The Federal Ministry of Finance has anchored the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Niger State Government and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) for the implementation of a Mass Housing and Agricultural Settlement Project in Niger State. Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, the Honourable Minister of […]
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Not less than 13 people were killed when terrorists attacked the Anguwan Mai-Giro community in Niger State on Wednesday night, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. The Niger State Government confirmed the attack but did not say the exact number of people killed. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba described the attack as satanic, insensible, atrocious and callous, according […]
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Five people, including two children, have been abducted by gunmen who attacked some homes in Suleja, Niger state. The gunmen raided Kwankwashe, a community located along Suleja-Madalla highway in Niger State. Suleja is about 30 minute’s drive to the federal capital territory (FCT). Daily Trust reported that the incident occurred in the early hours of […]
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Students of the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State released last Saturday have discussed secrets they gained from their short stay in bandits net According to the students the bandits claimed their operations were always successful because of collaboration with informants in any environment targeted for attack. The students also said the bandits claimed there […]
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The abducted Kagara Government Science College students, their teachers and family members have been released. Reports say they were released in the early hours of Saturday. A government official who confirmed the release, said they were on their way to Minna, the state capital. According to him, the children were released from a location close […]
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No fewer than 11 people were feared dead in an auto crash involving a bus, Toyota Corolla and a Hilux van on Ibeto/Kontagora Road in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger on Tuesday. Abdullahi Ibrahim, Federal Road Safety Corps Unit Commander in Charge of Kontagora, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved 21 million euros for the purchase of two tug boats for towing of maritime vessels, and another N703 million for dredging of the turning base of the Baro river port in Niger State. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced this while briefing State House Correspondents after […]
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More than 600 shops at the old market in Bida in Niger state have been destroyed by fire on Thursday night. NAN reports that the fire, which started at about 8.30 p.m. destroyed goods and other property in the old market. Witnesses said firemen from the Bida Fire Service and Federal Polytechnic Fire Service could […]
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Some hundreds of Boko Haram suspects were docked in Kainji, in central Nigeria on Monday, in the second phase of trials of 1669 detainees. The trial, being conducted by four judges, is inside a military formation in the town, by the side of River Niger. The suspects are allowed the services of lawyers, and those […]
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Governor Sani Bello of Niger state has sworn in 14 new commissioners. The governor used the occasion of the swearing in too warn them against all forms of corrupt practices. Speaking at the occasion in Minna, on Wednesday, Bello also urged them to work hard to uphold the confidence reposed on them. “It will interest […]
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