Author: Tahir Ahmed

By NEXTER All Progressives Congress (APC) senior stakeholder, Dr. Mohammed Kudu Santuraki (Santurakin Nupe) has commended Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago for launching Bida’s 20-year Development Plan. In a statement, Santuraki, who is the Secretary-General of Niger-South Senior Stakeholders’ Forum (NSSF), described the plan as a bold and visionary initiative for sustainable urban growth, economic advancement, and social inclusion in the historic city. He said: “Development plans of this nature are the hallmark of serious governance. They provide a strategic roadmap to transform our cities from centres of potential into engines of prosperity and modern living.” According to Santuraki,…

By NEXTER In a major boost to commercial agriculture in Nigeria, the Dangote Group and the Niger State Government are fostering sectoral partnership worth billions of naira. The conglomerate said significant investment has been deployed into the company’s rice production infrastructure in the state, even as it is partnering the Government on the Niger Food initiative. The Niger Food initiative is an agricultural development programme launched by the Niger State Government in partnership with private sector players like the Dangote Group. Senior Special Adviser to the President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Fatima Wali Abdurrahman, said the company’s state-of-the-art…

By Saidu Adamu The pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC in Taraba and former Envoy to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Alhaji Hassan Ardo on Thursday said that the visit of President Bola Tinubu to Taraba has shown that the State Governor Agbu Kefas has failed woefully in the first Two years of his administration. During an interaction with journalists, Ardo said it is a shame that the President who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima had no project to commission as part of the working visit that comes just a few days to the second…

By Abubakar Ahmed The recent revelation by a chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr. Ayodele Asalu, regarding the current status of the federal lawmakers’ constituency project fund is no doubt distressing. In a viral video sighted by this writer, Mr. Asalu claimed that the consistency project allowance of the House of Representatives members has risen from a paltry N200 million to an astonishing N1 billion while that of a Senator is now pegged at N2 billion respectively following the removal of petroleum subsidy by the federal government under the present regime of President Bola…

By Abubakar Yunusa Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has declared that Nigeria has no reason to remain in poverty, given its vast natural resources. Speaking at the Taraba International Investment Summit in Jalingo, the governor pointed to Nigeria’s abundant sunshine, fertile land, and water resources as unmatched advantages. “People in Europe barely farm for three months a year.But we can farm 24 hours, 365 days a year. It means we have no business with poverty,”Bago said. He stressed that all key factors of production were naturally available in Taraba State, a sentiment also echoed by Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko…

Dangote calls on governors to seek domestic investment to boost economy By Saidu Adamu The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has advised Nigerian Governors to look inward and encourage domestic investment instead of always pushing for foreign ones that may hardly materialise. Speaking at the 2025 Taraba International Investment Summit (Taravest) in Jalingo on Wednesday, the business mogul explained that no foreign investors will come to invest in any part of the country without the presence of domestic investment. He stressed that once the domestic sector is properly established and resources well harnessed, the foreign investors will…

By NEXTER In a bold boost for women entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Dangote Cement Plc has empowered businesswomen in host communities in Benue State with cash grants, thus deepening business activities in the State. The women empowerment programme came months after the Dangote Cement in Gboko increased bursary payments to students of host communities by more than 100 per cent. Speaking at the ceremony Wednesday in Gboko, Group Head, Social Performance, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Wakeel Olayiwola said: “”Through this scheme, selected women entrepreneurs in host communities will receive ₦100,000 grants each to strengthen and expand their businesses. “The financial support…

By Saidu Adamu The Taraba State Government has come under intense criticism following a sweeping condemnation by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), which accused the state of deliberately sidelining the press during major state functions. In a strongly worded resolution passed during an emergency congress, the Chapel expressed outrage over the government’s failure to accredit its members for coverage of the high-profile Taraba State International Investment Summit (TARAVEST) and the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the state. The resolution was signed by Mr. Charles Akpeji, who served as Chairman of the resolution drafting…

By NEXTER The Federal Government has finally released the sum of N9.75bn reimbursement for the taking over of the erstwhile Lafia Cargo Airport, which was remained as Usman Dan Fodio Airport. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi disclosed during a special meeting with some selected stakeholders from across the state which held at the Government House on Monday in Lafia, that the state government has received the refund money. Governor Sule, confirmed at the stakeholders meeting that his administration has been relentlessly pursuing for a refund amounting to N9.75bn after the takeover of the facility. He said the state government got the…

PSV Eindhoven won their second successive Dutch title on Sunday, surging from a seemingly impossible position in the closing weeks of the season to pip arch-rivals Ajax. A 3-1 win at Sparta Rotterdam was enough to hand Peter Bosz and his men the Eredivisie title, which culminated in one of the most exciting climaxes in living memory. PSV had all but given up hope of the championship. With only five matches to play, four-time European champions Ajax were nine points clear and seemingly cruising to the title. In what was billed as a championship decider, Ajax beat PSV 2-0 in…