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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...
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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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,...
Niger offered 200 university scholarships for 2025-26
University World News
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MOROCCO Since 1990, Morocco’s scholarship programme for Niger – part of a broader cooperation dating back to 1976 – has enabled over 2,000 Nigerien students to study in Morocco, with about 700 currently pursuing education in the country, reports...
From announcements to delivery: Governor Bago and the future of Niger state
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 21, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has emerged as one of the most ambitious Governor in Nigeria today. His administration’s “New Niger Agenda” is a sweeping vision covering infrastructure, green economy, agriculture, education, health,...
Niger Assembly passes Diaspora Agency Bill
Daily Post
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August 20, 2025
The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the Niger State Diaspora Agency Bill in line with the state’s efforts to engage with its diaspora community. The bill was passed after the House Standing Committee on Women Affairs, Humanitarian and...
Niger to Halt Supply of Live Cows, Process Meat Locally, Deliver Frozen to Lagos
Nigerian Eye
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August 20, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has announced a transformative shift in Niger State’s livestock trade, revealing plans to stop the direct supply of live cows and goats to markets in Lagos and Ogun states. Instead, the state will process meat locally...
Niger State Allocates 100,000 Hectares to Lagos for Agricultural Boost
Nigerian Eye
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August 20, 2025
In a significant move to enhance food security, Niger State Governor Umar Bago has allocated 100,000 hectares of arable land to Lagos State for agricultural development. The announcement was made at the FirstBank Nigeria-sponsored Agric & Export...
Niger State crops out 100,000 hectares for Lagos to raise food production
The News (Nigeria)
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August 20, 2025
Governor Sanwo-Olu and others at the First Bank 2025 Agric and Export Expo Nigeria’s agricultural produce is ripe for export competitiveness at the global market, but access to finance for local farmers to meet the demand and quality needs remains...
India Exim Bank signs $40 mn credit line agreement with ECOWAS Bank to boost trade with Africa
Times of Oman
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New Delhi: 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 $40 million. The agreement will create new opportunities for Indian businesses to...
Estonian banks require surcharges up to €100 on payments to, from high-risk states
ERR
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August 21, 2025
The banks say processing transactions to and from listed states costs more in terms of time and resources, hence a surcharge being applied, in most cases on private and business clients alike. The surcharge requirement have already been put into...
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Eleven electricity distribution companies owe Federation Account N2.6 trn
Alexa.ng
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Eleven Electricity Distribution Companies operating in the country owe the Federation Account the sum of ₦2.6 trillion, the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) PLC has said. Managing Director of NBET, Johnson Akinnawo disclosed the...
Niger Police Arrest Four Over Truck Theft On Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four individuals for allegedly conspiring to steal a truck along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in Dikko, Suleja. In a statement released to journalists in Minna on Monday, the Police Public Relations...
Red Cross Donates To Mokwa Flood Victims
Leadership
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August 24, 2025
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has built 47 shelters with boreholes, toilets and bathrooms to victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger State. The organisation has also distributed 500 dignity kits to women and girls of...
Niger police arrest three salesgirls over N29m theft
Punch
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August 19, 2025
Three salesgirls have landed in the police net over the theft of N29m worth of goods in an electronics phone in Obasanjo Complex, Minna, Niger State. The suspects, Sarah Ogbonna, Ruth Emmanuel, and Mercy Ogbonna, were allegedly involved in the...
FirstBank Convenes Agric Stakeholders to Reignite Nigeria’s Export Economy
Nigeria News Desk
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August 20, 2025
L–R: Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State; Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, MD/CEO, FirstBank Group; Gov. Umar Bago, Governor of Niger State; and Engr. Ibrahim Alkali, representing...
Niger State Slashes Hospital Bed Fees At Suleja General Hospital, Warns Staff Against Extorting Patients
Sahara Reporters
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Under the new policy, general ward fees are now N2,000 for 10 days, replacing the previous daily rate of N500. The Niger State Hospital Management Board has announced a reduction in bed fees at General Hospital Suleja, in a move aimed at easing...
Illegal mining costs Nigeria 13.7trn annually, bankrolls banditry – FCT Police Commissioner
Daily Post
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August 20, 2025
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ajao Adewale, said illegal mining is fueling banditry and costing the country an estimated N13.7 trillion annually. According to him, illegal mining has become a powerful cartel-driven...