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Salary Cut: Labour begins strike in Niger Dec. 1

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The strike, according to the organised labour in the state, is expected to take place with effect from 12 midnight of Tuesday December 1 .With the collapse of negotiation between officials of the Niger State Government and those of the organised labour over the plan by the state to reduce workers’ salary, Labour has declared a total strike in the state. The workers’ letter to the state government titled “Resumption of Suspended Indefinite Strike Action” dated November 27 sent to Governor Abubakar Bello through the State Head of Service read…

Niger Govt restates commitment to agricultural development

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Niger State Government has reiterated its continued commitment to give Agriculture all the necessary attention in order to transform the economic fortunes of the State. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed this when he visited Efugo Farms Limited in Otukpa, Benue State. Ahmed Matane who visited the Farms on invitation of Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Chief Executive Officer of Efugo Farms, was highly impressed with what he saw at Cashew and Palm Kernel Plantations. Ahmed Matane then…

INSECURITY : Niger Govt pledges scholarship for children of slain vigilantes

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Niger State Government has pledged to sponsor the education of the children of members of Niger State Chapter of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) who paid the supreme price in combating bandits to safeguard the society. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this in Kontagora while intersecting with officials and members of the Volunteers group. Sani Bello who commended the renewed efforts of the Vigilantes in the state for taking the fight to the hideouts of the bandits said it was a right step in the right direction. The Governor…

SALARY CUT: Niger Govt sues for understanding from civil servants, political appointees ….. as FAAC allocation dwindles

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Niger State Government has called for the understanding of the State Civil Servants and Political Appointees over salary reduction from the month of November following the short fall from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), as well as Internally Generated Revenue IGR of the State. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, described the situation as unfortunate especially now that the economy is hitting hard on people due to recession. He however said the decision was temporal and was hopeful that soonest the situation will improve. Sani Bello, who attributed the short fall…

Minna-Bida road reconstruction in fast progress – Niger Govt

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Niger state government has said stone base laying has commenced on the Minna-Bida road as the reconstruction project continued to gather momentum. The State government has indicated its commitment towards the completion of the project, considering the progressive pace of work on the road by the contractor handling the project. The State Project Monitoring and Implementation Committee on behalf of the State government inspected the level of work done on the road reconstruction project with a call for more patient and understanding from the people. The Committee Chairman who is…

Niger Govt redeploys PHC staff to Health Development Agency

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Niger state government has transfered all staff of Primary Health Care from the Niger state Ministry of Local affairs to the state’s Primary Health Care Development agency. The State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State’s Primary Health Care Development Agency Governing Board,Ahmed Ketso disclosed this while declaring opened a 3-day capacity building retreat for members of the Governing Board which took place at Ibeto Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday. The Deputy Governor hinted that payment of salaries to staff of all primary Health Care by the Primary Health Care Development…

Niger Govt to reconstruct, modernize Minna abattoir, others … plans to resettle Muregi, Ketso communities

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Niger state Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has approved the reconstruction of a modern abattoir in Minna at the cost of N512.7m. Commissioner for Livestock and Fisheries, Alhaji Haruna Nuhu Dukku disclosed this during the Post Exco Media briefing held at Government House, Minna. Dukku said the Minna Abattoir, which is almost 50 years old, needed to be modernized to meet the desired standard adding that doing so will make the processes of slaughtering and production of meat more hygienic in line with global best practices. He said when the modern…

Niger Govt commences implementation of Basic healthcare provision fund

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Niger State Government has said it has commenced the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund implementation in order to support an effective delivery of primary healthcare services in the state. Commissioner for Health Ministry of Health and Hospital Management Services, Dr. Mohammed Makusidi disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the government house, Minna. He explained that the program was a large scale reform financed by annual grant of one percent consolidation revenue of the Federal Government, grant from international donors and funds from other sources. According to him, the National Health Act,…

Niger Govt lifts ban on closure of state owned roads to articulated vehicles

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Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has directed relevant agencies in the State to open up the closed roads to articulated vehicles that are carrying not more than 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit PMS and 35,000 tonnes of dry cargo. The Governor gave the directive when he briefed journalists shortly after a meeting chaired by the Chief of Staff to President Mohammadu Buhari, Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Coorperation and the Minister…

Niger closes state-owned roads to Articulated vehicles

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Niger State Government has closed down Minna-Bida state-owned road to articulated vehicles due to it deplorable condition and to allow for speedy reconstruction of the road. The official closure of the road took place with a barricade to stop the heavy trucks from accessing the road in Bida. The closure of the road was coming after the state government had announced the close down of all its roads to articulated vehicles some weeks back. The Minna-Bida road,which has witnessed incessant breakdown of articulated vehicles on the road, has caused untold…