By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru-Bago has expressed sadness over the petrol tanker explosion that killed 48 people in Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Sunday morning along the Bida-Agaie-Lapai highway. Bago, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,...
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Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has condemned the burning of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) by suspected hoodlums in Kontagora town. Suspected hoodlums in the early hours of Saturday looted items and set ablaze the Church located along the Federal College of Education (FCE) road in...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has announced N20,000 wage award for the state and local government civil servants in the state. The governor stated this during a town hall meeting in Minna on Thursday. He also assured members of the public that the youths from the state would...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has delivered 600 bags of rice and 20 cows to the corps members posted to the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in fulfillment of the pledges he made to them on Tuesday at the swearing-in of the 2024...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has said the state recorded N3.5 billion internally- generated revenue (IGR) in May. Bago stated this on Wednesday in Suleja, Niger, at the 155th meeting of Joint Task Board (JTB), with the theme: “Post Reform: Repositioning Revenue Authorities for Effective and Efficient Tax...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has called for the review of activities of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). This is contained in a statement signed by Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor in Minna on Sunday. Bago made the call in an interview...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has said the numerous road projects across the State are aimed at complementing the agricultural revolution of his administration. Governor Bago stated this at the groundbreaking ceremony of the five km Lemu township road in Gbako Local Government Area of Niger on Friday....
Wednesday presented 1,437 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities to Niger government for distribution to vulnerable persons in the state. Director General (D-G), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, stated this during the presentation of the items to Gov. Umaru Bago, at the Government House, Minna. Umar...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has commiserated with former Governor Mua’zu Babangida-Aliyu, over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Jamila Aliyu. Governor Bago in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, described the deceased as a great woman who was...
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has commended the Niger Government for earmaking N976 million for the establishment of Ramadan feeding centres and the distribution of palliatives across the 8 emirate councils. He was represented by the Gafaka Nupe, Alhaji Abdullahi Umaru-Baban Nachi, at the inauguration of the...
President Bola Tinubu has described the agricultural projects embarked on by Gov. Umar Bago of Niger as a sign of good leadership. Tinubu said that Bago was walking his talk by embarking on projects that would reduce unemployment, insecurity and food scarcity. The President stated this at the...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has said in tandem with the Federal Government’s infrastructure initiatives, the state government has prioritized agricultural development as a catalyst for economic growth and poverty alleviation. The governor spoke on Monday at the inauguration of the remodeled Domestic Terminal of the Bola Ahmed...
Niger State Government has renamed the Abubakar Imam Kagara International Airport after Bola Tinubu International Airport, Minna, ahead of the president’s state visit. The Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aminu Suleman -Takuma disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Minna on Sunday. Represented by the...
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate an agro-processing zone, agric equipment and the remodelled Minna International Airport on Monday. Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State said while inspecting the projects on Saturday, that about 2,000 hectares would be utilised for the agro-processing zone project. Also on the...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has clarified misconceptions regarding the state’s stance on the mass purchase of food items from the state to other states in the country. The governor said this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Bago said he only stopped bulk purchases of...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – The Niger Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba has congratulated his principal, Gov. Umaru Bago on his 50th birthday. Garba in his congratulatory message on Thursday in Minna, described his principal as an answered prayer to Niger. He said the state had witnessed uncommon developmental stride...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education has condemned the use of vulgar and violent language in a school debate by a pupil from a school in the State. This was contained in a statement by Malam Jibrin Kodo, Information Officer of the...
Niger State Gov. Umaru Bago on Thursday ordered the release of 22 male and three female protesters who protested against nationwide economic hardship on Monday in Minna, but were arrested by the police. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Mamman, told a news conference in Minna that...
The Niger State Government has discovered about 200 fake names on the state government’s payroll. The State Commissioner for Finance, Malam Lawal Maikano, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen shortly after the ministry’s 2024 budget defence in Minna on Friday. Maikano said the discovery was as...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru-Bago has expressed shock over the road traffic of an articulated vehicle in which 25 people died. Bago, however, cautioned drivers to desist from conveying passengers in such vehicles and other haulage vehicles. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, the governor described...