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The Niger State Executive Council has proposed an estimate of a N1.20 trillion budget for the 2025 fiscal year for approval. The commissioner, in his analysis, also stated that even though the 2024 approved budget was supplemented with the sum of N191.98bn, the breakdown of the draft 2025 proposals revealed an increase of 1.18% in…
22 Nov
In an effort to leverage the Food Security Emergency declared by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's administration in 2023, Niger Foods, in partnership with the Nigeria Sugar Development Council, has taken bold steps to revive the $2.5 billion Nigerian sugar industry. The Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy to the Niger State governor, Abdullberqy Usman…
17 Nov
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued a threat to contractors handling the ten inherited ongoing projects in Niger State to move to the site without delay and ensure quality and speedy delivery of the projects they contracted to do or the government will terminate such contracts. Umahi stated this at the Town Hall…
16 Nov
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has disclosed that the state government is intervening in 18 federal road projects across the state. The governor said the intervention was to complement the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in achieving the Renewed Hope agenda. Bago stated this during an interactive engagement in Abuja between the Ministry…
16 Nov
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has commiserated with the family of the late Alh. Abubakar Achituwo Tanko, a former Minister of State for Interior and Foreign Affairs, who passed away in Abuja. In a condolence message issued to newsmen in Minna on Saturday, November 16, 2024, by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the…
19 Oct
The Niger State government has secured an investment exceeding N1.094tr from Chinese firms for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ), aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and establishing the state as a hub for agro-industrial processing. The Commissioner for Commerce and Investment, Aminu Suleiman Takuma, announced this development shortly after the groundbreaking and signing ceremony at…
17 Oct
Niger State governor, Muhammad Bago, has said that the state, with its enormous water bodies and the attributes of 23 grazing reserves in addition to 94 forest reserves, remains a key factor in combating hunger and ensuring food sufficiency. The governor gave the assurance in his keynote address during the commemoration of the 2024 World…
19 Sep
Niger State government has unveiled the ACReSAL project, a World Bank-assisted initiative aimed at tackling desertification and enhancing community resilience. The program was officially launched on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna. It is set to complement the technical assistance provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN)…
12 Sep
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger says his administration will not hesitate to implement the N70,000 minimum wage as far as resources were available. He said this in an interview with newsmen after declaring open the 2024 quadrennial state delegate conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Minna on Wednesday. Bago,…
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