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TRAGEDY: 7 Women found dead in Niger State

Niger State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of seven women. Preliminary investigations reveal that they may have died from generator fume. Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police (CP), made the confirmation to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. The tragedy occurred on Friday at Rijau town in Rijau Local Government Area, Niger […]
Business

Niger reduces 2020 budget by 21.23%

Niger State budget for the current fiscal year has declined shrank by 21.23 per cent, the state House of Assembly has revealed. The house said a shrink in the total budget size by 21.23 per cent for 2020, was as a result of the outbreak of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic in the country. According to […]
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NGO tasks Niger to increase funding for malaria

The Niger state government has been tasked to increase funding to combat malaria if it must attain improved service delivery across all primary healthcare centres in the state. State Coordinator, Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), Mr. Olasunkanmi Kalejaiye, who issued the advice, lamented that carrying out malaria interventions amidst
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Niger State Govt. set to reactivate website portal with N41m

Niger State government on Thursday said the reactivation of its website portal will cost N41million. The government said when reactivated, the website ease ways of carrying out businesses with both private and corporate bodies in a very conducive manner. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Engr Abubakar Baba Aliyu made the disclosure at a […]
Environment

Niger to ban charcoal production

 Niger government on Thursday said plans were underway to completely ban production of charcoal to curb the problem of deforestation across the state. Alhaji Moammed Zakari, the Commissioner for  Environment, who made known this during a news conference, said that the approval was given by Gov. Aabubakar Bello of Niger during the weekly Executive Council […]
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Niger assembly approves N65.5bn budget for LGs

The Niger state House of Assembly has approved N65.5 billion as the budget for the 25 local government councils in the state for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget is made up of N45.9 billion recurrent expenditure and N19.6 capital expenditure. The recurrent expenditure include N18.5 billion for personnel cost, N8.2 billion for overhead cost […]
Business

Niger to join oil-producing states in Nigeria

Niger State will soon joined oil-producing states as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it has commenced oil exploration activities in the Bida Basin. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Police vows to arrest, prosecute violators in Enugu This involved  eight local governments in the  state, just as it assured  that the progress being recorded in an
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PDP scores 5 years of APC govt in Niger low

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Niger state, Tanko Beji has declared that the five years that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Governor Abubakar Sani -Bello has been at the helms of affairs in the state have changed nothing in the state. According to him, most roads in the state […]
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Insecurity: Niger assembly summons Sanni-Bello

Worried by the persist banditry and general insecurity, members of the Niger State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, summoned the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sanni Bello, to appear before the it to explain why the government is doing nothing to address the incessant bandit attacks all over the state. The Lawmakers lamented that everyday since […]
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Niger relaxes lockdown, opens markets, banks

The Niger state government has again relaxed the lockdown imposed on the state to combat a further spread of COVID-19. The state government also directed that all markets, departmental stores and other business outfits should resume full business activities. It however, said that the curfew in the state will now be from 10pm to 4am. […]
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Niger awards road contracts worth N1.6bn amidst COVID-19

Despite the economic downturn as a result of the coronavirus pandemic,  the Niger state Executive Council has approved the dualization of a 2.4 kilometer road at a cost of N1.6billion. The contract from Tunga Roundabout to Imani Junction is to be completed within 18 months. Commissioner for Works, Ibrahim Panti, who made this known yesterday […]