Niger State

NCS Controller in the state, Abbas Kassim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Saturday.

This according to a Non Governmental Organisation, White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, is part of efforts in driving down Nigeria’s maternal and under-5 mortality rate.

The Rafi Local Government Area in Niger has spent about N5 million on the construction of drains in Babban Gonna village.

A 28-year-old farmer, Amisu Bello, is to serve six months in prison after a Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger State convicted him of stealing 13 crates of egg.

Champions of the just concluded WAFU B Champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria, is the only team left in Niger.

Dr. Abdullahi Jibril, its chairman, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Minna that many health workers had left the service because the working environment was “very horrible”.

Umaru gave the advice on Monday at the UK Bello Arts Theatre, Minna, while declaring intention to run for a second term as senator representing Niger East Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly.

The Rafi Local Government in Niger says it spent N47 million on construction of 60 motorized boreholes in different parts of the area.

Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna.

The Director General of Nomadic Affairs, Alhaji Abdullahi Babayo, says that the agency has recovered 6,622 cattle in 14 months.

Senator David Mark has arrived Minna, capital of Niger State, to hold a private meeting with the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida.

Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday said his greatest mistake was to support President Muhammed Buhari's change mantra in 2015.

Alhaji Ibrahim Inga, Director General of the state Emergency Management Agency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Wednesday.

Abba-Kaseem Yusuf, the new Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Custom Service in charge of Niger, Kogi and Kwara Commands has pledged to intensify efforts to collect maximum revenue, while fighting smuggling.

He said that the process would provide level playing ground for those who wished to contest elective positions, stressing that he has no anointed candidates in the state.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammadu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Minna.

Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, NEMA Operational Head in charge of Niger and Kwara, gave the advice in Minna on Tuesday.

Niger State Rural Access and Mobility Project says it has spent about N 2 billion on the construction of rural roads across the state.

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Sunday said the adoption of direct primaries in the state was in line with the decision of the national headquarters to select candidates for the 2019 general elections.

Alhaji Danjuma Saulau, the Commissioner for Information, made this disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.