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Police nab suspected illegal miners in Niger
Police in Niger State has arrested six suspected illegal miners during a raid on a mining site in Dangado Village, Paikoro Local Government Area. Niger State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Wasiu Abiodun, said the operation was carried out...
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Niger Food, Dangote, AfricaRice Partner To Create 500,000 Jobs In Nigeria, Says Niger Food Chairman Adigun
The Chairman of Niger Food, Engr. Sammy Adigun, has hinted that the company’s newly finalised partnership with the Dangote Group and AfricaRice will create no fewer than 500,000 jobs for Nigerians through massive rice production. Adigun disclosed...
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Nigeria News10 minutes ago ‘Withdraw Sermon Approval Policy, Focus On Niger Insecurity’ – Christian Youths Tell Gov Bago Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has been asked to immediately withdraw the new policy requiring preachers to submit their sermons …
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has been asked to immediately withdraw the new policy requiring preachers to submit their sermons for government approval before delivery. The Concerned Christian Youth Forum (CCYF) in a statement on Tuesday signed...
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Niger State Govt pledges N5 billion for aviation mini-campus reactivation
The Niger State Government has pledged N5 billion as seed funding for the construction of classrooms and hostels to facilitate the reactivation of the aviation mini-campus at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna. This was disclosed...
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Niger gov pledges continued support to security agencies, others
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has reassured security agencies and federal government establishments in the state of his administration’s continued support to ensure improved security and better service delivery. This was disclosed in...
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Niger govt commits N5bn to revive aviation college campus in Minna
The Niger State Government has pledged N5 billion to revive the Nigerian College of Aviation’s mini campus at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna, to ease the financial burden of sending students abroad for aviation-related courses....
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Niger Food, Dangote, Africa Rice partnership to create 500,000 jobs in Nigeria – Adigun
The Chairman of Niger Food, Engr. Sammy Adigun, has announced that the company’s newly finalised partnership with the Dangote Group and Africa Rice will create no fewer than 500,000 jobs for Nigerians through massive rice production. Adigun...
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Niger govt to setup N2bn Cooperative Bank of Agriculture
BY EMMANUEL OLUKOTUN The Niger State Government has mapped out N2 billion to establish a State Cooperative Bank of Agriculture. The ‘Farmer Governor’, Mohammed Umaru Bago, made this known in a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the...
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Tinubu pushes for railway modernisation to boost Nigeria's logistics ambition
President Bola Tinubu has stressed the need to make Nigeria the logistics hub of Africa, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to railway modernisation as a catalyst for transforming the nation’s transportation, energy, and economic...
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Nigeria Railway designed to address population growth, to lead African logistics sector — FG
From Idu Jude Abuja The President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has said that the ongoing railway sector project across the country, is to address the problem of population growth from the year 2050 and to lead Africa’s economic development. President Ahmed...
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Dangote Urges Africa To Harness Agriculture For Food Security, Self-Sufficiency
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called for urgent prioritisation of food security and self-sufficiency across Africa, stressing that agriculture holds the key to sustainable development on the continent....
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Niger govt to establish cooperative bank for agriculture — Bago
The Niger State Government has announced plans to establish a state-owned cooperative bank for agriculture to give smallholder farmers easier and quicker access to soft loans. Governor Umaru Bago disclosed this on Friday, September 12, 2025, in...
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Niger State to Launch Cooperative Bank for Farmers
Governor Umaru Bago has unveiled plans for a state-owned cooperative bank in Niger State to provide smallholder farmers with accessible, low-interest loans, aiming to boost agricultural productivity and support the state’s agricultural revolution...
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Niger State Government to provide N2 billion Capital for Agriculture State Cooperative Bank launch
The Niger State Government has announced plans to commit N2 billion as seed capital for the take-off of its State Cooperative Bank for Agriculture. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago disclosed this, according to a statement issued by Bologi Ibrahim,...
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Niger govt to establish cooperative bank for agriculture
The Niger State Government states that it will soon finalise the modalities for establishing a state cooperative bank for agriculture, enabling smallholder farmers to access soft loans quickly and easily for agricultural purposes. Governor Umaru...
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Niger State Deepens Economic Ties with Russia in Agriculture, Mining
Arthur Eriye The Niger State Government and Russia have taken steps to deepen economic cooperation in agriculture and mining, as Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago received a delegation of Russian businessmen in Minna. This was disclosed recently in a...
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Judge gives early victory to Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook
(Center for Responsible Lending) – Over several months, the Trump administration has pressed the Federal Reserve, the nation’s central bank, to lower interest rates as a cure for the nation’s ailing economy. Those efforts have now seen two...
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Niger Governor Advocates Cattle Ranching Among Fulanis
1 Chinwendu Nnadozie The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago has encouraged Fulani cattle breeders to educate their kinsmen on the need to jettison archaic method of moving about with their cattle due to inherent consequences and embrace...
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Niger, Russia strengthen economic ties in agriculture, mining
Niger and Russia have moved to deepen economic cooperation in agriculture and mining as Governor Mohammed Bago received a delegation of Russian businessmen in Minna. A statement by the governor’s chief press secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, announced...
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Niger govt deepens partnership with AfricaRice to boost rice production
The Niger State government has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting rice production in the state through its partnership with AfricaRice. A delegation from AfricaRice visited Minna, the state capital, to assess the state’s preparedness to drive...
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