The first attack was reportedly carried out by three assailants in a motorised rickshaw detonated explosives at a checkpoint at Yamarkumi village, four kilometres from the town of Biu, at about 1:00pm.
The suicide attack killed 36 people and injured 20, a source at the Biu General Hospital told AFP, requesting anonymity.
"Most of the victims were child vendors and beggars that usually crowd the checkpoint to sell wares and beg for alms," the source added.
Some four hours later, in Potiskum, a bomber blew himself up inside Al-Amir restaurant.
The restaurant manager and a steward were killed, while 13 staff and customers were seriously injured, a police officer and nurse at the Potiskum General Hospital said.
The bombings followed a raid late Monday in the Borno town of Askira Uba, from where rebel gunmen kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last April.
Residents said homes and public buildings were razed, including the palace of the local chief, and hundreds of people were forced to flee.
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