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No fewer than twenty-one corpses have been recovered with three people rescued in a flash flood disaster that ravaged two communities of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan hausawa in Mokwa town of Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger state. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency NSEMA in a statement issued by the Director General Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Arah said the incident occurred on Thursday during a torrential downpour of very high intensity that lasted several hours. He added that over ten persons are still missing as search and rescue operation is still ongoing while the three survivors (a woman and her…
No fewer than twenty-one corpses have been recovered with three people rescued in a flash flood disaster that ravaged two communities of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan hausawa in Mokwa town of Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger state. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency NSEMA in a statement issued by the Director General Alhaji Abdullahi Baba Arah said the incident occurred on Thursday during a torrential downpour of very high intensity that lasted several hours. He added that over ten persons are still missing as search and rescue operation is still ongoing while the three survivors (a woman and her…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago is to reconstruct the Dr. Idris Ibrahim Kuta Primary Healthcare Centre to serve as the first Primary Healthcare training centre in Nigeria. The Governor stated this during the inauguration of 20 Level 2 Primary Healthcare facilities spread across 16 local government areas in the state . He said all the necessary facilities needed for a good healthcare training centre will be provided, urging all health development partners to endeavour to use the centre for training when completed. Speaking on the newly constructed Level 2 Primary Healthcare facilities, the farmer Governor said 100 ambulances and…
The Forum of the State and the National Parliamentarians from Niger State comprising the 1st to 10th Assembly,have passed a vote of confidence on farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago and unanimously endorsed him for a second term in Office based on his visionary and inclusive governance. The endorsement was done when members of the Forum visited the farmer Governor at the Government House, Minna. The motion for the endorsement was moved by the former lawmaker of Rijau/Magma Federal Constituency Umar Ahmed, while former Speaker, Niger State House of Assembly, Ahmed Marafa Guni seconded the motion. Leader of the delegation and…
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago congratulates all children, especially those in Niger State, on the celebration of this year’s Children’s Day. The Governor in a message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, acknowledges that children deserve the best of everything in life. He says giving them the best at the earliest stages of their lives would go a long way in ensuring a good, peaceful and sustainable society. The farmer Governor decries how the negligence of some parents have resulted in moral decadence, and all manner of social vices in the society. He also expresses concern over the various forms…
The Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has felicitated with children and encouraged them to work hard to acquire both Islamic and western education for a brighter future. In a message to commemorate the 2025 Children’s Day celebration, the governor said the day remained very vital not only to children but also to their parents. “Let me use this medium to appeal to our children to give education the desired concentration it deserves being the bedrock of any meaningful development. “We, as parents and leaders, we will make sure we give you the necessary support to succeed.…
The Kebbi State Scholars’ Association has solicited partnership with Kebbi State Government to facilitate rapid growth and development of the state. The association made this known when its executive led other members on a courtesy visit on His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu at Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The Chairman of the association, Prof. Dahiru Mohammed-Argungu said: “We are here to formally introduce ourselves to you and inform you that this association is the first of its kind in the nation, especially in Northern Nigeria. “The association comprises academics and by implication, Your Excellency, you are…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago says the last two years of his administration have been guided by clear vision and purpose, executing a forward-thinking agenda aimed at repositioning the State to become a model of sustainable growth and innovation in Nigeria. The Governor, through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, to mark his two years in office, says the State is undergoing a strategic and transformative development. He maintains that his administration has steered the affairs of the State with distinctive ambition, passion, vigour, and commitment since assumption of office on the 29th May 2023, The…
The Managing Director of Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KEDCO), Dr Umar Abubakar-Hashidu has assured electricity consumers in Kebbi State that normal power supply to the area would soon be restored by weekend. He gave the assurance while interacting with Journalists in Government House, Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. The MD attributed the current epileptic power supply to destruction of three towers on 330 KV line from Kanji to Birnin to Niger Republic. He, however, said that work on the affected towers had reached advance stage, assuring that engineers alongside other technical personnel have gone far in fixing the problem. “Measures is…
The Kebbi State Governor, His Excellency, Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, says he is targeting 65,000 youth for the second phase of Kaura Cares empowerment programme. He disclosed this during an interactive session with the youth held in Birnin Kebbi. According to him, Kaura Cares is an empowerment programme that seeks to empower both women and youth to become self-sufficient. The governor added that the state government was establishing skills acquisition centres to provide youth with skills based knowledge to be gainfully self employed. Gov. Idris noted that government was opening information and communication technology (ICT) centres, while urging…