Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board has completed the airlift of pilgrims from the state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 pilgrimage. A total of 3,035 pilgrims were airlifted in seven flights. A statement from the board by its information officer, Jibril Kodo, said pilgrims in the last flight arrived Madina early yesterday. He said they would observe …

The Niger State Governor, Dr. Mohammed Bago, has extended maternity leave in the state from three months to six months, saying it would give ample time the beneficiaries to care for their babies and themselves. During this week’s Executive Council meeting at the Government House, Minna, the state capital, the governor also announced other enactments for the benefit of the …

Dozens of farmers from at least 82 communities in Mokwa and Mashegu local government areas (LGAs) of Niger State are counting their losses at internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and other safer areas following flooding that displaced them from their homes. Witnesses and authorities said the latest incidents in Mokwa and Mashegu were recorded on Monday and Tuesday due to …

Niger State government has set a target to enrol about 600,000 out-of-school children back to school in collaboration with the World Bank-assisted Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in the state, Dr Hadiza Asabe Mohammed, said this at a press conference on the ‘Enrollment Drive Campaign with the Adolescent Girls Initiative …

The Niger State Government has approved N50 million compensation for the families of victims of the collapsed mining pit in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area. Families of the victims had last week demanded compensation, threatening to take legal action against the state government and owners of the collapsed mine, African Minerals and Logistics Limited. The mine pit collapsed in …

The Niger State government has carried out raids on some of the illegal mining sites across the state where many of the erring miners were arrested. Top on the list of those arrested include aged women, nursing mothers, their kids and children of school age. The state Ministry of Mineral Resources, Wednesday, embarked on a raid of some mining sites …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Niger State, emphasising that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth. The project, an initiative of the Niger State government, is for the deployment of cutting-edge agricultural machinery and technology for large-scale agro-value chain development in …

Origin Tech Group, a knowledge-based and practical solution-driven leader in the agriculture food systems and operations in Nigeria, has entered into an agreement with the Niger State government in furtherance of both partners’ commitment to revolutionalise the agricultural and livestock value-chain space in the West African sub-region and beyond. The partnership agreement was signed at an event at the Oregun …

The Federal Government is to commence the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains across the country beginning with Niger State from next week. The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, who announced this on Thursday at the Abuja headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security after a meeting with the agric minister, said Niger would be used …

Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, protested high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation. The protesters said that the increase in food prices and the inadequate response from the government …