Tag: Zamfara

Education in Zamfara is one of the leading sectors attracting serious attention from Governor Dauda Lawal administration. For the 2026 fiscal year, the sector is prepared to receive over a hundred billion naira investments from the state government— in areas of infrastructure and capital projects, capacity building of teachers, furniture and instructional facilities acquisition, among others.

1. Allocation to Administrative Unit
2. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology — N47.39 billion
3. Senior Secondary Schools Management Board— N4.38 billion
4. Teachers Service Board — ₦3.72 billion
5. Scholarship Board — ₦3.19 billion
6. Arabic and Islamic Education Board — N1.60 billion
7. Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara — N1.13 billion
8. Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara — N1.07 billion
9. College of Education, Maru—N886 million
10. Zamfara College of Arts and Science (ZACAS), Gusau -N741 million
11. State Universal Basic Education Board —N631 million
12. Agency for mass education board —N310 million
13. Agency for nomadic education — N146 million
14. Quality assurance authority — N124 million
15. Library Board — N49 million
16. Rehabilitation and renovation projects
17. Remodelling of Bafarawa Institute, Shinkafi –N1.5 billion
18. Rehabilitation of GGSS Tsafe, Science Gusau, Science Bakura, Science Bukkuyum, Agwaragi T/Mafara, GSS B/Magaji, GDSS Yanbuki and GSS Kaura – N1 billion
19. Rehabilitation of all secondary school structures across the state – N500 million
20. ZSUBEB: Renovation of primary schools in Rugar Kaya Bela, Sankalawa, Gulubba, and Tofa – N400 million
21. ZSUBEB: Renovation of Smart Primary School, Gusau – N320 million
22. Renovation of 3 zonal nomadic primary schools – N150 million
23. Acquisition of furniture, equipment, and ICT
24. Purchase of school furniture for senior secondary schools across the state – N1 billion
25. ZSUBEB: Purchase of furniture for primary and junior secondary schools – N600 million
26. Procurement of vocational skills materials for 3 entrepreneur schools – N200 million
27. Procurement of equipment for Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara, to meet accreditation requirements – N150 million
28. Purchase of laboratory/workshop equipment for four institutions – N100 million
29. Supply of V-sat, projectors, cameras, photocopiers, printers, computers, etc to quarters, offices – N100 million
30. Purchase of 86 numbers of TAP A tablets – N30 million
31. Education management, quality assurance, and systems
32. IsDB SmartEd Supported Projects in areas of infrastructure, learning materials and access to quality education – N2 billion
33. Construction of office buildings for the Education Quality Assurance Agency – N200 million
34. Upgrading of Education Management Information System (EMIS) – N100 million
35. Purchase of 3 Nos photocopy machines and projectors – N20 million
36. Education infrastructure development
37. Construction of additional structures at Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara – ₦2 billion
38. ZSUBEB: Establishment of mega primary schools—one in each of the four educational zones in the state – ₦500 million
39. Construction of additional structures at COE, Maru – N400 million
40. Construction of additional structures at ZACAS – ₦300 million
41. Construction of 7km road at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara – N200 million
42. Construction of labs/workshops for senior secondary schools – N200 million
43. Girl child, inclusive, and social support programmes
44. Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) – ₦150 million
45. Matching grant to Early Child Care Development (ECCD), a UNICEF-supported programme – ₦300 million

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1. State contribution to the AT RISK CHILDREN PROJECT (ARC-P) – starter packs – ₦300 million
2. Purchase of inclusive learning materials, eg hearing aids, projectors, screens, etc – N150 million
3. Learning materials and instructional resources
4. Supply of instructional materials to primary schools across the state –N1 billion
5. ZSUBEB and UNICEF (SILSA) project for student entrepreneurship – N1 billion
6. Purchase of Nos 7,113 subject textbooks for secondary schools in the state – N500 million
7. Procurement of basic education materials for 14 LGAs – N200 million
8. Procurement of equipment for science and technical – N200 million
9. Teacher capacity building, special interventions
10. Emergency Response Fund on Education – ₦20 billion
11. Teacher Professional Development Funds – ₦400 million
12. A 5-day training of 50 food nutrition teachers and 100 food vendors – N40 million
13. Purchase of 20 numbers of Boxer motorcycles for nomadic education – N30 million
14. Training of agriculture science teachers on school farms and gardens/orchards –N30 million
15. Health, nutrition, and welfare in schools
16. Reactivation of 15 existing schools’ gardens, creation of 15 new ones in four educational zones – ₦150 million
17. Purchase of kitchen utensils for senior and junior secondary schools – ₦150 million
18. State government contribution to Primary Pupils National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) – N100 million

The Arewa Coalition for Peace, Reform and Good Governance (ACPRGG) has commended Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, for what it described as deliberate, courageous and reform-driven efforts to address the state’s deep-rooted security challenges, arguing that the current administration inherited a collapsed security architecture from years of failed leadership.

In a statement issued on Friday in Kaduna, the group’s president, Alhaji Sadiq Mahmoud, said Governor Lawal deserved support rather than criticism for confronting an insecurity crisis that had been allowed to fester under previous administrations, particularly during the tenure of former governor Abdul’aziz Yari.

Mahmoud said recent incidents, including the suspected bomb explosion along the Yar’Tasha–Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area, should be viewed within the broader context of long-standing governance failures that predated the Lawal administration.

He stressed that the current governor was not responsible for creating Zamfara’s insecurity, describing the situation as the result of years of negligence, poor policy decisions and short-sighted strategies that empowered armed groups, weakened state institutions and normalised violence.

The group dismissed calls for Governor Lawal to revert to security strategies deployed during Yari’s administration, describing those approaches as ineffective and largely responsible for the spread and entrenchment of armed groups across the state’s forests and rural communities.

Mahmoud said the so-called strategies of the past neither defeated banditry nor protected communities, noting that armed groups expanded, weapons proliferated and residents were left vulnerable to criminal elements. 

He added that Zamfara’s security crisis did not emerge overnight and did not originate under the current administration.

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According to the ACPRGG, Governor Lawal has adopted a more structured and sustainable approach, with an emphasis on intelligence-led operations, collaboration with federal security agencies and rebuilding trust between communities and the state.

The group noted that the governor has maintained consistent engagement with security chiefs and traditional rulers, while prioritising reforms aimed at addressing the economic and social drivers of violence.

Mahmoud also defended the governor against criticism over his movements outside the state, arguing that effective security leadership goes beyond physical presence and includes high-level coordination with federal authorities and security institutions.

He said security governance was about strategy, coordination and long-term planning, adding that Governor Lawal had demonstrated a clear understanding of these principles while working to reverse years of systemic damage.

The group urged residents to remain patient and vigilant, stressing that resolving a decade-long security crisis would require time, consistency and collective support. It also cautioned against politicising insecurity or promoting narratives that absolve past leaders of responsibility.

Mahmoud said meaningful progress would be impossible without an honest assessment of past failures, insisting that the insecurity confronting Zamfara today was the outcome of ineffective leadership under previous administrations.

As investigations continue into the Maru road explosion, the group called for unity, cooperation with security agencies and sustained support for Governor Lawal’s efforts, maintaining that lasting peace can only be achieved through accountable governance and credible reform.