Tag: Niger

Niger State to end direct supply of live cows

Aminu Imam
Niger State on cattle

…Launch meat processing for southern markets Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has unveiled a major reform in Niger State’s livestock trade, announcing plans to halt the direct transportation of live cows and goats to markets in Lagos and Ogun states. Under the new plan, livestock will be slaughtered and processed at Mokwa before being packaged and delivered as frozen products to the Southwest. According to the governor, this will improve hygiene, reduce waste, and ensure farmers capture more value from the livestock chain. Speaking at the First Bank 2025…

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Agency issues warning alert on rising levels of River Niger

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA)on Friday issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. Umar Mohammed, the Director-General of NIHSA, in a statement, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to the agency, the development is attributed to upstream activities in Niger and Mali, with reports from the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic. NIHSA has assured that dam operators at Kainji and Jebba, situated on the River Niger, have been…

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Eid-el-Maulud: Etsu Nupe haps on love, tolerance, compassion, among Nigerians

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Eid-el-Maulud: Etsu Nupe harps on loveAlhaji Yahaya Abubakar, the Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has called on Muslims to use the Eid-el-Maulud ocassion to reflect on the virtues of love, tolerance and compassion exemplified by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Etsu Nupe, who made the call on Wednesday in his goodwill message to the Muslims celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad, explained that the prophet became famous for his life of humility, justice and fairness. The royal father explained that the prophet demonstrated a remarkable life of…

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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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Niger State Assembly Approves 20 Special Advisers for Gov. Bago

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State

Niger House of Assembly has approved the appointment of the 20 Special Advisers nominees sent byGovernor Umar Bago. The Assembly approved the list during plenary in Minna on Wednesday. Speaker of the Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji read the letter from the governor at plenary with the list of the Special Advisers nominees and sought the approval of the House. Sarkindaji while reading the letter, said the governor congratulated the Speaker and the members for their inauguration, the successful election of the leadership and commencement of the 10th assembly. He said the letter was in compliance…

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Drug: NDLEA arrests 137 in Niger State

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 137 drug suspects. The agency also stated on Saturday in Minna that it destroyed 21 tons of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the state in 2022. Haruna Kwetishe, the State Commander, NDLEA, announced this during an interview in Minna. In our scorecard for the year 2022, NDLEA Niger Command made a total arrest of 137 suspects, among them are 135 males and two females. The command also destroyed 21 tons of psychotropic substances including 5,656.3…

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Strike: Labour gives Niger govt. fresh conditions

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Niger has made three points demand to enable it suspend the ongoing seven-day strike in the state. Mr Yakubu Garba, the state Chairman, NLC made this known in an interview in Minna. We held a meeting with the government team on Saturday night and agreed that the October salaries of Local Government workers be paid. Organised labour also demanded that the state government remit corporative deductions to workers and 80 civil servants dismissed from service be re-instated, he said.…

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Floods kill 65, displace 330,000 in Niger

Ishaku Yohanna

Three months of pounding rain in Niger have left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330,000, while several areas of the capital Niamey remain under water, the government said. The ministry of humanitarian action and disaster management told AFP on Tuesday that as of September 7, 51 people had died when their home collapsed in the floods, and 14 had drowned. The worst-affected regions are Maradi in the central south of the country, Tahoua and Tillaberi in the west, and Dosso in the southwest. At least 10 of the deaths…

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