The Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, on Wednesday, matriculated 2,865 students for the 2022/23 academic session. This year’s student intake by the university is higher than the 1,945 who matriculated for the 2020/21 academic session, and the 1,453 students who matriculated for the 2019/2020 academic session. The increase in student enrollment is despite heightening insecurity in the North-West state, which …

Federal University, Gusau on Sunday warned students residing at the off-campus area of Damba on the outskirts of Gusau to relocate and be safe from bandits. In a statement by the university’s Information Officer, Umar Usman, the varsity urged the students to relocate to the Gusau metropolis or the Sabon Gida area, now well secured by armed security operatives. The …

The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, Prof. Muazu Abubakar has said that 12 students of the institution and nine construction workers were still in bandits’ captivity. Abubakar told journalists on Wednesday evening in his office that six students were rescued, and nine others escaped from the bandits, leaving the remaining 21 kidnapped victims in captivity. According to him, …