Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State, yesterday, told education stakeholders in the state that 60 percent of teachers in the state’s public schools across the 25 local government were not qualified. Speaking at the end of year Academic Day programme of the State Teachers Professional Development Institute Implementation Committee, NSTPDIIC, in Mararaban Dandaudu, the governor […]
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As part of efforts to enhance dry season farming, Niger State government has concluded plans to embark on reviving 17 abandoned irrigation schemes across the state. Governor Abubakar Bello disclosed this in Minna through his deputy, Mohammed Ketso, at the first Commodity Trade Exhibition organised by the Niger assisted value chain development programme. Speaking at […]
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The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday disclosed that the company would invest $450m in agriculture development in Niger State over the next three years Dangote, who made this known during the 2017 Niger State Investment Summit in Minna, said the funds would be used in establishing a large scale rice processing mill […]
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Niger State government on Tuesday confirmed that a pension fund totaling ₦5.77 billion is missing. The money is 7.5 per cent employer/employee Contributory Pension Scheme deduction made on behalf of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and local government councils in the state from 2007 to 2015. However, the state government has put […]
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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has said the unemployment rate in the state will reduce next year as no fewer than 10,000 workers will be engaged at the Niger State Rice Mill. He spoke at the inauguration of the multi-million dollar Integrated Rice Processing and Milling Complex built by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) […]
Read More The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, on Wednesday painted a gloomy picture of his state’s economy, saying it had become impossible for him to pay salaries. Bello spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We have laid the cards on the table; […]
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SEIZURE of 1,614.529 kg of various hard drugs and arrest of 286 suspects was made by the Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) between January 2015 and January 2016, the State Commander, Mr. Joseph Iweanjuwa has disclosed. Addressing newsmen in his office Wednesday, Iweanjuwa said the command convicted 66 offenders, […]
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