Tag: Niger State
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Gov Bago gives condition to pay new minimum wage
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has said his administration will not hesitate to implement the N70,000 minimum wage as far as resources were available. He said this in an interview with newsmen after declaring open the 2024 quadrennial state delegate conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Minna on…
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Niger Governor reacts over fatal tanker explosion that left 48 dead
Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State has expressed sadness over the petrol tanker explosion that killed 48 people in Essa village in Katcha Local Government Area of the State. The Sunday morning incident occurred along the Bida-Agaie-Lapai highway.
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Black Sunday as fuel tanker explosion kills 48 in Niger
No fewer than thirty people have reportedly died in a fuel tanker explosion after colliding with another truck along Agaie-Bida road in Niger State.
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BREAKING: Houses destroyed, 7 declared missing as flood wreaks havoc in Minna
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that at least seven persons were declared missing in Magma and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs), following Friday’s heavy flooding.
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Hunger protest turns bloody as police gun down six protesters In Niger
The Nigerian police, Niger State command reportedly shot six protesters dead, leaving many others with various degrees of injuries in the ongoing hunger protest in Suleja. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learnt that the policemen who were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway, shot the victims,…
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Niger state youth leader sacked over protest support
Abdullahi Isah, also known as Biodun, has been dismissed from his role as the Youth Leader of Bosso (Wakilin
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Gov. Bago announces N20,000 wage award for civil servants
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced N20,000 wage award for the state and local government civil servants in the State.
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Bago earmarks N5bn for new camp, donates N320m to corps members
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago of Niger has approved N5 billion for the construction of a new NYSC permanent orientation camp in the state. He disclosed this during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 Batch B, Stream
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Residents, farmers flee Niger community as bandits wreak havoc
Residents and farmers of Bassa community in Niger State have fled the community in droves following a attack from bandits that claimed the lives of twenty persons.
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NSEMA gives update on building collapse in Niger
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), has said that no life was lost in a building collapse at Sabon-Gari area of Minna metropolis in Niger.