Coronavirus pandemic: Niger State slashes 2020 budget by 36%
Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, Niger State Executive Council seeks to downsize the 2020 approved budget by 36 per cent. The State Commissioner for […]
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Niger State partners Brazil on animal husbandry
Brazil a leading country in livestock management has pledged her readiness towards improving the animal husbandry subsector in Niger State. The Ambassador of Brazil, Mr. […]
70% Minna people live on slums
By Tina George, Minna Over 70 percent of people living in Minna, the capital of Niger state, are slum dwellers, the Vice Chairman of Technical […]
Death penalty will be expunged, but hate speech bill remains – Senator Sabi
Senate Deputy Chief Whip and sponsor of the National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech (Establishment) Bill 2019, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, insists lNigeria still needs the […]
Niger Leaders visit Aso Rock: Buhari vows to be harder on bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said “harder times’’ await bandits whose disruptive activities have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from their means […]
Refusal to swear-in vice chairmen, others from opposition wrong, says Sani Bello
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the action of some local government council chairmen not to swear-in their elected Vice Chairmen […]
Niger: Governor, legislators strengthen relationship
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has emphasized the need for the Executive arm of government to work in synergy with other arms of […]
Sani Bello says Supreme Court verdict affirms people’s mandate
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has described his landmark victory at the Supreme Court as the will of God and reaffirmation of the people’s […]
Accident claims 12 lives in Niger
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger said that 12 people were killed in an accident on Friday in Gwacipe village of Gurara local […]
NAF conducts counter-terrorism simulation exercise in Niger
By Tina George, Minna In its bid to find solution to the security challenges in the nation, the Nigeria Air Force, NAF, on Friday, conducted […]
FEC approves N58.48bn for Niger road project, link bridge to Kwara
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) has approved the sum of N58.48 billion for the Bida-Saachi-Nupeko Road project and the Nupeko-Pategi Bridge project, which links Niger and […]
NGO commends Niger for leading in school feeding
The Action Aid International, an international NGO, has declared Niger state as one of the states leading in the implementation of Home Grown School Feeding […]
Niger floods kill 18, displace over 41,000 persons – NSEMA
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Wednesday said no fewer than 18 persons died and 41, 959 persons displaced during the 2019 flood […]
Niger governor approves N6bn for RAMP project
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has approved N6 billion for surface dressing of 230 kilometres roads under Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) to address […]
What was Gov. Sani Bello thinking of appointing two Commissioners from the same parents?
By Sani A. Muhammad Bakin Kasuwa Suleja Local Government was unofficially divided into two zones and it has been like that for time immemorial. The […]
Niger female students urged to break barriers
By Tina George, Minna Female Students of the Government Science Secondary School, Tunga in Niger state have been urged to break barriers and all boundaries […]
GIZ trains 2000 farmers on financial literacy in Niger
By Justina Asishana – Minna Two thousand farmers are currently being trained on financial literacy in order to enable farmers access financial services around them […]
Niger govt.to install CCTV cameras to track bandits – SSG
Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to Niger State Government said on Saturday that arrangements had been concluded to install CCTV cameras across the state in the […]
Former Niger govt officials in alleged vehicles auction scandal
By Tina George, Minna Some past commissioners and permanent secretaries in Niger state are fingered to be involved in illegal auctioning of government vehicles at […]
Drug addiction: A milestone of rehabilitation in Niger
By Justina Asishana, Minna The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was across Nigeria with calls at various levels on the need and […]
NAF, CBN, Niger bag 2019 African PR Awards
#TrackNigeria: The Nigerian Airforce (NAF), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Niger State government have been named among the recipients of 2019 African Public Relations […]
Alleged N2bn Fraud: Witness Narrates How Niger state funds were diverted
#TrackNigeria – The trial of a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, for an alleged N2 billion fraud continued before Justice Mikailu Abdullahi of […]
UPDATE: APC’s Bello wins with 526,412 votes in Niger
By Aminu Ahmed Garko The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Abubakar Sani Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s […]
Police arrest 10 for electoral offences in Niger
By Tina George, Minna #TrackNigeria: The Nigeria Police have arrested ten people for various electoral offences by the Police in Niger state. A statement by […]
Elections: Abdulsalami urges contestants to accept result of polls
By Tina George, Minna #TrackNigeria: Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar has called on contestants to accept the result of the Presidential and National Assembly […]