Zamfara news

Zamfara State is a state in the northwestern part of Nigeria. Here are some recent news updates from Zamfara State:

Banditry and Kidnapping

• Zamfara State has been plagued by banditry and kidnapping in recent years. In January 2022, the state government announced that it had reached an agreement with bandits to release 73 kidnapped students and staff of the Government Science College in Kagara, Zamfara State.
• In February 2022, the state government said that it had rescued 15 kidnapped victims, including 10 students, from bandits in the state.
• In March 2022, the Nigerian Army announced that it had killed 20 bandits in a raid on their hideout in Zamfara State.

Security Challenges

• In January 2022, the Zamfara State Government announced that it had deployed 1,000 security personnel to the state to tackle banditry and kidnapping.
• In February 2022, the state government said that it had set up a committee to investigate the security challenges in the state.
• In March 2022, the Nigerian Police Force announced that it had arrested 15 suspects in connection with banditry and kidnapping in Zamfara State.

Economic Development

• In January 2022, the Zamfara State Government announced that it had secured a N10 billion loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria to support small-scale farmers in the state.
• In February 2022, the state government said that it had launched a N500 million agricultural project to support farmers in the state.
• In March 2022, the state government announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private company to establish a rice mill in the state.

Health

• In January 2022, the Zamfara State Government announced that it had recorded 12 cases of Lassa fever in the state.
• In February 2022, the state government said that it had set up a task force to contain the spread of Lassa fever in the state.
• In March 2022, the state government announced that it had vaccinated over 1 million people against COVID-19 in the state.

Education

• In January 2022, the Zamfara State Government announced that it had released N1.2 billion to pay the salaries of teachers in the state.
• In February 2022, the state government said that it had set up a committee to investigate the poor state of schools in the state.
• In March 2022, the state government announced that it had launched a program to provide free education to all children in the state.

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