THE Gombe State Government, in partnership with some Local Government Areas, has approved over ₦2 billion for solar street lights and other key rural development projects. Mr Mahmood Yusuf, Director-General of Gombe State Joint Project Development Agency, disclosed this on Tuesday after the State’s Joint Project Council meeting in Gombe. …
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THE Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the arrest of 25 suspects in connection with attack on the Divisional Police Officer of Kwadon Division in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area , CSP Adamu Alhaji-Idi. DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Command’s spokesperson in the state disclosed this in a statement in Gombe …
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THE Gombe state government says it will spend N32.24 billion on payment of workers salaries in the 2025 fiscal year. Malam Muhammad Magaji, Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, stated this during the 2025 budget breakdown exercise, on Tuesday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. …
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SOME farmers in Gombe State have lamented the alleged invasion of their farms by some herdsmen, turning their farmlands into grazing fields. Some of the affected farmers are from Akko, Funakaye, Kaltungo and Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Areas of Gombe State. The farmers while speaking in separate interviews with the News …
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THE Gombe State government will pay the new national minimum wage of N70,000 to its workers, deputy governor Manassah Jatau has announced. Jatau, Chairman of the state’s Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage negotiation, told newsmen on Sunday in Gombe that his committee is fine tuning the details in that respect. …
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RESIDENTS of Gombe State are grappling with the consequences of an extended power outage that has now lasted over 48 hours, following the vandalism of four major transmission towers. Newsextra24 reports that the disruption, which began on Tuesday, has also affected parts of Yola and Jos, creating widespread discomfort and escalating costs …
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THE Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has described as reprehensible and heinous, the Christmas Eve attacks on communities within Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State. Yahaya, on behalf of the 19 Northern Governors, expressed condolences to the affected …
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A 30-year-old resident of Bandila village in Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State, Sale Kabo, has been arrested by the Gombe State Police Command for rustling cattle estimated at N7 million. Parading the suspect, the command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said Kabo stole the cattle at Funakaye …
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THE Gombe State Geographic Information Systems has generated over N1.8 billion in revenue in two years, its Director-General, Dr Kabiru Hassan, has said. Hassan said this at the inauguration of the GOGIS service centre on Saturday in Gombe. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the centre was inaugurated by …
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An early morning downpour that caused havoc in Bajoga town of Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State resulted in the death of a three-year-old child and critical injuries to his two-year-old sibling. The two kids were sleeping in a room in “Unguwar Fada” near the Emir’s Palace when heavy …
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