Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State on Thursday said the recurring cases of boat mishaps over the past few years are worrisome and promised to ensure strict compliance to safety measures to tame the trend. Bago said this in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, over the boat mishap…

A boat carrying an estimated 200 passengers capsized in Niger State, Nigeria, on Tuesday night, leaving many feared dead.

The 10th Niger State House of Assembly has been called upon to stop threatening contractors handling various works across the state under the guise of oversight functions with flimsy excuses. A concerned Nigerlite, Comrade Kasimu Ndama Kpotun, made this call while interacting with some journalists in Minna. He described the consistent witch-hunting and empty threats…

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has inaugurated an electrification project in Shaku community in Lavun Local Council of Niger State. The community has been in darkness for decades. The electrification project was executed under the CNS Special Intervention Quick Impact Project Scheme in honour of Rear Admiral Zakariyyah Shaku Muhammad,…

The National Union of Mining Labourers (NUMW), Niger State branch, has expressed its support for the Niger State government's establishment of a taskforce on revenue collection. Chairman of the union, Comrade Musa Adamu Nasko gave the assurance during a press briefing in Minna recently. Nasko stated that now that the government has entrusted the responsibility…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, has refuted allegations that its personnel were involved in supplying rifles to bandits .

Niger State government has distributed kitchen utensils and classroom furniture to boarding schools. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made the symbolic distribution at the Educational Resource Centre, Minna, on Wednesday. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, the governor said the idea is to enhance school feeding initiative, particularly to ensure that nutritious…

The wife of the Niger State governor and Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the At-Risk Programme, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, has appealed to the federal government to expand the programme due to the high number of out-of-school children in the state. The governor's wife made the appeal during the official flag-off of the training…

The Federal Government has launched the Digital Literacy for All Initiative (DL4ALL) at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center Minna, Niger State. The Digital Literacy Initiative is a collaboration between the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development. In his keynote address,…

In line with its vision to equip at least 70 per cent of Nigerians with digital literacy skills by 2027, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the weekend launched the Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative in Minna, Niger State. At the launch, which attracted mostly youths and players in the tech industry,…

In his determination to revolutionise agricultural value chain in Niger State, Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago, has signed a $684 million contract agreement with China Overseas Engineering Group Company Limited (COVEC) and China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC). Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, who disclosed this on his Facebook…

In a major sting operation on September 11, 2024, a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), and other security agencies successfully repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in Bassa-Kukoki village, located in the Allawa district of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. Acting on…