By Abdulrazaq Auwal Mungadi In Nigeria while the national campaign on the use of contraceptive and Child Birth Spacing (family planning) continue to gain momentum, religious misconception, as well as the cultural belief, seems to be a major challenge devastating the campaign which is aimed at decreasing mortality rate, maternal and infant morbidity across the … Continue reading Is family planning similar to killing of Children
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the restructuring of the government house press unit with the promotion of his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media and Publicity, Ismaila Uba Misilli to Director General (DG) Press Affairs. According to Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, in a statement issued by … Continue reading Governor Yahaya restructures gov’t house press unit, appoints first DG
Gombe State Government has received the first of five 40 fit containers of lightly used medical equipment and supplies from the United States-based charity organisation, Project CURE. The items delivered include portable x-ray machines, digital ultrasound machines, anaesthetic machines, emergency resuscitation beds (ERBs) and ventilators. Other items are defibrillators, oxygen concentrators, electrocardiogram machines, Fetal … Continue reading US-based NGO Donates Medical Equipment to Gombe
As the Government sets to spend N8 billion on construction and upgrade of 27 rural markets Gombe state government has disclosed its plans to declare a state of emergency on open defecation through the implementation of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project of the federal government in the state. This was announced by the … Continue reading Open Defecation: Gombe declare state of emergency on sanitation, hygiene
By Ismaila Uba Misilli It is against the sobering backdrop of the challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unwavering commitment and resilience to turn around the fortunes of Gombe state in line with his campaign promise to better the lots of the citizenry, that Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya laid … Continue reading As Governor Inuwa Yahaya Presents 2021 ‘Budget of Resilience’
As Gombe consumes N365 million worth of RUTF in less than a year The coalition working on Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) in Gombe has called on the state government to review its strategy for addressing the issue of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) which is said to be like a tragedy that is set … Continue reading Malnutrition, a disaster waiting to happen in Gombe
Gombe state governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya on Tuesday hint that the ongoing preparation of the 2021 budget of the state would be focusing more on Health, Education and Agriculture as well as Security and Infrastructural Development.He revealed that the budget will hover around N116 to N120 billion against the originally N131 billion budgeted in 2020 … Continue reading Gombe 2021 Budget: Expect more in health, education, agriculture, security – Governor Yahaya
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has presented N2 million and a car gift to a supporter of his All Progressive Congress (APC), who trekked from Gombe to Abuja to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari's victory in 2015general elections. The 50-year old native of Dukku Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, who was simply identified … Continue reading Governor Yahaya gift N2 million, car to Gombe man who trekked for Buhari
As FG Begins Disbursement of N20,000 Grant to Gombe Rural Women Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has paid glowing tribute to President Muhammadu Buhari for initiating several intervention programmes for the economic upliftment of Nigerians especially the downtrodden in the society. The Governor gave the commendation when he received the Ministers of Humanitarian … Continue reading Social Investment Program: Governor Yahaya commends Buhari
By Ismaila Uba Misilli Tempers from youths flared across Nigeria recently like the slashing of a tornado. The seething anger of mass protests by the youths in the guise of ‘End SARS' Protests later metamorphosed into an orgy of mass lootings and ransacking of every warehouse suspected to be housing COVID -19 palliatives. States like … Continue reading Palliatives: How Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s Foresight, Transparency, Insulated Gombe From Wanton Destruction, Looting
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