The Niger State Government has donated the sum of N174 million to victims of the dynamite explosion that occurred in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA). Governor Umaru Bago announced the cash donation when he visited the scene of the explosion to commiserate with the victims and the community members. According to a statement…

Governor of Niger State, Muhammad Umaru Bago, has advised artisan miners to surrender their explosives and other dangerous weapons to the Committee made up of Security agencies, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Traditional Institutions and other relevant stakeholders for safe storage instead of keeping them in their houses. Bago…

Governor Muhammad Bago of Niger State has lauded the giant strides of UNICEF and GAVI FOUNDATION for their unwavering support of the health care needs of the people of the state, particularly the less privileged. Bago made the commendation when he received a delegation from UNICEF, the Global Alliance for Vaccine Immunization (GAVI), and the…

The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Niger State Government have signed a co-financing agreement of N5 billion for large-scale production of maize and rice in the state. This co-financing agreement involves each partner providing N2.5 billion to fund a large-scale mixed cropping initiative for the primary production of rice and maize across 4,000…

The Heart Doctors from Greece have applauded Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, for his exceptional leadership which has fostered economic growth and brought about rapid development in the state. Mrs Eheni Sotinou gave the commendation on behalf of the Heart Doctors during the commissioning of Primary Health care Centre constructed by Heart Doctors at Gusun…

Rather than be reactive, security agents should endeavour to be proactive in tackling the menace of banditry and kidnapping in the country. This is the position of the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a sympathy visit on Thursday to Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago. Ganduje, in…

Governor Umaru Bago has made moves to improve technology in Niger State. As such, the governor has allocated a piece of land to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to establish its regional office in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Bologi Ibrahim, on Wednesday presented…

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has allocated a piece of land to the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for the establishment of its Regional Agency in Minna. The governor presented the Certificate of Occupancy to the Director General of NITDA Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi in Abuja. Bago, who re-echoed the significance of Information Technology…

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has applauded the medical team of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Specialist Hospital Minna, after conducting the first brain and knee surgeries at the Hospital. Bago, in a statement by his spokesman, Bologi Ibrahim, described the development as a milestone achievement and a major breakthrough in his administration. The…

The Niger State health team has moved swiftly into action to salvage the lives of some of the victims affected by the recent tanker fire incident that occurred at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. This followed the earlier directive of Governor Mohammed Bago, who had ordered free medical services and…

Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying one way through Dikko bridge, following a tanker explosion that claimed many lives on Saturday. The governor gave the directive during a visit to the scene of the explosion at Dikko junction in Suleja local government area of the state. He described the incident…

No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday along Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja local government area of Niger. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC) in Niger, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. He said a loaded petrol…