Niger State
15 Jan
The Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, and his team are in New York, where a collaborative meeting was held with Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Science & Sustainability of Bayer AG. The German multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant is set to play a key role in facilitating innovation and development within the…
12 Jan
Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) has intensified its crackdown, resulting in the arrest of several individuals involved in the unlawful production and sale of counterfeit motor vehicle stickers and emblems. The latest arrests are the Paiko Local Government Area revenue officer and its director, who were apprehended for their roles in this illegal operation.…
9 Jan
Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), in collaboration with International Federation of Red Cross (lFRC), has distributed over N39 million to 1,250 victims of the 2022 flood in Niger State. Head of Cash Distribution Programme in Niger and an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) officer from the National Society Headquarters in Abuja, Sakariyau Balaji, disclosed this to newsmen…
7 Jan
The Niger State Governor, Mr Umar Bago, says farmers now desire to return to their farms in the state, saying most of them are already back to farm.
7 Jan
The Niger State Government has sealed a Framework Agreement for Commodities off-take between Niger Food Security & Logistics Company, and the Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, as part of moves to fortify food security and stimulate economic growth in the state.
1 Jan
The police in Niger State have arrested a suspect over a reported criminal conspiracy and robbery at Mokwa Division, in Mokwa Local Council of the state.
27 Dec
Niger State governor Umaru Muhammed Bago has faulted news reports that alcohol has been banned in Suleja and eight other local governments for sharing boundaries with suburbs of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Bago in a statement he signed described the story as a figment of the imagination of mischief makers in the state. Reports…
27 Dec
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has signed into law the 2024 appropriation bill of over N613.9 Governor Bago performed the statutory duty a few hours after the State Assembly had passed the budget. The amount signed was increased by N720 million, more than the N613.2 billion earlier presented to the House of Assembly by…
26 Dec
Th Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has said Nigerians only exhibit love when they stand to gain something in return. The CAN Chairman stated this while speaking on the message titled: Genuine Love (John chapter 1), the Chairman who is also the Bishop of Kontagora…
26 Dec
The Niger government has said that it will place a ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state including Suleja. This was made known in a statement signed by the secretary of the Niger State Liquor and Licencing Board, Ibrahim Muhammad Bonu, in the state capital,…
26 Dec
The Niger State Government expects to warm at least N1 trillion annually yields from the agricultural sector of the state.
22 Dec
Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme of the wife of the President, Renewed Hope Initiative Elderly Support Scheme, has distributed N25 million cash to 250 vulnerable persons in Niger State.