The management of the Bank of Industry (BoI) has reaffirmed its readiness in supporting the lives and wellbeing of Nigerians, especially, during the challenging times experienced by citizenry across the country. The bank gave the assurance while delivering palliatives to the Niger State Government yesterday aimed at cushioning the hardship being faced by the vulnerable…

Children numbering about 600,000 has dropped out of school between 2021 to 2022 in Niger State. This was disclosed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, during a press briefing held at NSUBEB headquarters, Minna on Monday, September 9, 2024. Asabe hinted that the state has finalised arrangements to…

Niger State Government says it is fully committed to the ideals of the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. The governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago stated this during the Zonal Peer Learning and experience sharing event, organised by NG-CARES, to deliberate on best ways to address challenges faced, at the Justice Idris…

One person was confirmed dead while several others were injured in a road crash in Batati along the Bida-Mokwa road in Niger State.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has expressed deep sorrow and offered condolences to the government and people of Niger State following the tragic petrol tanker explosion on the Bida-Agaie-Lapai road on Sunday. The explosion claimed several lives, left many injured, and caused widespread damage. READ MORE: Tanker explosion claims 48…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC), funded by UNICEF, is set to unveil birth registration in Niger State aimed at ensuring every child in the state is registered and have birth certificate. Director General of the agency, Lanre Issa Onilu, who gave the hint at the social mobilisation…

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has revealed that he spent part of his leave in China to learn about their agricultural and industrial practices, to explore how they can be replicated in Niger State. Bago, who is part of President Bola Tinubu’s delegation in Beijing, China on an official visit attending the Forum…

The Niger Government has approved N25 million for the 8th National Youth Games (NYG) zonal elimination slated for Aug. 28 to Sept.1,

The Special Adviser to the Niger State Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdulberqy Usman Ebbo, has said efforts to ensure the landmark successes on Governor Bago's New Niger Agenda that the state government has embarked on with the construction of 100 units of Level 2 Primary Health Care (PHCs) will be achieved without hitches…

The Niger State government has conditionally lifted the ban on mining.

Mr. Yakubu Garba, Acting Governor of Niger, has condemned bandits’ attack on the Anguwan Mai-Giro community, a border community between Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Bologi, Chief Press Secretary to the Niger Governor, on Thursday in Minna. Garba, who described the attack…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State for his transformative approach to agriculture aimed at providing sufficient foods to citizens across the country. Obasanjo made the commendation when the delegation of Commissioners and Special Advisers from Niger State visited him in Abeokuta, Ogun State. In a statement by the…