Jigawa State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Jigawa State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Form Alliance to Establish Regional Electricity Market https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-katsina-jigawa-form-alliance-to-establish-regional-electricity-market/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-katsina-jigawa-form-alliance-to-establish-regional-electricity-market/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:33:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469657 The governments of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states have announced a strategic partnership to create a tri-state electricity market aimed at boosting power generation, distribution, and access across the region. The initiative, a first of its kind in Northern Nigeria, is designed to enhance energy reliability, stimulate industrial growth, and support small and medium-scale enterprises [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-katsina-jigawa-form-alliance-to-establish-regional-electricity-market/feed/ 0 Jigawa Government Reaffirms Ban on Night Grazing to Curb Road Accidents https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-government-reaffirms-ban-on-night-grazing-to-curb-road-accidents/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-government-reaffirms-ban-on-night-grazing-to-curb-road-accidents/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=406168 The Jigawa State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforcing the ban on night grazing by herders in a bid to reduce road accidents, which have been largely attributed to stray camels. Governor Umar Namadi made this known while receiving officials of the Camel Rearers Association of West Africa on a courtesy visit to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-government-reaffirms-ban-on-night-grazing-to-curb-road-accidents/feed/ 0 Jigawa State Partners with IDB and Arab Bank for $50 Million Investment Initiative https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-partners-with-idb-and-arab-bank-for-50-million-investment-initiative/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-partners-with-idb-and-arab-bank-for-50-million-investment-initiative/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:09:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371388 In a groundbreaking move to boost economic development, Jigawa State has forged a strategic partnership with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Arab Bank to launch a $50 million investment initiative. The collaboration aims to catalyze growth, foster sustainable development, and create new opportunities within the state. **Fostering Economic Transformation** The partnership between Jigawa [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-partners-with-idb-and-arab-bank-for-50-million-investment-initiative/feed/ 0 APC Failing Because Buhari, Tinubu Built Party Around Themselves — Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-failing-because-buhari-tinubu-built-party-around-themselves-lamido/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-failing-because-buhari-tinubu-built-party-around-themselves-lamido/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:07:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281245 The former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has lashed out at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the party has failed Nigerians woefully. Lamido claims the APC failed because it is a two-man political party, manned by persons with the same dearth of ideologies and built around Bola Tinubu and President Muhammadu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-failing-because-buhari-tinubu-built-party-around-themselves-lamido/feed/ 0 PDP Might Not Participate In The Governorship Election In Jigawa State – Sule Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-might-not-participate-in-the-governorship-election-in-jigawa-state-sule-lamido/ Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:56:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=228117 PDP has threatened to not partake in the March 9 governorship election in Jigawa State if state’s police commissioner, Bala Senchi, remains in the state. The opposition party alleged all form of electoral malpractises in the state during the most recent elections. APC emerged victorious in all elections in the state, sweeping all seats in [...]

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]]> N5.2b Corruption Scandal: Ex-Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki docked, granted Bail on Tough Terms https://www.theinfostride.com/n5-2b-corruption-scandal-ex-jigawa-governor-saminu-turaki-docked-granted-bail-on-tough-terms/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172606 Ten years after his first arraignment, a former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki was on July 18, 2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 32-count charge of fraud. Turaki, a two-term governor is facing multiple charges bordering [...]

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]]> Ex-Governor Lamido Loses Bid to Have Case File Returned to Justice Ademola https://www.theinfostride.com/money-laundering-lamido-loses-bid-to-have-case-file-returned-to-ex-trial-judge-ademola-efcc-nigeria-news/ Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:22:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171906 Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Abuja on July 7, 2017 dismissed an application by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, seeking that his case file be returned to Justice Adeniyi Ademola, before whom he was earlier standing trial. The Chief Judge, CJ of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta [...]

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]]> Adamawa Ex-Governor Lamido Loses Bid to Have Case File Returned to Ex-Trial Judge Ademola https://www.theinfostride.com/adamawa-ex-governor-lamido-loses-bid-to-have-case-file-returned-to-ex-trial-judge-ademola/ Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:56:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171349 Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Abuja on July 7, 2017 dismissed an application by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, seeking that his case file be returned to Justice Adeniyi Ademola, before whom he was earlier standing trial. The Chief Judge, CJ of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta [...]

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]]> Jigawa State Declares Public Holiday To Pray For Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:32:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171319 The Jigawa Government has declared Friday, July 7, as a public holiday to enable public servants offer special prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari’s quick recovery. Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service (HoS), announced this in a statement in Dutse on Thursday. Ibrahim said that the State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/feed/ 1 Jigawa State Tackles Army Worm Invasion https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-tackles-army-worm-invasion/ Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:56:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168802 The Jigawa State Government has directed the state’s Ministry of Agriculture to deploy 630 youths trained on pest control to all the local government areas affected by armyworm invasion. The state Acting Governor, Ibrahim Hassan, gave the directives on Saturday during an assessment tour of affected farmlands. Hassan, in a statement by his Director Press, [...]

