Zamfara, Kwara, Benue listed as Nigeria’s poorest-managed states
20 Oct
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Zamfara, Kwara, Benue listed as Nigeria’s poorest-managed states

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Zamfara, Kwara, Benue listed as Nigeria’s poorest-managed states To fly you A new governance performance review has ranked Zamfara, Kwara, an Benue as the worst-performing states in Nigeria between 2023 and 2025. The ranking was contained in a midterm report released on Monday in London by the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI), a UK-based organisation that tracks and evaluates leadership quality, service delivery, and accountability in developing democracies. According to the report, the three states, under the leadership of Governors Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, and Hyacinth Alia of Benue, performed abysmally across major governance indicators such as health, education, infrastructure, economic opportunities, transparency, and security. GGRI said its findings were based on data gathered from official government reports, independent audits, field surveys, and citizen feedback mechanisms between May 2023 and August 2025. “The performance of Zamfara, Kwara,...
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Zamfara: PDP mobilizers, 147 councillorship aspirants accuse Dauda Lawal abandoning them
12 Aug
Politics

Zamfara: PDP mobilizers, 147 councillorship aspirants accuse Dauda Lawal abandoning them

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Grassroots PDP members and 147 councillor aspirants from every ward in Zamfara state have accused the governor Dauda Lawal of “cold-blooded betrayal” and “politics of ingratitude”. Gathering in Gusau under the leadership of veteran party organiser Buhari Buba Mai Goro, the group issued what they called a “final warning” to the state’s chief executive. “We are not here to beg, we are here to warn,” Mai Goro said. “Without the council aspirants and ward mobilisers from all 147 wards, there would be no PDP government today.” He accused the governor of abandoning loyal party workers who risked their lives in violent, bandit-plagued areas and spent their own money to mobilise voters. “Today, we...
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Zamfara To Clear Backlog Of Schools Fees Of Indigene Students In Cyprus
15 Aug
Science & Technology

Zamfara To Clear Backlog Of Schools Fees Of Indigene Students In Cyprus

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Technology tamfitronics Zamfara State has assigned a 3-man delegation under the leadership of the state Commissioner of Education, Science and Technology, Malam Wadatau Madawaki to visit Cyprus with a view to settle backlog owing to schools for the indigenous students across the country.Accordingly, Mal. Wadatau Madawaki and his team is to visit the state indigent students who are studying in various fields of disciplines in Cyprus.Briefing journalists on the development in her office, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Dr Barira Ibrahim Bagobiri, said about 88 indigent students are studying in Cyprus on state scholarship list.Dr Barira opined that, the visit of the state delegation is to look into the financial disposition of the students, their health, academic...
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