By MARY RONKE , Minna – No fewer than 7 persons have been declared missing in Magma and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs), following Friday’s heavy flooding. The Director-General, The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna and made...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Following confirmation of promotion by the 15th Governing Council of Bayero University Kano, Dr. Mohammed Kabir Abubakar, who is an indigene of Niger state, has become the first Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery to be produced by the University and Niger state. NATIONAL ACCORD...
Niger State Government has appealed to the Nigeria army to redeploy its troops to communities prone to terrorists attacks in the state. Acting Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba, has said the appeal in an interview with newsmen after the 3-days Fidda’u prayer for 13 people killed by...
Two siblings have died following a mine collapse in Kakaki village, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident comes months after a mine collapsed in Shiroro, Niger State, resulting in the death of several miners. In the latest incident, the siblings – Zubairu Ibrahim, 20, and Sadiq...
The Police Command in Niger State has uncovered a lifeless body of baby suspected to be a day old in a farmland in Tayi village of Minna, Niger. SP Waisu Abiodun, the Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The bodies of the remaining four trapped miners in Galadima-Kogo community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State had been recovered. Alhaji Umaru Aliyu, Village Head of Galadima-Kogo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Thursday. NAN reports that...
Researchers from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State have showcased their research and development (R&D) products funded by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The presentation which took place at Technology Orientation Centre...
Four persons have reportedly been killed while some sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘#EndBadGovernance’ protests in Suleja, Niger State. The deceased were said to have been killed by stray bullets while the security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade...
An NGO, The International Centre for Sexual Reproductive Rights (INCRESE) says it is not promoting gay or lesbianism in Niger State. The NGO was reacting to a recent social post by an individual that it promotes gay and lesbianism activities in the state. Executive Director and Founder of...
The New-Hydropower Areas Development Commission (N-HYPADDEC) has completed and upgraded the New Bussa Waterworks in Niger which has been ongoing for between 60 to 70 years. Its Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites in Rivers State and eliminated scores of terrorists in Niger State in recent coordinated air strikes. The Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Tragedy struck in Kippo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, when a boat accident claimed the lives of two brothers. The sad incident occurred at 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 20. The Director of Media and Strategy, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs...
The Federal Government has warned against illegal mining operations, where owners of land mines allow illegal miners to operate. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake issued the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, on Saturday in Abuja. The warning...
The Senate has mandated the Committee on Solid Minerals to investigate the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger State. The rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive in a gold mining site. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary on...
A group- Access to Seamless Business in Nigeria(ASBIN) has warned that investors’ appetite in Niger State may drop significantly unless the state government embraces good business ethics and encourages investors operating in the state. It said the use of thuggery and intimidation by the state government in its...
The Federal Government has rescued seven persons at a collapsed mining site, which occurred on Monday in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, said this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on...
A mining site has collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, killing one person and trapping more than 30 persons, the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said. “One person had been confirmed death, six persons rescued with severe injuries while more than 30...
The school outreach For better Education Team in partnership with various organizations, successfully conducted an extensive school outreach program in Minna, Niger State. The initiative, aimed at educating secondary school students on critical social issues such as substance abuse, gender-based violence, bullying and other social vices, reached approximately 3,000...
Four dismissed soldiers have been arrested for the alleged murder of a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger. The Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO), Niger Command, SP Waisu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the incident happened on...
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), has said that no life was lost in a building collapse at Sabon-Gari area of Minna metropolis in Niger. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Saturday. Baba-Arah said the agency received...