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]]> Customs Impound 377 Bags Of Imported Rice In Jigawa State https://www.theinfostride.com/customs-impound-377-bags-of-imported-rice-in-jigawa-state/ Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:35:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=163393 The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) has impounded a trailer carrying 377 bags of imported rice concealed among some local goods. The command’s Comptroller, Mr Abutu Onaja, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Friday. He said the vehicle was intercepted near Dutse in Jigawa on Thursday, April 27. “My officers, [...]

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]]> PMB’s Anti-corruption War Is Just A Ruse – Sule Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/pmbs-anti-corruption-war-is-just-a-ruse-sule-lamido/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 03:52:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=162638 Ex-governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led war against corruption as a mere ruse. Lamido made this known during an interview with the Hausa service of the BBC. Lamido had wondered how a man who worked under late Sani Abacha, the military dictator, could effectively fight corruption. “He (Buhari) [...]

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]]> Dutse Education Forum In Jigawa State Trains 3,000 Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/dutse-education-forum-in-jigawa-state-trains-3000-youths/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:11:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154723 The Dutse Education Forum in Jigawa said it had trained no fewer than 3,000 youths on various income-generation trades in the area. Its Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. Muhammad said the beneficiaries of the scheme were drawn from Dutse, Basirka, [...]

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]]> Jigawa State Approve N1bn For Purchase Of Farm Inputs https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-approve-n1bn-for-purchase-of-farm-inputs/ Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:02:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=131770 The Jigawa Government said on Thursday it had approved the release of N1 billion to the state’s Agricultural Supply Company as loan to procure farm inputs for farmers. This is contained in a statement issued in Dutse by Alhaji Bala Ibrahim, the Commissioner for Information, Youth and Sports, and made available to newsmen. According to [...]

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]]> EFCC Confronts Jigawa’s Ex-Gov Lamido with Myriad of Evidence For Money Laundering https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-confronts-jigawas-ex-gov-lamido-with-myriad-of-evidence-for-money-laundering/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:52:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=130714 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, May 31 tendered a myriad of documentary evidence before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to further establish its claim on how the former Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido and his cohorts defrauded the State. Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons: [...]

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]]> Money Laundering Allegation: Lamido’s Trial Stalled Again Over Defence’s Absence https://www.theinfostride.com/money-laundering-allegation-lamidos-trial-stalled-again-over-defences-absence/ Tue, 10 May 2016 08:40:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128244 The trial of Jigawa State former governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his cohorts before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja could not continue yesterday due to the absence of the counsels to the defendants. Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, and two others by the Economic [...]

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]]> Jigawa LG Immunises 65, 061 Children Against Polio Virus https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-lg-immunises-65-061-children-against-polio-virus/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 01:27:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122071 A total of 65, 061 children were immunised against polio virus in Miga Local Government Area of Jigawa during the last round of polio immunisation. Malam Abdullahi Yakubu, the council’s Information Officer, disclosed this on Saturday in Dutse. Yakubu, who spoke on behalf of Malam Nasiru Zubairu, the Manager, National Programme on Immunization (NPI) in [...]

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]]> Police Arrest Jigawa State PDP Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/police-arrest-jigawa-state-pdp-chairman/ Thu, 04 Feb 2016 23:47:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=119855 The police in Jigawa State have reportedly arrested the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Salisu Mamuda. Mamuda was said to have been invited by the police on the orders of the state government, Daily Trust reports. In explaining the incident, an inside source reportedly said that the arrest was connected with the [...]

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]]> Governor Badaru Of Jigawa State Commences 10-day Annual Leave For 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-badaru-of-jigawa-state-commences-10-day-annual-leave-for-2015/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:40:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116055 Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State, yesterday began a 10-day Annual Leave for 2015. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday in Dutse by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Bello Zaki. The statement said during the governor’s absence, his deputy, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, would serve as acting governor. It said the governor [...]

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]]> Over 370,000 PDP Members Defect To APC In Jigawa State https://www.theinfostride.com/over-370000-pdp-members-defect-to-apc-in-jigawa-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/over-370000-pdp-members-defect-to-apc-in-jigawa-state/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:57:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114257 At least 370,000 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Jigawa have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). APC National Chairman and eight governors on the party’s platform, received the defectors in Dutse yesterday, amid jubilation The governors present at the occasion were Alhaji Bindo Jibrila, Adamwa, Alhaji Abubakar Bello of Niger, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/over-370000-pdp-members-defect-to-apc-in-jigawa-state/feed/ 1 VP Osinbajo Advises People Of North-East To Move Over To APC https://www.theinfostride.com/vp-osinbajo-advises-people-of-north-east-to-move-over-to-apc/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:43:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114249 Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday said there was no justification for people in the North-East to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated this when many members of PDP decamped to the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. Osinbajo, represented by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, [...]

