Niger State

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N115.5 billion for the construction of various road projects in Adamawa, Plateau and Taraba States. The Minister of Works and Housing,…

The Niger state government has declared a total lockdown in the state for two weeks from Monday, April 13. Governor Abubakar Bello made the declaration while briefing journalists after an extensive, emergency executive meeting at the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on nine Federal Permanent Secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Permanent Secretaries were sworn-in in two batches of five and four before the…

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, says the Sunti Golden Sugar Estates, a N64 billion investment by Flour Mills Plc (FMN) will contribute greatly to ending Nigeria’s Sugar Dependence. This is even as he…

A Niger State returning officer has been declared missing days after the LGA elections. The Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Aminu Baba, announced this during a briefing with reporters on Monday at the…

There was panic at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, on Friday following a clash between tanker drivers and students of the institution. City Round learnt that at least three cars and many motorcycles were burnt…

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State on Tuesday dissolved the State Executive Council and directed all commissioners to hand over the affairs of their ministries to their respective Permanent Secretaries. Bello also directed…

A Federal High Court sitting in Minna, on Thursday, issued a bench warrant against a former governor of Niger State, Babaginda Aliyu, for failing to appear before it. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Aliyu, also issued a warrant…

Some female members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday evening protested at the INEC headquarters in Minna, Niger State. The women alleged that the governorship election on Saturday had been tampered with and would not agree…

Polaris Bank has partnered the Niger state government to ensure that participants in the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme can open bank accounts with less hassle. In a statement released on Monday, the bank said the…