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 …

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has set up the state’s Refugees Commission, decrying the high number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state. He announced a take-off grant of N500 million and said it was part of his efforts to cater to the IDPs in the state. Bago made this known on Monday in Minna after making presentations …

Barely a month after a boat mishap claimed several lives in Niger State, another mishap has claimed two lives and left two injured in Katcha Local government area of the state. It was gathered yesterday that the two dead victims were children and that the incident occurred when the engine of the boat went aflame due to some mechanical problems. …

Former Niger State governor and current Senator representing Niger North, Abubakar Sani Bello, has written to the state government to ask for the suspension of his pension and other allowances as enjoyed by former governors of the state. He said in a letter addressed to the governor of the state, Mohammed Umaru Bago dated 6 September 2023 and obtained by …

The multi-billion naira Minna Township and the Bida Ring Road construction will generate N1.2 trillion after completion, the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has said. According to the governor, while the Minna township road’s project would generate N1 trillion, the Bida Ring Road would generate N200 billion revenue as the roads would open up the areas. Bago said this in …

Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago has directed the release of N900 million counterpart fund for the state’s World Bank-assisted programmes as 19 northern states benefit from the $700 million World Bank Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) programme. At the flag off of the distribution of improved seedlings, fertiliser and farm inputs on Saturday, the governor commended the …

Governors of Zamfara and Niger States, on Thursday, visited the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja to discuss the security situation in their respective States. In a statement, the spokesperson to the Zamfara State Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris said that Governor Dauda Lawal, alongside his counterpart in Niger State, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, met with the NSA …

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi has pledged to rid Niger State of criminal elements terrorising the state lately. The CG, According to a statement on Wednesday by the Corps spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, the CG said during his working visit to Niger State Governor Umar Bago in Minna, the state capital, that …

An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed. Sources told newsmen on Monday that the aircraft took off from Kaduna en route to Minna, the Niger State capital when the incident occurred. In a statement on Monday, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the aircraft departed Zungeru Primary School en route …

The estimated number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue, Niger and Plateau States in 2023 alone has risen to about 548,751, figures collated on Sunday from various local and international organisations showed. It was also gathered, on Sunday, that the Federal Government, through its National Emergency Management Agency, has commenced the distribution of relief items under the Special National …