Maradun (Zamfara), Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said his administration was worried over increasing cases of kidnapping “that has become a lucrative business in the state”. Yari made the statement at Maradun community in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state on Friday, when he visited the Emir of Maradun, Alhaji Garba Tambari […]
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The Aliko Dangote Foundation recently launched a major philanthropic programme in Zamfara State, where it doled out food items running into several millions of naira to support victims of insurgency. Group Executive Director, Government and Strategic Relations, Dangote Group, Mansur Ahmed, who presented the food items on behalf of the Group President, Aliko Dangote, said […]
Read More Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari, yesterday said he would relinquish his position if doing so will solve the security challenges in the Northwest State. The governor said he has no objection to the declaration of state of emergency in his domain to restore peace. He spoke with reporters after holding a meeting with President Muhammadu […]
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The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said accused President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, party of allegedly cutting a deal with the governors of Zamfara and Katsina to “capture” the states. Atiku also said he welcomes “whatever reasonable measures the Federal Government takes to put […]
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Local government workers in Zamfara state are according to report receive ₦6,000 per month (less than $20), as minimum wage, making them the worst paid in Nigeria. Ibrahim Khaleel, National President Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) made the sensational revelation in Abuja, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the union. Khaleel said Governor […]
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Acting President Yemi Osibanjo is to visit Zamfara on Tuesday to inaugurate some projects, Alhaji Lawal Liman, the Chairman, state government’s 7th anniversary committee, has said. Liman made this known on Friday while inspecting some of the projects to be inaugurated in Talata-Mafara and Bakura local government areas as part of activities to celebrate the […]
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The Police command in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the killing of two persons following an unknown gunmen attack on a market in Karakai village in the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, SP. Muhammad Shehu, said this in a statement he issued to journalists in […]
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Governors of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Katsina states are willing to partner the Federal Government to facilitate the exploration of both ethanol and hydrocarbon resources in the basin. The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said this, adding that his administration would support the Federal Government in ensuring the success of the exploration activities in the […]
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has warned residents of Gusau in Zamfara against panic buying and hawking of Petroleum product. Malam Ango Haruna, The Controller in charge of Gusau DPR field office, gave the warning on Friday in Gusau when he led the surveillance team of the department to inspect some filling stations in […]
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On the basis of guidelines by the Debt Management Office on subnational borrowing, 23 states of the federation exceeded their borrowing limits in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said. In a report on the states and indebtedness, the FRC said Lagos, Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo and Imo states had borrowed more […]
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The Federal Government says it has so far disbursed ₦3.7bn to nine states under for one of its Social Investment Programme, the HomeGrown School Feeding Programme. According to the Federal Government, the amount is meant for the feeding of 1,287,270 school children. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media […]
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Nigeria commenced the Meningitis C Reactive Vaccination exercise in Zamfara State – as at the kickoff of the excercise, current outbreak of meningitis in the country, death toll from the disorder has continued to rise in all affected States. On Friday 7th April, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed a total of 438 deaths […]
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