Another set of protest to press home the the concern against the rising living cost, has erupted in Suleja, a commercial nerve center of Niger state, and located a few kilometres away from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Browsing: Niger state
The residents of Minna metropolis, the Niger state capital, on Monday, besieged the streets to protest the high cost of living in the country.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government says it intends to establish 10 state-owned universities by 2027.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago says that his administration has attracted over $1 billion in investments in the state’s agricultural sector.
Researchers from various Schools and Departments in the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna have attracted N844,597,376 National Research Fund (NRF) grant.
On July 23, 2023, this reporter traveled to Bukka village, a few kilometers away from the headquarters of Mokwa to meet with an old sick woman who was accused of witchcraft in Central Nursery and Primary School Mokwa (Yeko Rabba).
Rhoda Bulus, a 30-years old mother of four living with her family at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gwada town, Shiroro local government area of Niger state, sits by the doorsteps to a room she shares with 10 other women and children. She moved to the camp three years ago after bandits laid siege on her home.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government has allayed fears that it will displace some farmers with the introduction of farm estates in all the 25 local government areas of the state.
A boat with 100 passengers on board, has capsized in Borgu local government area of Niger, the State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government has pledged to include the families of fallen heroes and other military veterans in the state’s social investment scheme.