The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Bawa Wuse has tested positive for COVID-19. The Clerk of the House Mohammed Kagara has also contracted the virulent infection. Eko Hot Blog gathered that both have now gone into self-isolation. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, who confirmed the COVID-19 status of the … Read more
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has ordered that all civil servants stay at home from December 21, 2020 following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in the state. According to the governor, the decision is aimed at averting a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor’s directive was contained … Read more
Nineteen persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in Ogu and Tegina communities in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Ekohotblog gathered that he Chief of Staff (CoS) to Rafi LGA Chairman, Mohammed Mohammed, confirmed the incident on Monday. Narrating the incident, a resident of Ogu, Kamal Wayam, said that the attackers stormed the community … Read more
The Niger state Police Command on Thursday disclosed that one of its patrol team had killed a notorious armed bandit known as Zokala. Zokala was known to have been terrorising Beri, Lamba, Kamfanin-waya, Farin-Shige, Bukoki communities and its environs along Rafin-Gora, Kontagora local government area of Niger state. Read Also: Senate Urges Buhari To Reconsider … Read more
A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Garin Gabbas in Rafi local government area of Niger State has been abducted by suspected bandits. The bandits also abducted the District head of Gunna in Yakila, also in Rafi local government with children of two health workers reportedly working at a Primary Health Care in … Read more
 The labour union in Niger State have announced the suspension of the strike its embarked on over 30 per cent slash of salaries of civil servants in the state. Ekohotblog reports that the development is contained in a statement by Mr Yakubu Garba, Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Mr Tanimu Yunusa, Chairman, Trade … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 3RD DECEMBER, 2020 Niger State Government insisted that it cannot raise over N2 billion to pay salaries owed workers before the end of December, 2020. It appears the industrial action embarked upon by the Niger state Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, may linger longer than necessary as the State Government … Read more
The Organised labour in Niger State has embarked on indefinite strike over government’s decision to slash November salaries of workers by 30 per cent. The state Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Yakubu Garba, made this announcement on Wednesday in Minna. He said NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) resumed the suspended strike due to … Read more
Labour unions in Niger state say they will hold a special prayer session over perennial insecurity that’s ravaging the state and northern part of the country.. In a statement co-signed by Yakubu Garba, the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Tanimu Yunusa, his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, the union said the … Read more
We Are Going Through Hell –Niger State Governor, Bello Tells Buhari Ekohotblog, October 3, 2020… The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that the people in his state are living in hell, following the collapse of two bridges along the Minna-Bida road and Bida-Wushishi-Zugeru road. Bello met with Buhari at the … Read more
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has received with rude shock the sudden demise of a veteran journalist and administrator, Alhaji Mohammed Hassan Kolos. Governor Sani Bello’s reaction to the death of the veteran journalist was contained in a press statement made available by his Chief Press Secretary(CPS), Mary Noel-Berje. The Governor described the late Alhaji Kolos … Read more
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing efficient and adequate healthcare facilities for the people of the state. Governor Sani Bello stated this when he inspected the ongoing construction and rehabilitation work at the General Hospital and the School of Nursing in Kontagora. While inspecting the project sites in … Read more
As part of efforts to strengthen security in Niger State, considering the increasing activities of bandits in some parts of the State and to train Agro-rangers that will guarantee Agro-allied investment in the country, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC is set to establish a training institution in Kontagora, Niger State. The Commandant … Read more
Houses, Shops Burnt As Tanker Explodes In Niger Ekohotblog, September 7, 2020… Fire outbreak has razed Houses, cars and properties after a loaded tanker with petrol collided with a trailer and exploded in Niger state, Ekohotblog reports. Our correspondent gathered that the incident, occurred around 11pm on Sunday and up until this moment, details of the losses are yet … Read more
Discovery was made after accused could not pass verification. Police say the culprits will be charged to court A senior civil servant in the Niger state ministry of health, Tanimu Muhammad, has been apprehended over payroll fraud. Muhammad had deviously smuggled his brother’s name, Tanimu Ndanusa, into the state government payroll and had been collecting … Read more
Majority of abducted persons are women —source No death is recorded No fewer than 20 people were abducted on Thursday when armed bandits attack Adagbi village in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. The bandits stormed village in Galkogo district in Shiroro at about 8 am. Though no death was recorded, sources disclosed that … Read more
……Calls For Continued Peaceful Coexistence And Fervent Prayer Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State and Chairman North Central Governors Forum has congratulated the Muslim faithful in the State, as the Ummah joined their counterparts around the world to mark the beginning of New Islamic Calendar 1442 AH. Governor Sani Bello expressed gratitude to Almighty God … Read more
Gunmen have reportedly killed three soldiers and a vigilante, while attempting to rescue two kidnapped foreign nationals. Ekohotlog had earlier reported that the foreign nationals were kidnapped in Yakila village in Rafi local government area of Niger state. It was learnt that the gunmen had kidnapped the foreigners who are road contractors working on the … Read more
At least 14 persons have been killed by unknown gunmen at Ukuru Village in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger state. The Police Command in Niger through its Public Relations Officer, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, announced this in a statement in Minna on Thursday, August 13, NAN reports. Abiodun said on Aug. 12, at about 15:30 … Read more
Seven women have reportedly been found dead in a beauty salon in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State. The spokesperson of the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the report. Abiodun said the victims, including two married women and five single ladies, went to make their hair in the salon last week where they died … Read more