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26/01/2024

Commissioner of Youth Sports and Poverty Alleviation Meets with NDLEA Commander to Combat Drug Abuse Among Youths

In a bid to address the prevalent issue of drug abuse among the youths in the state, the Commissioner of Youths Sports and Poverty Alleviation recently received a visit from the State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Iliyasu Mamman Mani. The purpose of their meeting was to discuss potential collaborations between the ministry and the NDLEA in tackling this pressing issue.

During the meeting, Commander Mani emphasized the need for partnership between the NDLEA and the ministry, emphasizing that approximately 75 percent of drug abusers are youth. He further highlighted the agency's interventions and interventions they could employ to alleviate this problem. The aim was to establish a working relationship between the NDLEA and the ministry in order to effectively combat drug abuse among the youth.

The Commissioner expressed his gratitude for the visit and acknowledged the importance of partnering with the NDLEA in addressing the issue of drug abuse. He assured the team that he is fully committed to working hand in hand with them to help the youth in the state overcome drug addiction.

During the meeting, the Commissioner also formed a committee to strategize on how to effectively combat drug abuse among the youth. It was further mentioned that Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, is also dedicated to eradicating drug abuse across the state.

The meeting was also attended by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Shettima Mailafiya, as well as other directors of the ministry. Their presence demonstrates the seriousness with which the ministry regards this issue and their willingness to work towards finding a solution.

15/04/2023

21/09/2022

Accreditation: Zulum gifts N81million worths of equipment to UNIMAID

Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum in order to rescue the department of Civil and water resources engineering for failing to pass accreditation, has procured twenty sets of equipment amounting to 81 million naira, among which some are first of its kind in the Northeast to the department.

The Commissioner for higher education, science, technology and innovation, Dr. Babagana Malumbe Mustapha presented the equipments on behalf of the Governor.

Malumbe, explained that the Governor procured the equipments amounting to about 81 million naira on the request of the University, after the department failed to pass accreditation.

"This came as a result of request from the University to the Executive Governor of Borno state, when the department of civil and water resources engineering lost accreditation in the last accreditation excercise." Malumbe said

"And I can remember what his Excellency said then, we cannot afford to be in government and a department in our own faculty will loose accreditation. That's when he immediately directed the ministry to ensure that we procure the equipments."

The Commissioner also observed that the greater percentage of the University are indigenes of Borno state, one of pillers of his administration is education and as a professor who knows the importance of education, hence the promt support to the University.

He further explained that issues of changes in monetary exchange policy hindered the procurement of the equipments on time.

The Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, Professor Aliyu Shugaba, who received the equipments cannot hide his admiration and appreciation to Governor Babagana Umara Zulum.

"On a very happy note that I stand here on behalf of the University of Maiduguri and faculty of engineering to receive these highly valued equipments, that are necessary for teaching and research in the whole faculty of engineering, not only civil engineering."

He said that right from the time the accreditation results came out and it was said that the faculty had been denied accreditation, Zulum called him and asked, "is it true that department of civil and water resources engineering was denied accreditation? I said yes. He said can we please meet." Shugaba concluded

He said that during their meeting, when he listed the reasons of loosing the accreditation, some of which are lack of the equipments, Zulum promptly invited the Co