The Niger State Government has pledged its readiness to pay the civil servants in the state N30,000 minimum wage beginning from next year. Briefing on the budget breakdown at government house,Minna, the Niger State Commissioner of Finance,Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, said that the government only needed an additional N7,500 for each of the civil servants to … Read more
All Progressive Congress (APC) has won 22 out of the 25 local government areas in the elections conducted in Niger state last weekend. According to the Chairman of the Niger state Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), Aminu Baba, said that nine political parties presented 85 Chairmanship and Councillorship candidates for the elections. Baba said: “From the … Read more
The Niger State Governor Sani Bello, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC to probe the $181m Islamic Development Bank (IDP) loan initiated by his predecessor Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu. The Governor called on the anti-graft agency to probe his administration’s handling of the IDP loan following the allegation of financial misappropriation … Read more
Niger State Government has granted amnesty to 13 suspected armed bandits that were arrested by security operatives along Kontonkoro axis in Magama Local Government Area of the state. Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger disclosed this while delivering a keynote address at the 2nd General Abdulsalami Abubakar Foundation Annual Peace Lecture on Saturday in Minna. He … Read more
15 people have been confirmed dead, while many others missing in a boat accident in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered the victims were returning from Warrah market, a border community in the Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State to Sabo Yumu in Borgu, when the accident happened on … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna has remanded four men who allegedy attempted kidnap. Legbo Yasaba, Ndako Adamu, Makun Mohammed and Baba Salla were arraigned on two counts of criminal conspiracy and attempt to commit offence to wit kidnapping. The Police Prosecutor, ASP. Daniel Ikwoche, told the court that one Mohammed Gbako of Etsu Audu … Read more
A 39-year-old man, Aminu Usman, who raped a girl aged nine, has said he had sexual urge and had to satisfy it, adding that he did not know how it all came about until he had finished. The suspect, who lived at Eidel Prayer Ground in Suleja, is an artisan in Suleja town, committed the … Read more