The Jigawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recorded major breakthroughs in 2025, seizing illicit drugs valued at over ₦2.8 billion. The state commandant, Mr. Hassan K. Kabaju, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the command’s performance for the year. He said NDLEA operatives arrested 577 suspects across the state. The …
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has signed into law a ₦75 billion supplementary budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The appropriation bill, earlier scrutinised and approved by the State House of Assembly, was signed on Monday at the Government House in Dutse. The supplementary budget allocates ₦58 billion to the state government, while ₦17.109 …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has uncovered 245 teachers who have been collecting salaries despite abandoning their jobs. The SUBEB chairperson, Haruna Musa, told reporters that one of the affected teachers had been away from school for 14 years but still received monthly pay. Mr Musa described the situation …
