ASHENEWS reports that the Sani Bello Foundation in partnership with Graceland Healthcare Development Foundation has provided free surgeries to 533 patients suffering from various ailments.
Author: Fatima Zahra Muhammad
In one of the wards at the General Hospital in Kontagora, Niger State, Bara’atu Kabiru beams with relief after undergoing a successful surgery for vaginal prolapse.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has signed an agreement with Jade Partners, an international agricultural company, to launch a 5,000-hectare sesame farming project.
ASHENEWS reports that the Alliance for Green Revolution in Nigeria (AGRA) in partnership with the Niger State Ministry of Agriculture has launched a project aimed at reviewing the agricultural sector policy of the state.
ASHENEWS reports that residents of Gidan Madara and Dadin Kowa Estate in Minna, Niger State, have raised alarms over harmful emissions from two factories in the area, Golden Age Table Water and Polymer Nigeria Limited, a plastic production and recycling factory operating in their area.
Last week, the federal government released the “State of Nigeria’s Children: Summary of the 2024 Situational Analysis of Children and Adolescents in Nigeria,” a report which presented the stark picture of the challenges faced by children and adolescents in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that lawmakers in Kaduna State have pledged their support for the procurement and distribution of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) as part of efforts to combat malnutrition and anaemia across the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has pledged 1.2 million hectares of land to the federal government for pasture production, ranching, and livestock farming.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Government has signed an agreement with FutureCamp, a renowned management consulting firm based in Germany to tap into the potential of the green economy.
ASHENEWS reports that Niger State, in partnership with the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to revive Nigeria’s sugar industry, in a bid to boost food security and rural industrialization.