The Niger State Government has approved a new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for civil servants, which is to commence in November 2024. This announcement was made by the state governor, Umaru Bago, following a lengthy negotiation between the state government and the leadership of the state’s labour union, reports Channels TV. Governor Bago assured wo...
•Terrorists There have been new terror attacks in the garrison town of Basra in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The assault commenced this morning with intermittent gunshots being fired, reports Daily Independent. According to local informants, this attack is the most recent in a string of aggressive invasions by the extremist gr...
•Bandits Bloodthirsty bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. The LGA Chairman, Akilu Isyaku, confirmed the killing of the 13 farmers in an interview with a local radio station in Minna yesterday. He said the bandits […]
•Police The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed the killings in Suleja area of Niger State, vowing to take action. It was earlier reported how some persons were killed when security operatives forcefully dispersed the crowd of protesters who blocked a major road, leaving passengers trapped for hours, reports Daily Trust. When contacte...
•Terrorists As the renewed attacks from suspected Boko Haram persist, the people of Allawa and neighboring communities in Niger State have fled their ancestral homes following the withdrawal of military base in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. It was reliably gathered that about seven communities together were burnt down by the rece...
•Governor Bago Chika Otuchikere writes that although Niger State Government has denied the ban on alcoholic drinks, some local governments are insisting that the drinks remain banned in their areas, reports The PUNCH Niger State is a signatory to the Islamic Sharia law which allows the Islamic or Sharia law to operate side by side […]...
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