Zamfara
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Health
Increase budgetary allocation to health, education to 20% -UNICEF urges Zamfara
Gusau, Oct. 28, 2024 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has urged Zamfara Government to increase the proposed budgetary allocations of health and education sectors to between 15 and 20 per cent in 2025 budget. The Chief of Field, UNICEF Sokoto Office, Dr. Michael Juma, made the appeal in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday by the UNICEF…
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NEWS
Boat mishap: Zamfara Govt. gives N20m to victims’ families
Zamfara Government on Tuesday announced the donation of N20 million to the families of victims of the recent boat accident in Uban Dawaki community in Gummi Local Government Area. The Deputy Governor, Malam Mani Mummuni, announced the donation during a sympathy visit to the Emir of Gummi, retired Justice Lawal Hassan, and families of the victims in Gumi. Mummuni said…
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NGO empowers Kaduna, Zamfara communities on dispute resolution,addressing SGBV
International Alert Nigeria, a non-profit organisation, has empowered communities in Kaduna and Zamfara states on dispute resolutions and addressing Sexual Gender Based Violence (SCBV). Dr Paul Nyulaku-Bemshima, Country Director, International Alert Nigeria, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. The conference was on the Closeout Meeting of the “Promoting Stability, Access to Justice and Accountability” project in…
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Bandits kidnap 10 locals in Zamfara, demand N50m ransom
Bandits have raided Moriki community in Zamfara State on Wednesday night, kidnapped over 10 locals and demanded N50 million ransom. The Police spokesman in Zamfara, ASP Yazid Abubakar had confirmed the incident and assured that the Commissioner of Police had directed the operatives to swing into action and rescue the victims. A resident of Moriki community told the BBC Hausa…
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Defence
Troops neutralise 2 bandits in Zamfara
Troops of 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised two bandits during a fierce encounter in Unguwar Sarkin Musulmi area of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement by the acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations (ADAPR), 1Bde/Sect 1 OPHD, Lt. Sulaimam Omale, in Gusau on Sunday. Omale said the Sector 1…
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Defence
Army detains soldier over death of protester in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army has detained a soldier who killed a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing mayhem in Zamfara on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops received a distress call that some hoodlums gathered in Samaru…
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Sallah: Rep.donates 3000 rams, N250m to constituents in Zamfara
Rep. Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has purchased 3000 rams for distribution to his constituents and the All Progressive Congress (APC) executives, members and vulnerable households in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Jaji’s Coordinating Committee, Aliyu Abubakar, issued in Gusau on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jaji represents Kaura-Namoda/Birnin-Magaji Federal…
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Zamfara pays N3bn outstanding SSCE exam fees – Commissioner
The Zamfara Government has paid over N3 billion outstanding Senior Secondary Schools Examination (SSCE) fees, left by the previous administration in the state. The State Commissioner for Science and Technical Education, Alhaji Wadatau Madawaki, disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau on Tuesday. “This is one of the greatest achievements recorded by Gov. Dauda Lawal’s administration in the education sector, within…
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Zamfara Govt to begin N30,000 minimum wage payments in June
The Zamfara Government is to begin payment of N30,000 minimum wage in June. Gov. Dauda Lawal made this known during a meeting with the Zamfara Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Gusau. Lawal said the decision to implement the payment reflects the state government’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare. “Today, I want to announce to the Zamfara State…
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Defence
Security: NGO trains stakeholders on peace building in Zamfara
Voluntary Aid Initiative (VAI), Zamfara-based NGO, in partnership with NEEM Foundation, has organized a three-day ‘Training of Trainers’ on peace building and Reflective Structured Dialogue (RSD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three-day training being funded by the KARUNA Center for Peace Building U.S.A. The participants of the training included community dialogue facilitators and representatives of Miyetti…
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FG donates 42,000 metric tonnes of grains to Zamfara
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to Zamfara as part of measures to tackle the current economic down-turn in the country. The Director-General of NEMA, Hajiya Zubaida Umar ,while presenting the items to Gov. Dauda Lawal in Gusau on Monday said that the gesture was in line with the renewed hope agenda…
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Defence
Bandit Attack Leaves Four Dead, Dozens Kidnapped in Zamfara State
KASUWA-DAJI TOWN, Nigeria: Gunmen suspected to be bandits unleashed havoc in Kasuwa-Daji Town, located in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least four individuals, including two police officers, according to reports. The brazen attack, characterized by the use of sophisticated weaponry including anti-aircraft guns, also…
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Tinubu condemns Zamfara, Kano attacks
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect said on Monday in Abuja that banditry, terrorism and mindless killings should have no place in Nigeria. He was reacting to attacks at the weekend in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara and at Maigari town in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State by bandits and assailants. Tinubu recalled that a Divisional Police…
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Election
INEC declares Zamfara central senatorial polls Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency inconclusive
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the Zamfara central senatorial polls and that of Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency inconclusive. In his declaration, the Returning Officer of Zamfara central senatorial district, Prof. Ahmad Galadima, of the Federal University, Gusau, said the cancellation affected 74 polling units from 19 registration areas of Bungude, Gusau and Tsafe. Galadima said the total permanent…
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Election
APC chieftain urges Zamfara residents to vote for Tinubu, Yari Matawalle, others
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, Alhaji Sha’ayau Sarkinfawa, has called on people of the state to vote for Sen. Bola Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria. Sarkinfawa also called on them to vote for the party’s candidate for Zamfara West Senatorial District and former Governor of the state, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari and all APC…
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Polls: Dauda promises to improve security, health, businesses in Zamfara
The Gubernatorial Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara, Dr. Dauda LawanDare, has promised to improve security, education, health and businesses in Zamfara state if elected at the 2023 general elections. The gubernatorial candidate made the promise during the party’s grand rally which started on Thursday in Gusau. Dauda said the rally was to prove to citizens of the…
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Zamfara anti-thuggery committee begins clampdown on traders rejecting old notes
The Zamfara Anti-thuggery Committee on have begun clamping down on filling stations, markets and other business centres accused of rejecting the old Naira notes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee led by its Commander, Mr Bello Bakyasuwa visited filling stations, markets and supermarkers in Gusau the state capital to ensure compliance to Gov Bello Matawalle’s order…
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