarcity of foreign rice weeks after reopening of borders by the Federal Government, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that many traders in some markets in Abuja on Saturday were out of stock…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expelled its former Jigawa governorship candidate, Malam Aminu Ibrahim, for anti-party activities. Alhaji Ibrahim Babandi, the state PDP Chairman, said this when he spoke with newsmen in…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed conduct of by-election for Kafin Hausa State Constituency, Jigawa State for Saturday, March 6. The commission disclosed this in a statement and election timetable…

The Contributory Healthcare Insurance Scheme in Jigawa has began with the enrollment of 200,000 beneficiaries made up of 40,000 civil servants, their families and dependents. Gov. Muhammad Badaru, while inaugurating the scheme…

The United Nations Children Endowment Fund (UNICEF),  has trained 40 frontline health workers in Jigawa on COVID-19 case management. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training, conducted between Sept. 23 and Sept.…

No fewer than 25 people died and more than 51,000 houses destroyed by heavy rainfall in Jigawa. Gov. Muhammad Badaru, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Dutse. The governor, however, said he could…

Two children have been killed and one other person missing following two days of heavy downpour in Birninkudu Local Government Area of Jigawa. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: UCTH Doctors Donate Food Items To Institution, Home For Poor In Calabar The…

The Jigawa Police Command has commenced investigation into alleged electrocution of a toddler, Yahaya Salihu. SEE ALSO: Man Arraigned Over Illegal Possession Of Explosives The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usman Gomna, told newsmen…

The Federal Government has commenced distribution of fertilisers to 70,200 farmers affected by flood in Jigawa in 2018. SEE ALSO: How National Housing Programme Created Employment For Youths - Fashola The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Monday said that the state received an additional seven Almajiris, bringing to 1,345, the total number of such children repatriated to Jigawa. Badaru said in Dutse that the seven children were…

The Jigawa State government has extended its earlier order for workers to work from home by another two weeks. Gov. Muhammad Badaru announced this while updating newsmen on the level of containment of coronavirus on Wednesday in Dutse.…

Alhaji Abdullahi Maikanti, Chairman, Hadejia Local Government Council in Jigawa, has described as ‘fake’, media reports claiming that 100 persons recently died of a mysterious illness in the area. Maikanti, while reacting to the reports,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Jigawa chapter, on Friday, commended its members for their cooperation and support for the government’s stay-at-home order in the state. SEE ALSO: Friday, May 1 Declared Public Holiday By Federal…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says it has arrested a 24-year-old allegedly vandalising and stealing electricity installations in the state. SEE ALSO: Neighbour hacks man to death for not allowing him watch…

A 15-year-old girl has committed suicide by taking rat poison in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa, the Police have said. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police Spokesman in the state, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on…