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Troops kill bandits buying food in Sokoto market
Punch
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August 23, 2025
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed two suspected members of Lakurawa terror group in Sokoto State. The incident happened on Saturday in the Mano community, Tangaza Local Government Area, where the bandits had gone to buy food items before...
Niger State Students Threaten Mass Protest Over Neglect of Education, Unpaid Scholarships
The News Chronicle
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August 23, 2025
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has announced plans to stage a mass protest over what it describes as long-standing neglect of the education sector and failure to pay student scholarships in the state. In a statement...
Niger Open to Investments in Transportation Sector, Others, Says Dep Gov Garba
This Day
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August 23, 2025
The Niger State Deputy Governor, Yakubu Garba, said the state government is ready to welcome investments across all modes of transportation to drive economic growth and enhance public safety. Garba also said the state is committed to supporting...
Niger students threaten mass protest over unpaid scholarships, education neglect
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 23, 2025
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has declared plans for a mass protest, citing prolonged neglect of the education sector and unpaid scholarships across the state. The students issued the declaration on Saturday, saying...
Nigeria’s lithium revolution and end of economic explotation.
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 23, 2025
For decades, Nigeria stood at the edge of promise—rich in minerals, rich in minds, yet poor in outcomes. The story was painfully familiar as foreign firms arrived with fanfare, extracted our birthright and left behind dust, debt and...
Niger Govt Technical College Bida Nears Collapse Despite Multi-Billion Naira Education Budget
Sahara Reporters
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A civic tech organisation, MonITNG, has called on Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to urgently intervene in the deplorable state of Government Technical College, Bida, Niger State. The once-thriving technical institution now lies in ruins, with...
West Bank villagers live in fear as settler violence increases
The National News
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In 1995, Badran Moussa built a home for himself, his wife Amira and their small children on a plot of land he bought in the occupied West Bank village of Al Mazraah Al Gharbiyah. It was the perfect spot for a home, on a hilltop quite isolated from...
BREAKING: Nigerian Students Declare Mass Protest In Niger State Over Education Neglect, Unpaid Scholarships
Sahara Reporters
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August 23, 2025
The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has declared plans for a mass protest in response to what it describes as prolonged neglect of the education sector and unpaid scholarships across the state. The students body in a...
From Arewa to Lagos: A journey of northern enterprise
Daily Trust
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August 23, 2025
In late July ever year, the rainy season peaks in North-Central, Nigeria. It is a crucial time for yam farmers in Niger State as they get busy weeding their farms to ensure a better yield. Yam seedlings, typically planted around April, will be...
ECOWAS urged to sustain plans for West Africa’s single currency
Punch
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August 22, 2025
The Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria has called on the Economic Community of West African States to sustain its commitment toward the actualisation of a single currency for the sub-region. According to ASBON, the initiative holds...
Niger urges workers to enrol in contributory health scheme, Nicare
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
Niger State Head of Service, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Idris, has emphasised the need for civil servants to enrol themselves and family members into the Niger State Contributory Health Agency (Nicare). Abubakar Sadiq, who gave the advice while on an...
Bakura: What we know about Boko Haram leader, Niger claims to have killed
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
Niger’s army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias “Bakura”, without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group. After its founding in neighbouring Nigeria in the early...
Kano Court Sentences Man To Five Years Imprisonment Over ₦59.5m Bank Fraud
Information Nigeria
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August 22, 2025
A Kano State High Court has sentenced one Khalifa Hamza Aminu to five years in prison for defrauding a bank account holder of over ₦59.5 million. The judgment was delivered by Justice Maryam Ahmed Sabo on Friday in Kano. According to the court...
What we know about Boko Haram leader Niger claims to have killed
Modern Ghana
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Niger's army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias "Bakura", without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group. After its founding in neighbouring Nigeria in the early...
Niger Overhauls Livestock Trade, To End Direct Supply Of Live Cows To Southwest
The Will
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August 21, 2025
August 21, (THEWILL) — The Niger State Government has announced a sweeping reform in livestock trade, disclosing plans to stop the direct transportation of live cows and goats to markets in Lagos and Ogun States. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made...
Only Primary School In Niger State’s Mawagi Community Lies In Ruins, Over 500 Pupils Forced Out –Report
Sahara Reporters
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Civic-accountability platform, MonITNG has expressed outrage over the deplorable state of Mawagi Primary School in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. In a statement on X on Friday, the organisation urged Niger State Governor, Mohammed...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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Business News | India Exim Bank Signs $40 Mn Credit Line Agreement with ECOWAS Bank to Boost Trade with Africa
Latestly
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August 21, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) and ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) have signed a commercial credit line agreement of USD 40 million. The agreement will create new...
Niger State House of Assembly approves Diaspora Agency Bill to strengthen economic, cultural ties
Alexa.ng
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The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the Niger State Diaspora Agency Bill, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at engaging the state’s diaspora community and creating fresh opportunities for economic growth, trade, and cultural...
Niger State Secures $100 Million Livestock Export Deal with Saudi Arabia
Nigerian Eye
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August 21, 2025
In a landmark move to boost Nigeria’s non-oil export sector, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced a $100 million offtake agreement with the Saudi Export and Import Bank to supply livestock to the Middle East. The deal,...