Researchers from various Schools and Departments in the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna have attracted N844,597,376 National Research Fund (NRF) grant.
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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.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has signed a partnership with American agriculture manufacturing company – John Deere for the procurement of farm equipment worth $650 million for farmers in the state.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun State Command, arrested 252 illicit drug suspects from January 2023 to December 2023.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago has donated N20 million on behalf of himself and his cabinet members to the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Fund.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago says that the state government would soon introduce a university of agriculture and climate change in Mokwa, Mokwa local government area of Niger state.