Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has presented a N159.52 billion 2019 budget to the state House of Assembly in Minna. The proposal, tagged: “Budget of Sustenance and Continuity” is 5.43 per cent higher than the 2018 budget. A breakdown of the budget showed that N96.20 billion, representing 60.31 per cent was allocated for capital expenditure,…

The Plant and Equipment Faculty of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) will today begin an international conference on mineral assets valuation in Minna, Niger State. The conference planned in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Bank of Industry and the Federal University of Technology, Minna, is slated…

Niger State Christian Youth Forum has faulted the deliberate efforts by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party...

Ekiti aspirant plans suit over alleged manipulation Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Mohammed Jibrin Imam, has warned the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, not to go ahead with the plan to subvert the wishes of the people over the results of the party’s senatorial primaries in the state.…

Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ahmed Inga, yesterday said that a pregnant woman Ramatu Mamman, her two-year-old son...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Niger State Chapter, yesterday, cleared 61 aspirants, including three women and a student for the party’s House of Assembly primaries holding next week. They were presented the provisional clearance certificate at the PDP state secretariat by former Minister of Aviation, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda, who is the Chairman, screening committee. According…

Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has released N60m to the over 30 villages affected by flood in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The flood led to destruction of houses, farmlands and livestock. The traditional leaders of the communities, led by Hakimin Wuya, Alhaji Ibrahim Yawa, visited the Government House in Minna, to…

The torrential downpour in Gbeganu area of Minna, Niger State has wreaked on the community, as flood swept houses, rendering several people homeless and helpless. The heavy downpour, which has been on since last Wednesday, has destroyed about three houses in the area and rendered many houses inaccessible. The residents in Kutriko/Fadukwai and Gbeganu axis…

Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said the 2019 general elections will mark a turning point to the country’s democracy. Abubakar stated this in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Muslims in Minna, Niger State yesterday, pointing out that the 2019 elections would prove the maturity of Nigeria’s democracy. He also urged politicians to…

No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux van on Ibeto/Kontagora Road in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday. Malam Abdullahi Ibrahim, Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Commander in Charge of Kontagora, made the disclosure in an interview with the News…

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has praised the victorious John Utaka Foundation football team for making Nigeria proud by winning the 2018 SATUC World Cup in Bulgaria.

The Chairman, Rice Farmers Association, Niger State chapter, Alhaji Mahmood Sani, has declared intention to contest governorship position in the state. He made this declaration in Bida on Friday at an event organised by committee of Inspirational Leadership Intervention, consisting nine local government areas that make up Niger South Senatorial District. He said his focus…