Tag Archives: NIGER STATE

Multi-Million Naira Irrigation Rice Farm at Sunti Farms washed away by raging flood in Niger Olabode Adaramola The Management of Sunti Farms, a Multi-Million Naira subsidiary of the Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, situated in Mokwa Local Government of Niger State, is now counting its losses, as about 100 hectares of its irrigation rice farm has been completely washed away …

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Over- Loaded Trucks: Governor Sani Bello suspend N500m rehabilitation works on Minna- Suleja road Olabode Adaramola Niger State governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has called for an immediate suspension of the on going Minna- Suleja federal highways rehabilitation works by his government. Governor Sani Bello’s directive followed the activities of several over -loaded heavy duty trucks plying the road on …

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Niger govt distributes relief materials worth N25million to victims of the communities ravaged by flood Olabode Adaramola ‎Niger state government in conjunction with the State Emergency Management Agency(NSEMA) has given out relief materials estimated at about N25millim to victims of the several communities displaced by flood disasters in Mokwa local government of the state. The Director General NSEMA, Mallam Ahmed …

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Four persons killed in road accident, flood in Niger Olabode Adaramola ‎Three persons in a commercial Bus lost their lives in a fatal road traffic accident at a point around Sabon Daga village along Minna-Bida highway in Niger State in the early hours of Sunday, National Wire learnt yesterday in Minna, the state capital. Another person also lost his life …

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  From Olabode Adaramola Niger State Government has expressed the determination to review it’s policy on the payment of final senior secondary school certificate examination fees to final year students in the state’s public secondary schools. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello made the disclosure while conducting an inspection on the ongoing renovation work at the Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi Government Science …

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From Olabode Adaramola In a deft move to improve the internally generated revenue of Niger state through diversification, the state government is set to partner with the Islamic State of Iran. This partnership is on the heels of an invitation by the Iranian government to the state to develop its agriculture and mineral resources sectors, in the face of falls …

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‎ Niger State-born Adamu Erena emerges as African Regional VP Squash Federation …Calls on Nigerians to support Govt in sports development Olabode Adaramola Alhaji Adamu Erena, The President, Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) Alhaji Adamu Erena, has emerged the regional Vice President, Africa Squash Federation (North). Adamu Erena, a businessman who doubles as the Chairman, Niger State chapter of Independent Marketers …

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  Boats Mishaps Claim 13 Lives in Niger Olabode Adaramola, Minna Tragedy struck in Niger State on Tuesday as eleven people died in boat mishap at  Magama local government of the state. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning on the fateful Tuesday near an abandoned Dam project being constructed by EEC Construction Company on behalf of …

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Don’t play politics with National Security- Gov. Sani Bello Olabode Adaramola Governo Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has cautioned Nigerians to stop playing politics with national security, stressing that the country has lost many lives to needless clashes. He gave the advice on Thursday while declaring open a one-day zonal sensitaization workshop on the implications of transhumance on sub-regional …

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Secession Agitation : No need to break Nigeria – Gov. Sani Hello …Criticises public Institutions Over Poor Service Delivery Olabode‎ Adaramola Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello yesterday said after 56 years of being together as one nation, there was no need for agitation for secession. He appealed to those calling for such separation to have a rethink because …

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