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Govt hands over $1.8m KOICA rice mill to private firm

The Niger State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Elephant Group PLC for the concessioning of the $1.8 million Korea

We’ll prioritize 2020 intending pilgrims who rolled over hajj fare – Board

The Executive Secretary, Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board (NSPWB), Umar Makun Lapai, has said that those who rolled over their 2020 hajj fare will b

Govt to curb restiveness, drug abuse

In an effort to curb youth restiveness and drug abuse, the Niger State government has ordered state Ministry for Youth and Sports Development to carry

Man bags 30 years for raping 9-year-old girl

Seventy-year-old Mohammed Sani Umar has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by a Minna Magistrate Court for raping a 9-year-old girl. The convict,

Niger bans Sallah festivities

Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has cancelled all Eid-el Kabir festivities across all the eight emirates in the State. In a statement