Niger
18 Nov
Niger State Governor, Muhammad Umaru Bago, has awarded a contract for the construction of the first-ever 55km Gulu-Evuti-Lambata Roads under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The governor's Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, on his Social Media X handle, said that for decades, the residents of Lapai Local…
17 Nov
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued a threat to contractors handling the ten inherited ongoing projects in Niger State to move to the site without delay and ensure quality and speedy delivery of the projects they contracted to do or the government will terminate such contracts. Umahi stated this at the Town Hall…
15 Nov
The World Bank, Accelerated Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRIN), the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Niger State government have organised a week-long training for frontline health workers drawn from 23 secondary health facilities across the state. The training was held in Suleja Local Council. The training aimed to address nutrition cases in the state…
11 Nov
Nine members of an armed rebel movement seeking the release of Niger's ousted president surrendered Monday, officials in the north of the military-ruled country said. The rebel Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) was set up in August 2023, a month after Niger's democratically elected president Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown in a military coup. Since then, Bazoum…
8 Nov
The federal government has reaffirmed its determination to continue raising awareness of the dangers of social vices that have been bedevilling society, such as drug and substance abuse, banditry, sexual and gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, ritual killings, radicalization, violent extremism, and cybercrime. The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Issa-Onilu, gave…
6 Nov
Bandits have attacked Wayam community in Sabon-Gari district of Rafi Local Council in Niger State, killing 10 people in the early hours of Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Guardian learned that the incident occurred in the morning while the people were preparing for their daily work, during which houses and foodstuffs were burned down. It was…
4 Nov
The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that the command on 1st November 2024 received information that some passengers who were on transit in a Toyota Bus vehicle with Reg. No. LG 08 DGS from Sokoto State heading to Bayelsa State were attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gidan-Kwakwa along Tegina-Zungeru road in Rafi local council…
31 Oct
The Police in Niger State said the command would embark on a shooting range practice slated for November 1, 8, and 15, 2024, between 6:00 am to 4:00 pm behind the Nigeria Air Force Base, Maikunkele in Bosso local council of the state. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun in a statement advised members of the public,…
30 Oct
The Niger House of Assembly, on Wednesday, urged the state government to provide free anti-venom injection to public health facilities to care for victims of snake bites in the state. The call was part of the resolution in a motion moved by Mr. Ndagi Zakari (APC-Mokwa), highlighting the alarming rise in snakebite-related deaths across the…
29 Oct
The ongoing power generation crisis in northern Nigeria risks straining diplomatic relations and reducing foreign revenue
24 Oct
The Flying Eagles have set a date with Niger Republic in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U20 Championship currently going on in Togo with the game scheduled for Saturday. Nigeria came from behind to edge a flaming battle with Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in Lome on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of this year’s WAFU…
24 Oct
French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on Wednesday it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated" situation and its inability to operate. The Nigerien government, whose leader Abdourahamane Tiani seized power in a July 2023 coup, has previously made clear it would overhaul rules regulating the mining…
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The FCT Emergency Management Department(FEMD) has urged organisations intending to give out food items to the less privileged to involve security agencies as well as the department. The advice followed stampedes at rice-sharing venues across three states, two states: Anambra and Oyo states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), leaving scores dead and many injured.…
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A massive fire tore through the Yar-Dole motorcycle market in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Saturday evening, leaving traders and residents devastated as the flames consumed shops and stalls worth millions of naira. Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, as the cause of the fire remains unknown, but its rapid spread left many unable to salvage…
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The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Bible Ministries, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has advised Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, senior government officials and other political leaders to make decisions and implement policies that will ease the sufferings and challenge plaguing Nigerians across the country. Pastor Kumuyi made this statement while addressing journalists ahead of…
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Google, Netflix, META and other foreign companies operating in Nigeria paid ₦2.57 trillion in taxes to the federal government within the first nine months of 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure represents a 44% increase from the ₦1.79 trillion recorded during the same period last year, the NBS said. The NBS’s…