Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has challenged political appointees who believe they have not benefited from his administration to resign from their positions. The governor made the remarks on Sunday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Government House in Gusau. The meeting followed...
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Zamfara State Governor, Governor Dauda Lawal declared that his administration’s rescue mission is transforming the state across critical sectors. On Thursday, the governor began a series of events and project commissioning to mark Zamfara State’s 30th Anniversary. The 30th Anniversary and commissioning were attended by the Pioneer Military Administrator...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has approved the appointment of Aminu Atiku as the new Emir and Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi. Governor Lawal’s approval is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada. The statement said the appointment followed consultations and the recommendation...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Zamfara State Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal, on his birthday on September 2. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Dr Lawal on this occasion, describing him as a Renaissance governor who has brought positive change to Zamfara. President Tinubu particularly...
A member of the Central Planning Committee of the 7th ZIK International Peace and Leadership Award Lecture, Amb. Jeremiah Caleb Onyedikachi, has congratulated the recipients of the 2026 ZIK International Peace and Leadership Awards, describing them as exemplary leaders whose achievements continue to inspire peace, good governance, economic transformation...
Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON), has added another feather to the cap of the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS DG), Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, by adjudging him ‘Friend of The Media.’ The award, made known by the BON at the Nigeria Broadcasting Awards Night Wednesday in...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has directed all council members intending to contest in the 2027 general elections to resign from their positions. The directive was issued on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House in Gusau. According to a statement by the governor’s...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has expressed excitement for the historic test run of the maiden flight at Gusau International Airport. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the test flight landed at the Gusau International Airport at exactly 4:30pm on Sunday. He added that...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has developed a comprehensive, evidence-based blueprint aimed at transforming agriculture and strengthening human capacity development in Zamfara State. Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, presented the integrated proposal to Governor Dauda Lawal during the commissioning of an upgraded departmental library at the university’s Department of Political...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at Governor Dauda Lawal over his alleged demand that President Bola Tinubu sack the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, before he would consider joining the ruling party. In a statement released in Gusau...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Adamu Ahmed, has commended the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, His Excellency Dauda Lawal, for his unwavering goodwill and consistent support to his alma mater, describing it as a model for all alumni. Prof Ahmed said Governor...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has established a dedicated committee to assess, support, and rehabilitate victims of banditry across the state. This is according to a statement released on Monday in Gusau by Shehu Adamu, Press Secretary in the Deputy Governor’s Office. Adamu explained that the committee is tasked...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Zamfara State Governor, Dr Dauda Lawal, on his 60th birthday today. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, commended the Governor for his dedication to the development of Zamfara and his steadfast pursuit of peace and security in the...
Parents of 88 Zamfara State students stranded in Cyprus have made an urgent plea to the Zamfara State Government to settle outstanding debts owed to educational institutions, enabling their children to continue their studies. The appeal highlights the dire circumstances faced by the students, whose tuition fees, accommodation, residence...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Zamfara State has extended an invitation to Governor Dauda Lawal to join the party. ADC Chairman in the state, Kabiru Garba, made the invitation during a press conference in Gusau, saying the party’s doors are open to receive defectors from other parties. “We want...
Zamfara State Government has dismissed the activities of a parallel assembly in the state, describing them as illegal and a violation of a court order. The Special Adviser to Governor Dauda Lawal on Political Matters, Iliyasu Maijega, stated this while addressing newsmen in Gusau. *Only One Legislature* Maijega emphasized...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening basic education in his state Governor Lawal stated this when he, paid a courtesy visit to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Thursday. The visit was a familiarization meeting...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has urged the people of the state to embrace unity and peace as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement on Sunday by Mr Sulayman Idris, the governor’s spokesman. The governor felicitated the Muslim community on Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of...
Zamfara State Government has been urged to implement comprehensive rehabilitation and socio-economic empowerment programmes before re-integrating repentant bandits in the state. Executive Director, Civil Society Organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC),, Auwal Rafsanjani, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. This, Rafsanjani said, would help...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has declared that the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to back Mr Sunday Ude-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary remained valid. Governor Lawal stated this on Sunday in Ibadan, when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde, over the demise...