Nongovernmental organisations facilitating improved farming activities in Adamawa State have paid an oversight visit to access the performance of participating farmers operating demonstration farms in the state under the programe. The programme which runs under the auspices of Nigeria Intergrated Agriculture Activity (IAA), is a five and half-year $15.8 million intervention being implemented by the…
Adamawa state Deputy Governor, Professor, Kaletapwa Farautahas read a riot act to Commissioners newly appointed into the state cabinet. She has asked themto deliver on schedules and add value or have their portfolio terminated. Speaking at a retreat organized for the Commissioners Wednesday in Yola, Farauta insisted that government is committed to the provision of…
Adamawa State Governor, Rt Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has hailed the verdict of the Court of Appeal declaring Rev Amos Yohanna of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected Senator of Adamawa North Senatorial District. Responding to the outcome of the Appeal Court sitting of Monday, according to a statement released by his…
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has joined Gombe state traditional council in celebrating the 30th anniversary on the throne of the Emir of Pindiga Dr. Mohammed Seyoji Ahmad. The governor described the celebrant as a symbol of unity, peace and progress in the history of Pindiga emirate council. Pindiga, a community in Akko local government area…
The Majority Leader, Adamawa State House of Assembly, Mrs. Kate Raymond Mamuno, has commended the state governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and his deputy, Professor Kaletapwa George Farauta, over the performance of Adamawa Students in the recently released National Examination Council (NECO) The Majority Leader made the commendation in an Interview with the Assembly…
With a massive expansion project almost completed, the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR), Numan, is looking impressive. Newsmen conducted round the refinery complex towards the weekend saw a prosperous sugar producing enterprise taking shape, and observed how the company is enriching its host communities in many ways. Expansion of the refinery itself has gone far, with…
Dangote Trains 50 Journalists On Reporting Environment For Sustainability Dangote Group has organized training for 50 journalists in the Northeast on reporting the Environment for Sustainability as climate change educators. Mr Jibrin Abubakar, Media Relations Manager of the group, in his opening remark, said the training is aimed at sensitization of people from the region…
At least 33 people have died as a result of floods that have continued to cause havoc in some communities in Adamawa State. This was disclosed at an emergency meeting organized by the state Government with humanitarian actors and some relevant agencies to discuss the way forward in view of increase volumes of water from…
The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADSPHCDA) says it has targeted 200,000 adolescents for mainstreaming in primary healthcare to promote healthy living. Ms Fadimatu Hammanjoda, the Agency’s Adolescent Health and Sexual Reproduction Program Officer, stated this in an address at a workshop in Yola, saying two health wortkers would be deployed to each of…
The Former Member Representing Ganye constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Alhassan Hammanjoda, has appreciated Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for appointing him as Principal Special Assistant into his administration. Hon. Alhassan who represents Ganye constituency from (2015-2019) and (2019-2023) in an appreciation message he personally issued in Yola Saturday said he would…
