Nigeria News » Jigawa News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa Raises 2026 Budget By N46.37bn
The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the review of the 2026 Appropriation Law and the proposed supplementary budget, increasing the state's total budget size by N46.369 billion.The ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa Sets Record Straight On Q1 Education Spending, Says N29bn Spent, Not Zero
The official Jigawa State Q1 2026 Budget Performance Report records ₦29,193,742,109.44 in actual expenditure under Education. It was not zero.The attention of the Jigawa State Government has been ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: ‘N29bn was spent’ — Jigawa disputes NGF report claiming zero education spending in Q1 2026
Citing the state’s 2026 budget performance report for the first quarter, Gumel said the state had an original 2026 budget of N231.7 billion for education, out of which N29.1 billion was spent in the ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa govt clarifies report of zero spending on education in Q1 2026
The Jigawa State Government has rejected reports that it recorded zero expenditure on education in the first quarter of 2026, saying it spent N29.19 ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa, Argentina strengthen livestock ties as Nigeria advances Alfalfa‑led export strategy
Governor Umar Namadi-led Jigawa State Government is translating federal livestock reforms into subnational action through strategic partnerships aligned with the Jigawa State Agricultural ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa Assembly demands financial prudence from LGs
The Jigawa State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government has embarked on a tour of local government areas to ensure prudent management of public funds. This was stated by the chairman of the ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Tinubu’s 2027 2nd term ‘done deal’ - Jigawa APC declares
APC National Financial Secretary Bashir Gumel donates the Renewed Hope Sensitisation office in Dutse, declaring President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election a “done deal” in Jigawa State. Stakeholders of the ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Will COP30 Reenergize Nigeria’s Great Green Wall Project?
Best intentions to create a green wall to capture millions of tons of carbon while tackling desertification are up against a lack of funding and banditry in Jigawa State, northwestern Nigeria. BATU, ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: WACOT, BOA launch 2026 sesame outgrower programme to support over 10,000 farmers in Jigawa
WACOT Limited, a member of TGI Group, has launched the 2026 Sesame Outgrower Programme in Jigawa State, expanding support for more than 10,000 smallholder farmers through a strengthened partnership ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa leads Northwest in performance index, places second nationally
Jigawa State has emerged as Nigeria’s second most improved state in the Phillips Consulting (pcl.) State Performance Index (pSPI) 2026 National Assessment Report, reinforcing the state’s growing ...
News Nigeria » Jigawa » Finance: Jigawa govt cracks down on 7,000 ghost workers in payroll cleanup
The move has paved the way for fresh recruitments under the state’s J-Health, J-Teach, and J-Agro schemes, which aim to revitalise the healthcare, education, and agriculture sectors. Speaking at a ...