News

Niger State Govt Threatens To Shut Kanji Dam Over 13% Derivation

By Garba Adamu Gwangwangwan Governor Umaru Bago has threatened to shut down the Kainji Dam and other power infrastructure supplied to the Delta region if the federal government does not extend the payment of 13% per cent derivation fund enjoyed by oil-producing states to Niger. “We will take the federal government to the Supreme Court […]

Crimes

Suspected Power Cable Vandal Electrocuted In Niger State

A young man suspected to be a power cable vandal has been electrocuted on the premises of Niger State Printing Press, Kateren-Gwari Area of Minna, the state capital. A staff member of the agency told Daily Trust that the suspected vandal was found dead Friday morning near the transformer that supplies power to the facility, […]

News

Subsidy Removal: Niger State Gov’t To Reinstate Student Bursary Payments

In response to the fuel subsidy removal initiated by the Federal Government, the Niger State Government has announced its commitment to reintroducing bursary allowances for financially disadvantaged students pursuing higher education. During a recent press briefing held at the Government House in Minna, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago unveiled this plan, as reported by The Spectacles. […]

Politics

I Have What It Takes To Succeed Buhari As President – Lawan Tells Niger Delegates

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Monday that he has all it takes to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari whose tenure comes to an end in May 2023. “I am equipped. I have experience enough, I have what it takes to be Nigerian President after President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office,” Lawan said at […]