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]]> EFCC Submits Two More Witnesses Against Former Jigawa Governor Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-submits-two-more-witnesses-against-former-jigawa-governor-lamido/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:32:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113132 The trial of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, who is being prosecuted on a 27-count charge alongside his two sons, Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido, and two others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) resumed on Tuesday December 15th before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, sitting in [...]

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]]> Jigawa Governor To Establish Flying Training School To Make Dutse Int’l Airport Viable https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-governor-to-establish-flying-training-school-to-make-dutse-intl-airport-viable/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 22:53:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112312 Jigawa State Governor Mohammed Abubakar on Saturday said that his administration would partner with investors to establish a flying training school in Dutse. He told newsmen in Dutse that the step was part of several measures adopted to enhance the economic viability of Dutse International Airport. He said that the state government had approached various investors [...]

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]]> Jigawa Governor Restates Commitment To Pay N18,000 Minimum Wage https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-governor-restates-commitment-to-pay-n18000-minimum-wage/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:22:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112134 Jigawa State Governor, Mr. Badaru Abubakar on Friday restated his commitment to paying workers in the state N18,000 minimum wage. He gave the assurance in an interview with the news reporters in Dutse. Mr. Badaru said the state government would continue to pay the N18,000, as well as leave grants and other allowances due to the workers in [...]

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]]> Adamawa Governor Appoints 49 Development Area Administrators, Apologizes To Women Over Poor Representation https://www.theinfostride.com/adamawa-governor-appoints-49-development-area-administrators-apologizes-to-women-over-poor-representation/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:01:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111347   Jigawa State Governor, Senator Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow, has apologized to women in the state for being under-represented in his new appointments. The governor made the apology while swearing in 49 newly-appointed Development Area Administrators at the Government House, Yola on Tuesday. Sen. Bindow urged the women to bear with him, adding that he would [...]

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]]> Ex-Governor Sule Lamido’s Son, Aminu Loses Appeal Over Money Laundering Charge https://www.theinfostride.com/ex-governor-sule-lamidos-son-aminu-loses-appeal-over-money-laundering-charge/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:57:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111149 The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday, December 7 dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, against the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by the Economic [...]

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]]> NSCDC Nabbed Illegal Petrol Sellers In Jigawa https://www.theinfostride.com/nscdc-nabbed-illegal-petrol-sellers-in-jigawa/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:50:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107631 The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Tuesday said it had raided “depots” used by illegal petrol hawkers in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. NSCDC said in a statement in Dutse by its commandant, Muhammad Gidado, that the raid was carried out by the command’s Special Task Force [...]

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]]> February 13, 2016 Fixed For Jigawa Council Polls https://www.theinfostride.com/february-13-2016-fixed-for-jigawa-council-polls/ Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:04:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107214 The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) has fixed February 13,2016 for the conduct of Council polls in the state. Chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Muhammad Ahmad, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday. He explained that the election would hold in all the 27 Local [...]

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]]> Jigawa Government Approves 100million Naira For Presidential Lodge https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-government-approves-100million-naira-for-presidential-lodge/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:06:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=105909 The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has approved the award of 100 million naira contract for the renovation of the presidential lodge in the state to keep it to standard. Speaking shortly after the 4th executive council meeting held at government house, Dutse, the commissioner for information, Bala Ibrahim Mamser said that the [...]

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]]> #Jigawa > State Government Disbursed 7.5m Naira To Flood Victims https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-government-disbursed-7-5m-naira-to-flood-victims/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:48:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100048 The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said it had disbursed 7.48 million naira to victims of flood disaster in the state. According to Alhaji Yusif Sani, SEMA Executive Secretary, the money was distributed to 551 people whose houses or farmlands were destroyed by the flood in six local government areas of the state. He [...]

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]]> # Jigawa > Senior Members Of PDP In Jigawa Set To Defect To APC – Badaru https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-senior-members-of-pdp-in-jigawa-set-to-defect-to-apc-badaru/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 17:30:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-senior-members-of-pdp-in-jigawa-set-to-defect-to-apc-badaru/ Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, yesterday, confirmed that some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in the state are set to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).According to him, those expected to decamp from the PDP were impressed with the participatory and open door policy introduced in the state by the APC-led [...]

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]]> #Nigeria > I Never Took Loan For Jigawa Projects In 8 Years – Sule Lamido https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-i-never-took-loan-for-jigawa-projects-in-8-years-sule-lamido-boasts/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:30:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-i-never-took-loan-for-jigawa-projects-in-8-years-sule-lamido-boasts/ The immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has disclosed that throughout his eight years tenure, he never borrowed a dime from any bank to fund developmental projects.He also said that the total contractual liability of the state at the time he left office on May 29 stood at about N13 billion but [...]

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