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News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: 3 Killed, Many Students Kidnapped in Nigeria's Zamfara State

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Published on: Monday 16 August 2021

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least three people and abducted 20 including students and staff from an agricultural college in Northwest Zamfara state. School officials say those taken include ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: Utme Applications Data Intensifies Concerns Over State of Education in Northern Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/utme-applications-data-intensifies-concerns-over-state-of-education-in-northern-nigeria/ar-AA2b7H4R

Published on: Friday 28 August 2026

Benue recorded 104,409 UTME applications in 2026, nearly twice the combined figure for Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara, although the three North-west states have almost three times Benue's projected ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: Zamfara transforming education through school meals — IFPRI, WFP

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/zamfara-transforming-education-through-school-meals-ifpri-wfp/

Published on: Wednesday 03 June 2026

On the education front, Governor Lawal also received accolades from international stakeholders. On February 2026, a joint team from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: Gunmen shoot NOUN bursar dead in Zamfara

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/crime/general/gunmen-shoot-noun-bursar-dead-in-zamfara/ar-AA2bGNLd

Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, Nasiru Marafa, has reportedly been shot dead in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The university disclosed this in an official notice signed by ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: From Chibok, Bunu Yadi, Dapchi, Kankara, Zamfara, Kaduna to Abia, education in Nigeria is on the precipice

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Published on: Friday 07 May 2021

ONE of the popular rhetoric of politicians during election campaigns in Nigeria is the promise to improve three of the most important sectors in the economy, education, health and infrastructure. It ...

News Nigeria » Zamfara » Education: Bello Matawalle: From Zamfara Teacher to Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence

News channel or source: https://www.pulse.ng/story/bello-matawalle-biography-2025040912072901157

Published on: Wednesday 09 April 2025

Bello Muhammad Matawalle is a distinguished Nigerian politician and educator who has significantly contributed to the nation's political landscape. Matawalle was born on February 12, 1969, in Maradun ...