Niger State Government has said its agricultural policy is aimed at ensuring food security and sufficiency. The Special Adviser on Social Investment Program to the governor, Hauwa Bako, gave the assurance during her visit to Soilless Farm Labs in Ogun State to ensure successful implementation of agricultural policies in Niger. According to the Special Adviser…

The Youth Progressive Nigerlites Association has expressed delight with administration of Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago's proactive measures and commitment to protecting the lives and property of citizenry during the #EndBadGovernance hunger nationwide protest. In a statement issued in Minna to journalists by the association chairman, Haruna Ismaila Musa, he noted that the governor has demonstrated…

Journalists have been called upon to cross-check their facts and balance their reports before publication. Director, Health Planning, Research and Statistics, Ministry of Primary Health Care, Niger State, Dr. Junaidu Inuwa, gave the advice while reacting to a recent publication by an online medium, Sahara Reporters. Inuwa faulted the story allegedly accusing the Ministry for non-payment…

Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago of Niger State has reaffirmed his administration's determination to prioritise the health sector both at primary and tertiary level in order to achieve optimal result. A statement by the governor's Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdulbaqy Usman Ebbo, noted that Bago-led administration is giving premium attention to the health…

The Federal Government, recognising the fact that New Bussa, as a resettled town, has unique challenges despite the presence of several federal parastatals and military outfits in the area yet lacking basic amenities, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, commissioned a much-needed water project in New Bussa, Borgu local government area of Niger State, as a…

The Borgu Youths Development Association in Borgu Local Council of Niger State has lauded the National Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) for the rehabilitation and expansion of the water scheme, saying the lack of access to safe drinking water by the people of New Bussa as a result of decay in the infrastructure…

Four persons have reportedly been killed while others sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘endbad governance’ protests in Suleja, Niger. The deceased were said to have been killed by stray bullets while the security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway.…

The Nigerian Army, in collaboration with vigilante groups, has killed over 100 bandits around the Kundu community in Wushishi

Barely two weeks after over 30 mining workers were buried following the collapse of a mining pit in Shiroro Local Government

The Niger State government has vowed jail term for any person that batters his or her spouse.

Bandits have shot two soldiers at a military base in Tegina, Rafi Local Council of Niger State.The incident, which occurred in the early hour

Child marriage remains a pervasive issue in Niger, with one in four women aged 25-29 having been married before the age of 15.