Tag: BAGO

Niger State Govt to create free trade zones – Bago

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger says the State Government will collaborate with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) for the creation of free trade zones in Tafa, Bida and Minna. Bago made this known on Tuesday when he received members of the GIZ team on a courtesy visit in Minna. This is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, on Tuesday in Minna. He said the free trade zones would enable local entrepreneurs and farmers to have value for their products. The governor pointed…

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Governor Bago says majority of Niger citizens live below poverty line

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger has said that majority of the population in the State live below poverty line. He made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at a Sustainable Economic Development Cluster (SEDEC) programme for critical stakeholders in Minna, the state capital on Tuesday. The event was organised by German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Bago, represented by the Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba, said that statistics of inequality on a wide range of indices in the state was worrisome. “Over half of our population lives below the poverty line.…

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Niger State Pilgrims Boards applauds Gov. Bago’s gesture to pilgrims in Saudi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. Niger State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has applauded the gesture of the Governor Umar Bago towards the pilgrims of the state to the 2023 Hajj. The Executive Secretary Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji  Muhammad Awwal Aliyu expressed the pilgrims’  appreciation for paying  pthem a visit in Muna Saudi Arabia. The Executive Secretary in a statement through his spokesperson, Hassan Danladi Idris said the pilgrims were really wowed by the governor’s gesture. Governor Bago had during the visit, gave financial assistance to the each of…

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