By Saeed Ahmad Bappah, Gombe Gombe State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has convened a two-day workshop aimed at validating critical policy reforms and enhancing human capacity for…
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Dr Jamil Gwamna Assures Priority to Youth, Human Capital Development
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Candidate in Gombe State, Dr Jamil Isyaku Gwamna, has reaffirmed his commitment to mentoring, empowering and supporting youths, describing investment in young people as essential…
NANS Bauchi unveils students’ security platform, documents 2019–2026 education achievements
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Bauchi Axis, has unveiled a Students Security Interactive Platform aimed at enabling students to promptly report security incidents within and around their campuses for…
Innovation: Influence Academy Secures ₦250,000 Grant at Northeast Entrepreneurship Summit
Influence Academy Gombe, has claimed the fourth position and a ₦250,000 business grant at the Northeast Entrepreneurship Summit 2.0 held in Bauchi State, following a competitive pitch by its Founder, Sadiq…
Gombe Moves to Power Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park from Daɗinkowa Dam
By Yunusa Isa, Gombe The Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park Interim Management Committee has held a strategic meeting with electricity distribution companies and manufacturers to streamline the direct supply of electricity from…
RUWASSA Hands Over Solar Boreholes to Kwami, Kaltungo Communities, Urges Residents to Take Ownership
By Saeed Ahmad Bappah, Gombe The Gombe State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has officially handed over sites to contractors for the construction of new solar-powered boreholes in Kwami and Kaltungo local government areas to address rural water scarcity. The intervention projects are part of a broader regional initiative executed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. During the handover tour, the General Manager RUWASSA, Engr. Muhammad Ahmad Gibirimu, explained that the projects directly reflect the state administration’s commitment to community welfare. He was accompanied by top agency officials, including the Admin Officer and Secretary, Adamu Buji, and a representative of the federal ministry, Engr. Akubo Austin. In Kwami Local Government Area, the team paid a courtesy visit to the Chairman Kwami local government Alhaji Buba Makama, before proceeding to the palace of the District Head of Doho, Alhaji Umar Usman Magaji. Engr. Gibirimu stated that the solar boreholes form part of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s ongoing efforts to alleviate public hardship by targeting vulnerable communities through sustained partnerships and advocacy. The District Head welcomed the intervention as timely and vital for the Jauro Yaya community, which has long struggled with lack of potable drinking water. Local residents and stakeholders expressed immense gratitude to the state government, local council leadership, and RUWASSA for bringing sustainable water supply closer to their doorsteps. In a related development, the RUWASSA delegation moved to Kaltungo Local Government Area. They met with the local government chairman, Honourable Silas Paris, who directed his deputy and the councillor representing Lapandimtai ward to accompany the team to the palace of Mai Kaltungo. Receiving the delegation, Alhaji Ahmad Muhammad Magajin Garin Kaltungo applauded the numerous developmental projects executed by the present administration in Kaltungo and urged agencies to continue prioritizing underserved communities. The new water facility in Kaltungo, mirroring the Kwami project, will be situated at Lapandimtai ward behind the Mai Kaltungo…
Jewel Times, NUJ Albarka Radio Chapel Condole Jibrin Hussaini Kundum Over Mother’s Death
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Albarka Radio Chapel, Bauchi, and Jewel Times Online Newspaper/TV have expressed deep sadness over the death of Hajiya Amina Adamu Ajiya popularly called Umma, mother to…
Gombe Pilgrims Reunited With Excess Luggage Seized In Saudi Arabia
By Yunusa Isa, Gombe The Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has successfully returned excess luggage seized in Saudi Arabia during the 2026 Hajj operations to affected pilgrims. The Executive Secretary of…
2027: Bala Tinka Emerges ADC Guber Candidate in Gombe
…Scores 104,47 Votes Against Dokaji’s 6,443 votes By Yunusa Isa, Gombe The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Gombe State has officially declared Dr. Bala Bello Tinka as its gubernatorial candidate for the…
