Niger State government has assured workers in the state and local government services of the safety of their contributions and counter-contributions of the government to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) which commenced last month. The director-general of the State Pension Board, Alhaji Usman Tinau Mohammed, who disclosed this to journalists in Minna, the state capital at the weekend, noted that as the state resumed the Contributory Pension Scheme, measures have been put in place to ensure that their funds are well managed. He disclosed that unlike in the past that only one lead Manager from the 19 Pension Funds…
Author: Yakubu Bina
The Niger State House of Assembly has rejected the decision by Governor Abubakar Bello to slash salaries of civil servants and lawmakers. It, however, directed the Governor to refund the 50 percent balance of salaries of workers already deducted or face dire consequences. Chairman, House Committee on Labour and Productivity, Alhaji Abdulmalik Madaki, who addressed journalists on the issue in Minna, described the step taken by the governor as unlawful and inhumane. Madaki declared that no one had the right to tamper with the salaries of civil and public workers, insisting that the salary slash was a gross violation of…
The Niger State House Committee on Works has expressed shock over the ongoing renovation of the government house, Minna to the tune of N1 billion after fencing that earlier cost N1.9 billion and not being handled by the Ministry of Works. It, however, questioned the accountability and transparency of the state government. Chairman of House Committee on Works and member representing Lavun constituency, Hon. Jubril Ndagi Baba, clarified yesterday during its session at the assembly complex in Minna. The Committee berated the Commissioner of Works, Alhaji Muhammed Ibrahim Panti and his Ministry’s team of incompetency in the handling of their…
The Niger State chapter of Coalition of Northern Youths has staged a peaceful protest over incessant killing in Niger state and Northern Nigeria in general where they blamed governments of not doing enough to curb the current insecurity. The sober protest led by Niger NLC Chairman, Comrade Yakubu Garba and Comrade Bello Ibrahim the Convener of Concern Nigerlites Forum yesterday took place from Central mosque to Emirs palace in Minna. The group presented a letter of ‘Passionate Appeal for Quick Intervention’ to the Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Faruk Bahago for onwards to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello and President Muhammadu…
Niger State Ministry of Health and Hospital Services has distributed over 920,000 different kinds of contraceptives as part of its Family Planning Programme to avoid unwanted pregnancy and children during the lockdown period of containing the spread of pandemic coronavirus. The State Coordinator of Family Planning, Mrs. Docas Dalhatu made this known yesterday in Minna at the TCI/ The Challenge Initiative Media Roundtable on the theme; ‘Maintaining Demand for Family Planning Commodities During COVID -19 Lockdown’. She explained that 920,632, 000 different types of contraceptives were distributed to public health service providers in the 25 local government councils in the…
The Niger state government has claimed that it has expended N795 million so far for COVID-19 activities and not have received any money from the Federal government for such activities in the state. The Chairman of the state COVID-19 Taskforce and Secretary to the Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane made this known while fielding questions from members of the state House of Assembly yesterday in Minna. The Secretary of the State government and the Commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Maikusidi were invited to the House of Assembly to explain the activities of the task force committee. Matane said that…
The Niger State Police Command has paraded two notorious scammers who have defrauded many victims under the pretence of offering bank services. They are currently in police net for interrogation and prosecution. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, Niger State Command ASP Wasiu A. Abiodun, said, “Police Intelligence Operatives on Bank surveillance in Minna arrested one Victor Okebugwu ‘m’ aged 32yrs of Tungan-Goro Minna and James Amaonye ‘m’ aged 33yrs of Korokpa via Chanchaga Minna”. According to Abiodun, they were noticed to be loitering within the premises of a Commercial Bank in Minna suspiciously. Investigations revealed that the…
