Borno State - Wikipedia
WEBBorno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe to the west for about 421 km, Gombe to the southwest for 93 km, and Adamawa to the south while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon for about 426 km (265 miles, partly across the Ebedi and Kalia Rivers).
Borno State Government | Official website
WEBBorno State, located in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, borders Yobe, Gombe, Adamawa, and the countries of Cameroon, Niger, and Chad. Its capital city is Maiduguri. Established in 1976, it originally included Yobe State, which separated in 1991.
Maiduguri - Wikipedia
WEBMaiduguri (/ maɪˈduːɡʊri / my-DOO-guurr-ee) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. [3]
Borno | Nigeria, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Borno, state, northeastern Nigeria. It is the central fragment of the old Bornu empire of the Kanuri people. Its name is said to mean “Home of the Berbers.”
Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State (18 September 2024) - ReliefWeb
WEB3 days ago · 18 Sep 2024. Download Infographic (PDF | 545.58 KB) From August to September 2024, severe flooding events devastated multiple communities across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states. The flooding ...
Flooding in Nigeria leaves 30 people dead, over a million …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The current flooding comes nearly two years after Nigeria’s worst flooding in a decade killed more than 600 people across the country. About 15% of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, was under water, state police spokesperson Nahum Daso told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Borno State of Nigeria :: Nigeria Information & Guide
WEBLocated in the North Eastern corner of Nigeria, Borno State occupies 70,898 square kilometres. Borno State occupies the greater part of the Chad Basin. Borno state shares borders with the Republics of Niger to the North, Chad to …
Borno State – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBBorno State is a state in North East Nigeria. It is the second-largest state in the area of the 36 states in the country, only behind Niger State which is the largest. In 2016, its population was estimated to be about 5.86 million.
Recognize ‘enormous challenges’ facing northern Nigeria to forge …
WEBMay 4, 2022 · The “enormous challenges” faced by the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, which include a continuing terrorist insurgency, need to be recognized by the international community to create what...
Nigeria: Flood Overview - Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State (18 …
WEB4 days ago · In Borno State, over 122,751 people are affected, with floods destroying essential infrastructure and heightening the risk of disease outbreaks, especially in overcrowded internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. In Yobe State, over 46,600 people across all 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State are affected.