Author: Adeloje Ojo

By Aideloje Ojo, Minna The Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (GAVI) staff engaged by the Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA) in 2023 under contract appointment have urged Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago to absorbed them into permanent employment of the state. Gavi staff stated this in a Save- our- Soul (SoS) letter to the Governor in which they also appealed for the payment of five months salaries owed by the employer. In the letter submitted through the Chief of Staff to the Governor, the staff lamented that despite assurances to normalise thier appointment at the expiration of the…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna A Minna High Court has declared Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi Aloma as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for the Paikoro Local Government Council in the election scheduled for November this year. The court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Mikailu, in a judgment on Thursday ordered the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission ( NSIEC) to issue Dr Ibrahim Aloma the certificate of return as the APC Chairmanship candidate for the Paikoro Local Government immediately. Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Aloma had sued Honourable Aminu Umar Yandayi, All Progressives Congress APC and the Niger state Independent Electoral…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna. The cholera pandemic in Niger state has spread to 16 local government areas while no fewer than 409 persons are affected by the disease. The state Commissioner for Primary Health Care, Dr Ibrahim Ahmed Dangana made the disclosed while speaking to newsmen during the unveiling of sensitization on the Measles – Rubella campaign in Minna. Dr.Dangana explained that although the death toll still remain at (13), the state government has put in place necessary measures to contain the spread of the infection. “We have identified isolation and treatment centers across all the 25 local Councils not…

* 4 fresh cases reported in Minna, 23 in other LGAs on Thursday  – UNICEF, By Aideloje Ojo Minna The outbreak of cholera has claimed 13 lives while 200 people have been rushed to hospitals in Niger state as the disease spreads across six local government areas. The state Commissioner of Primary Health Care, Dr. Ibrahim Dangana has confirmed the lost of 13 lives adding that about 240 persons hospitalised in six local government areas. According to him, ” the state government has established treatment and isolation centre  at old wing of late Senator Idris Ibrahim Kuta Primary Health Care…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a N5 billion cheque to his Niger state counterpart, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago for the production of grains and other food items under strategic partnership aimed at enhancing food security and agricultural productivity. The cheque was presented to the Niger state Governor at the launch of N500 billion “produce for Lagos” initiative held at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The Chief Press Secretary to the Niger state Governor, Bologi Ibrahim stated this in a statement issued in Minna, adding that, “The N5 billion cheque is for the…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna The Niger State government has signed a ₦1.8 trillion guaranteed paddy rice production and offtake agreement with Dangote Rice Limited targeting 50,000 jobs creation The deal was sealed in Lagos through Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistics Ltd and Dangote Rice Limited witnessed by Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state and the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim stated this in a statement issued in Minna. He said, ” According to the agreement, Niger Foods will supply high-quality paddy rice to Dangote Rice Limited…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has described the appointment of former APC chairman in the state, Honourable Zakari Haliru Jikantoro as a board member of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC ) as a well-deserved recognition of his immense contribution to the development of the entire region. The Governor stated this in a congratulatory message issued in Minna on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim. He said, “the appointment of Alhaji Zakari Haliru Jikantoro is a well-deserved and pleasing one. As the former Niger State APC Chairman and…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has called on the over 2000 communities in riverside and other flood prone areas in the state to relocate higher planes to aviod flood disaster. The Governor stated this in a statement issued in Minna on Friday by his Special Adviser on Communication, Media and Strategy, Honourable Jonathan Vatsa. He emphasized the urgent need for the riverside communities to heed the Nigerian Meteorological Agency warning on imminent flooding in parts of the country including Niger state. ” It very important for communities along the riverside to as a matter…

By General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.) It is with a deeply heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of my friend, my brother, my course mate, and a fellow soldier in the journey of nationhood — President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. Our paths crossed in 1962 when we both joined the Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna. From those early days, Muhammadu stood out — quiet yet resolute, principled yet humble, deeply patriotic and fiercely loyal to Nigeria. Through the years, we shared trenches and trials, dreams and disappointments, victories and moments of reflection. Our bond was forged…

By Aideloje Ojo Minna Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has described the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari as a loss of an icon of integrity and patriotic leader who lived the life of service to humanity. The Governor stated this in message by his Chief Press Secretary ( CPS) mourning the passing of the former President in a London hospital on Sunday He described the late former President as an elder statesman who has etched his name in the annals of Nigeria’s history. ” The former President Buhari has been a very disciplined personality and has lived…