Yobe Hospital Performs Total Hip Replacement Surgery
DAMATURU, Nigeria — Yobe State University Teaching Hospital has successfully performed a total hip replacement on a young man with sickle cell disease, marking…
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Yobe Approves ₦73.3bn for Food Security Projects
DAMATURU, Nigeria – The Yobe food security projects have received a major boost after the State Executive Council approved ₦73.3 billion for agriculture, infrastructure,…
Yobe Partners Chinese Firm on Multi-Million-Tonne Cement Plant
YOBE, Nigeria – The Yobe State Government has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese firm Mutual Commitment Company Limited to establish a multi-million-tonne limestone-to-cement…
Yobe Assembly Advances Bill to Establish Drug Abuse Agency
DAMATURU, Nigeria – The Yobe State House of Assembly has advanced a bill to establish the Yobe State Agency for Drug Abuse Control and…
Yobe Police Arrest 26 Over Illegal Tree Felling, Environmental Crimes
DAMATURU, Nigeria – Police in Yobe State arrest 26 men for alleged criminal conspiracy and illegal tree felling in Tarmuwa Local Government Area, amid…
Shadows Over Shiny Stalls: How Boko Haram’s Lingering Fear is Stalling Yobe’s Market Revival
YOBE, Nigeria – The market stalls are new. The roads are freshly paved. The ambition is unmistakable. Yet across large swathes of Yobe State,…
Yobe Recovery Demands Multisectoral Development After Boko Haram Insurgency
YOBE, Nigeria – Governor Mai Mala Buni says Yobe State’s post-insurgency recovery must be anchored on a coordinated, multisectoral development strategy that simultaneously strengthens…
Heavy Metals Found in Gashua Water Amid CKD Crisis
DAMATURU, Nigeria – Preliminary findings from chronic kidney disease (CKD) research in Yobe State reveal the presence of heavy metals in water consumed by…
FG Launches Major Cattle Vaccination Drive to Curb Deadly CBPP
YOBE, Nigeria – The Federal Government begins the vaccination of 2,500 cattle against Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Yobe State, intensifying efforts to contain…
Yobe Wins National Primary Healthcare Award, Bags $1.2m
Damaturu, Nigeria – Yobe State emerges as Nigeria’s 2025 National Champion in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, securing a $1.2 million grant for…