Tag Archives: NIGER STATE

Olabode Adaramola Stakeholders meet over power allocation to Niger Stakeholders, which include Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), representatives of Kainji, Shiroro power stations and the Niger state government met yesterday  at the Government House, Minna, the state capital to chart  a new course for improved power allocation to the state. National Wire  however observed that the representatives of the transmission …

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Olabode Adaramola Niger state Police Command has said that within the last two weeks, it has  arrested   70 suspects over  offences ranging from cattle rustling, kidnapping, armed robbery and culpable homicide in the last two weeks ,while about 457 cattle were ala so recovered in the period under review. This was contained   in  a Press statement signed by the Police …

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Olabode Adaramola Niger State government released N4.45 billion as salary bail out to 12 of the 25 local government areas of the state in 2016, insisting that no council is being owed by the state government. Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Haliru Zakari Jikantoro disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday after the weekly state executive …

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Olabode Adaramola Niger state government has sent a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency , ensure the completion of the Suleja – Minna dual carriage road project before the commencement of this year’s raining season. The appeal was contained in a Press statement made available to the news men in Minna yesterday by the …

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  Olabode Adaramola One killed, 15 others injured in midnight attack in Niger community as Government promises to tackle infiltration of Kidnappers, Cattle rustlers. Uneasy calm reigned at the weekend in Niger state following a midnight attack by some suspected cattle rustlers in Angwar Umadi Village in Shiroro local government area of the state that has left one person  dead and 15 others suffering …

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From Olabode Adaramola The Niger State House of Assembly has extended invitation to the Secretary to the State Government, Alh. Ibrahim Isah Ladan and the Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Nasara Dan Mallam Baba for legalization of the State Investment Promotion Company, an investment arm of the government.The house said the invitation  of the two top government officials was a matter …

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WOMEN SIGNIFICANT TO NATION BUILDING-GOV SANI BELLO Olabode  Adaramola  Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has said that the peace, prosperity and development of any society hinges, to a large extent, on its ability to invest in women and the girl-child. He stated this while receiving a delegation of 30 women, who recently returned from  skills acquisition trip …

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  Cattle rustling: Niger police commences air surveillance Olabode Adaramola ‎The Police in Niger state have deployed helicopters in the renewed offensive against cattle rustlers, who have staged a comeback into the state through the border forests with Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Kaduna state. The command said the deployment was at the instance of the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji …

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Niger State government generates N31.6 bn from all sources in 6 months Olabode Adaramola The Niger state government said it has so far generated over N31.6 billion from all sources between January and June this year. This disclosure was made yesterday by the state House of Assembly Committee on Finance which investigated the financial position of the state government for …

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13 died in boat mishap, tanker fire in Niger‎ Olabode Adaramola Tragedy struck on Saturday in Niger state as Seven people, including four Women and three children drowned, when the boat in which they were travelling in capsized on River Gbako in Katcha local government of the state. In a related development, National Wire learnt that six people also died …

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