Niger State

November 23, (THEWILL) — The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 50 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, have escaped from captivity and...

November 21, (THEWILL) — Security operatives have launched a coordinated manhunt for the armed bandits who abducted several students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri Community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State,...

October 22, (THEWILL) — At least 39 persons have been confirmed dead and more than 60 others injured after a petrol-laden tanker exploded on Tuesday in Essa community, along the Agaie–Bida road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger...

September 25, (THEWILL) — The Niger State Judicial Service Commission (NJSC) has dismissed four officers after they repeatedly failed to pass mandatory promotion examinations. In a statement, the Chairman of the Commission’s Sub-Committee on Information, Adamu Usman, said the affected...

September 01, (THEWILL) — Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has sacked all his commissioners, special advisers, and special assistants. The governor, however, retained his secretary to the state government (SSG), chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and other principal...

August 22, (THEWILL) — The Niger State House of Assembly has passed a bill extending the retirement age of academic staff in the state-owned institutions from 65 to 70 and professors to 75 years. The Chairman of the Standing Committee...

August 21, (THEWILL) — The Niger State Government has announced a sweeping reform in livestock trade, disclosing plans to stop the direct transportation of live cows and goats to markets in Lagos and Ogun States. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made...

August 05, (THEWILL) — At least 22 people have been confirmed dead and 20 others injured after a trailer conveying goods and 42 male passengers from Kano to Lagos crashed along the Suleja-Lapai Road in Niger State. The lone crash...

July 11, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has commenced Phase 7 of the mass trials of terrorism suspects at the Kainji detention facility in Niger State, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s counter-terrorism strategy and reinforce...

June 03, (THEWILL) – The Niger State Government on Tuesday said that more than 200 bodies have so far been recovered following the devastating floods that ravaged Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmad Suleiman,...