The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Samuel Egwu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday.
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Anthonia Aruya, Director, Inspection and Monitoring of PCN, made the disclosure during a news conference in Minna on Friday.
Anikoh Ibrahim, the NAFDAC Coordinator in Niger State, made this known while inaugurating a one-day sensitisation workshop organised by the agency for herbal and traditional medicine practitioners.
Alhaji Muazu Bawa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Niger, says President Muhammadu Buhari will enhance democratic governance in the country, if re-elect in 2019.
Dukku told newsmen on Monday in Minna that a total of 19,710 metric tons of the commodity were procured during the period.
Malam Haruna Dukku, the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Saturday at a press briefing in Minna.
He said if elected in the 2019 general elections, he will fight to put it in its proper position.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Col. Muhammad Dole, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna.
Muhammad told the News Agency of Nigeria, on Saturday in Minna that N1.4 billion would be paid to relations of dead retirees, while N780 million would be sunk into the payment of retirement benefits.
Aliyu made the call on Friday in Abuja at the spelling competition organised by an Abuja-based Non-Governmental Organisation, the Shamudo Spelling Bee.
Addressing newsmen on Friday on the assessment/progress of implementation of projects and programmes by his Ministry, the Commissioner for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Haruna Nuhu Dukku, said rehabilitation of integrated farm settlement centres have been made done in Tegina, Nasko, Kuta, Agaie and Bida.
Chief Emmanuel Ezeugo, President of the chapter, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Minna that Igbo people should, rather, stay and vote where they are ordinarily resident so as to determine the leaders of such societies.
Dr Mustapha Jibrin, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this during a news briefing in Minna.
While saying the use of veterinary drugs in food producing animals has the potential to generate residues, the State Commissioner for Livestock and Fisheries, Zakari Bawa, said butchers and rearers now induce animals with steroids before slaughtering them.
The Nigerian Union of Teachers, Niger State Wing has on Monday disclosed that between 2015 and 2017, the Union recorded over 2,000 deaths and various transfers.
Niger State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Danjuma Sallau, said on Monday that the State Government was spending about N4.7 billion on reconstruction/rehabilitation of two major federal roads in the state.
A witness who pleaded anonymity, said though none of the officials was injured, a Hillux van with registration number Abuja BD826KWL belonging to ActionAid had its windscreen smashed.
The All Peoples Democratic Alliance has called on the Federal Government to upscale the issue of food security to make it more meaningful to Nigerians.
While making this known on Friday during a campaign on organizational strategy development workshop organised by the White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, a representative of the NSPHCDA, Dr. Inuwa Jinaidu, said the total number of women of childbearing age is 1,298,057.
Dr Joseph Oteri, Director, Special Duties and Chairman of National Measles Yellow Fever Technical Committee, disclosed this during media orientation forum for yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign in Abuja on Tuesday.