The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Niger State Government have initiated steps to improve food production and other Agricultural activities by injecting about N5 billion naira. The finances was said to have been earmarked for improved mixed cropping and production of rice and maize across 4,000 hectares of land, targeting 4000 smallholder farmers…
Barely a week after a fuel tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area, claimed over 100 lives, Niger State has been struck by another tragedy. A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday. Initial reports from the community suggested that the blast,…
The Federal Government through the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda has commiserated with the Government and Good people of Niger State over the tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday 18th January, 2025 at Dikko junction, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The Minister in a press statement signed by…
The Honourable Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, commiserates with the people, and government of Niger State on the tragic incident of the petrol tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday morning along the Dikko-Maje road, opposite the Badeggi filling station, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State resulting in the loss of over 70…
Seventy-seven lives were lost in a deadly tanker explosion at Dikko Junction in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic event, which occurred on Saturday, has plunged the community into mourning and raised concerns about safety measures in the area.The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arah, confirmed…
A 20-year-old newlywed, Aisha Aliyu of Nasarawa village in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State has reportedly killed her husband, Idris Ahmadu. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. The Niger State Police command through the Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the incident in Minna said Aisha Aliyu stabbed…
The Niger State government has directed the release of Aisha Jibrin, the leader of the Minna protest who was arrested by the police and 24 others. Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategies, Binta Mamman, stated this in her office during a press conference in the state capital on Friday. Mrs Maman also told journalists…
