Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State said on Wednesday at Nigeria’s 54th Independence Anniversary children’s party in Minna that though there had not been any reported case of the Ebola disease in the state, the state government thought it wise to embark on a proactive measure in order to effectively protect children
Browsing: Babangida Aliyu
Niger state Government on Thursday said that it has recorded a shortfall of N10bn from receipt from the federation account for the first half of the year 2014.
Niger state Governor Babangida Aliyu on Thursday expressed concern over the slow pace of renovation works going on at the Minna airport.
The state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructural Development, Alhaji Muazu Bawa, said this during a press briefing at the Government House, Minna
Aliyu spoke at the Government House, Minna when he received the Emir of Borgu, Senator Haliru Dantoro, who was on a thank you visit to the governor for the three-day inspection of his Emirate as well as the newly-elected North Central Zone executive of the Mayetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, led by the Chairman, Alhaji Sani Zuni
Aliyu spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Wednesday after inaugurating the Board of the Niger State Transport Authority, which has a former Secretary to the Niger State Government, Comrade Mohammed Adams Erena, as Chairman, and the Local Government Service Commission, with a retired Permanent Secretary, Peterson Kaura, as Chairman
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jonathan Vatsa, the APC lauded the effort of the State Government and called on the people of Niger State to maintain clean personal and environmental habit
Aliyu, who made his position known in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Israel Ebije, in Minna urged Governor Aregbesola to see his victory as a call to do more for the people
Governor Aliyu who spoke after casting his vote in the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party for Niger East Senatorial District, also said: “People should not be forced to vote against their choice
In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Niger State Governor, Israel Ebije, in Minna on Wednesday, the government insisted that its decision was based on security report on the activities of the sect, which was capable of igniting security challenges in the state
Ebije further intimated that the deposited amount will be periodically replenished, adding that aside the cost effectiveness of treating patients in Nigeria, the move will encourage Nigerians to rely on hospitals located within the country, which will also encourage hospitals in the country to attain the status of those abroad
The Chief Press Secretary to Aliyu, Israel Ebije, lambasted the APC in a statement in Minna on Wednesday, and called on the people of the state to discountenance the puerile reasoning of the opposition, insisting it is an errand to smear the state government to score cheap political mileage
Aliyu made the remarks in Minna, the Niger state capital, on Wednesday when he received the Executive Secretary of the National Christian Pilgrims Commission, Dr. John-Kennedy Opara, who was in the Government House to brief the governor on preparation for the 2014 pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Aliyu appointed a former Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Sheikh Abdallah, as the Amirul Hajj, while also retaining Barrister Abraham Yisa as the leader of the Christian team to Jerusalem
Aliyu, whose position was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Israel A. Ebije, said Nigeria is a great country that must overcome its social, political and economic challenges to attain its position as a nation on the path of development and leadership on the African continent
Governor Babangida Aliyu, who made this known in Minna, said that part of the steps already taken to woo investors to the state is the acceleration of the period for the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for land meant for industrial purposes as well as the provision of social amenities in industrial layouts set up across the state
Aliyu spoke in Minna on Thursday when he declared open the 13th National Council on Science and Technology, with the theme: “Science Technology and Innovation policy in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges and its implementation at the grassroot
It could be recalled that there were rumours that the governor was planning to contest for the Niger East Senatorial District seat occupied by Kuta
The rumour mill has been agog that the governor was either angling for the Vice Presidential slot or senatorial seat of the Niger East Senatorial district of Niger state on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party PDP
Governor Aliyu recalled that the FCT was created purposely as an administrative headquarters but has now combined the role with that of the commercial center of the nation