Floods: Probe Ecological Fund Spending By Borno Govt – SERAP Tells Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked President Bola Tinubu to swiftly probe the spending of the billions of naira of Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the state between January 2024 and June 2024. SERAP said suspected perpetrators of allegations of corruption and mismanagement of … Read more

Maiduguri Flood: Residents Decry Expensive Canoe Rides

Residents of Maiduguri, Borno State, have lamented over the high cost of canoe rides, saying that operators were now ripping them off. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that when floods swept through the city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety. But residents say they are now being ripped off … Read more

Borno Acting Gov Distibutes Ramadan Palliatives to 34, 000 House Hold

Borno Acting Gov, Kaddafur has Distributed Ramadan Palliatives to 34, 000 House Hold in Maiduguri, Jere Councils areas of the state.   The Acting Governor of Borno State, Hon Umar Usman Kadafur has on Friday distributed Ramadan Palliatives to residents of the  most populous Council Areas of Maiduguri and Jere . Kadafur stated that the gesture is part of … Read more

Borno Corpers To Protest Non-Payment Of NYSC Allowance, ‘Governor’s Discrimination’

NYSC Doctors, House Of Reps

Borno Corpers are set to protest the non-payment of the state NYSC allowance and the “governor’s discrimination,” NewsOne Nigeria report. According to reports some serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, are yet to receive the state’s N10,000 monthly allowance despite the promises by the Borno State government … Read more