The Nigerian Air Force announced on Monday that airstrikes conducted by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma have killed several terrorists in Niger State. The operation also targeted strategic arms depots and the residence of a notorious kingpin, Mallam…
UNICEF, in 2022, launched a community-led initiative to end the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. The organization acknowledged that the prevalence of FGM remains widespread in Nigeria, with an…
No fewer than 14 miners remain trapped under the rubble of a collapsed mining pit in Galkogo community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, according to the Niger State Police Command. Recall that the mining site, operated by African…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, said its personnel have intercepted two trailers suspected of transporting vandalized railway sleepers in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The Niger State NSCDC Commandant, Joachim Okafor, stated…
Following the delay in the payment of wage award by the Niger State Government, the workers in the state have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike. The strike which will commence today is aimed at compelling the government to…
The Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education in Niger State has expressed its disapproval of a student’s use of offensive and aggressive language during a school debate. The Ministry’s Information Officer, Malam Jibrin Kodo, released a statement condemning the incident,…
The Niger Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested four suspects for allegedly operating an illegal refinery to produce Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) in Tafa Local Government Area of the state. This is contained…
Garam, a border town between Niger State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was again attacked by bandits on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the hoodlums killed one person and abducted nine others. Tuesday’s attack was the fourth in…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has identified climate change as one of the biggest challenges confronting Nigeria. Bago spoke during a retreat on climate change organized by the Niger State Government for the House of Representatives Press Corps, in Minna,…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has congratulated Jibrin Baba Ndace on his appointment as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of Voice of Nigeria (VON) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bago, in a statement signed by his Chief Press…
