THE Zamfara State Government has announced the immediate closure of cattle markets, popularly known as Kara, in five local government areas of the state. Zamfara State’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Mannir Haidara, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. According to Haidara, the affected cattle …
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Zamfara State Govt Announces Closure Of Some Markets In Five LGAs Over Insecurity
FOLLOWING persistent insecurity challenges, the Zamfara State Government announced the immediate closure of some cattle markets (Kara) temporarily in five local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner of Information and Culture Mannir Mu’azu Haidara announced this in a statement and made available to newsmen on Sunday. The statement …
Read More »Islamic Cleric Urges State Government To Pay WAEC, NECO Fees
Dr Mohammed Bello Janbako, an Islamic cleric, has urged the Zamfara State Government to consider the possibility of paying NECO and WAEC fees for indigent students of the state. The cleric made the call during the closure of this year’s Ramadan Tafsir at Imam Malik Jumuat Mosque in Damba district …
Read More »Zamfara Government Appoints Transport Official As Anti-thuggery Secretary
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Zamfara State Government, on Friday, appointed a popular member of the Zamfara Road Transport Agency, Haruna Isah, as Secretary of the Anti-Thuggery Standing Committee. Before his appointment, Isah was the Secretary of ZAROTA. The Chairman, Bello Bakyasuwa, met with Isah at the committee’s secretariat …
Read More »Zamfara: Students Abandon Studies As Government Suspends Free Feeding
Zamfara State government has halted the feeding of boarding students in government schools due to financial constraints. The development was necessitated by failure of the State government to pay the outstanding debt of the State’s feeding agency. Th suspension of the programme has now led to truancy among hitherto enthusiastic students …
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