Tag Archives: Adamawa

Adamawa House of Assembly has approved request by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri to secure N9.9 billion loan for the construction of 2,000 housing units for civil servants across the state. The loan is to be secured from Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). Approval for the loan followed the reading of the letter of request from the governor by the Speaker, Alhaji ...

Adamawa state Controller of Housing, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Aminu Sambo, has disclosed that the National Housing Programme (NHP) in the state has reached 90 per cent completion level. Sambo also noted that a total of 100 housing units have been built in the state by the ministry. He told journalists that the houses comprised of ...

The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Mustapha Shehuri, has summoned the contractor handling Mararaba Mubi-Michika-Madagali road, Rhas Nigeria Limited, for abandoning the project. Shehuri summoned the constructor on Saturday in Yola during an inspection of some Federal Government road projects in Adamawa. He expressed dissatisfaction over the abandonment of the project by the contractor after collecting ...

Flood victims in Adamawa State have appealed to the Federal Government to come to their aid to ease their hardship. Reports show that between July and September this year, thousands of people were affected by floods in 18 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. Findings reveal that the majority of those that were affected by the ...

Fifteen persons have been killed and four communities completely burnt down after a suspected herdsmen attack on Wednesday in a community called Numan, Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The herdsmen attack came barely three days after Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked two mosques in Mubi, killing dozens and injuring many more. The villages affected were Bang, Nyanga, Bonki and ...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a Madagali community, killing atleast three persons and abducted few others. Residents said armed insurgents raided Pallam village on Monday night, shooting and looting property. A displaced resident, Adiel Yakubu said the insurgents burnt three persons to death and injured several others before setting a hospital on fire. “We heard gun shots and confusion ...

All over the world, people struggle for land. Many of them struggle with land conflicts and some of them struggle to solve them peacefully. This article aims to facilitate the understanding of people’s position, attitude and behaviour, as well as their underlying interests and motivation when an asset such as land ownership is at stake. From the ancient Greek myths ...

Vanguard reports that Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa State has given road contractors two weeks ultimatum to resume work or refund the money the state government mobilised them with. According to Vanguard, Governor Jibrilla, while speaking to newsmen yesterday in Yola, said his administration would ensure that any contractor, who collected government money, delivered on the job or would be ...

Nigeria has some of the best tourist attraction sites in Africa but when it comes to wildlife, the east African countries take the lead. Regardless, the most populous nation in Africa has some great wildlife in their natural habitat it can boast of.   The animals in our wildlife parks are unique not just because they made it out of ...