A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry. Vatsa reiterated the claim made by former Edo State Governor,

There is a fresh panic in Niger state as another tanker explosion rocked the northwest state, just one week after 98 people died of the same incident in the state.

Barely two weeks after the Tanker Explosion Killed 100 people at Dikko Junction, Niger state, another Tanker accident occurred in the Agaie local government area of the state.

The National Agricultural Development Fund and the Niger State government have taken a significant step towards improving food security

On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they cleared kiosks, restaurants and other beachside businesses. The demolitions signaled the start of Nigeria’s most ambitious road project in decades.

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering security matters in Nigeria.Suleja, Niger state - Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 election, visited the site of the tragic petrol tanker explosion,

Recall that NADF and the Niger State Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last year leading to the signing of funding agreement between NADF, Niger Foods, and the Niger State Government, setting the stage for transformative growth towards achieving food security and self-sufficiency in Nigeria.

Bago, on Tuesday, announced support for the kickoff of the Niger State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.

The Federal government has set up a committee of stakeholders to unravel the remote and immediate cause of Saturday's Petrol Tanker accident at Dikko Junction, Dikko-Maje Minna road, Gurara Local Government,

The explosion occurred barely a week after 98 people died in a tanker explosion in northern Niger State. Anadolu reported that Nigeria has experienced 172 oil tanker accidents and 1,896 deaths since 2009. 2024 saw the highest death toll, with 266 fatalities.

ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said Monday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after ...

The National Agricultural Development Fund and the Niger State Government have signed a co-financing agreement worth N5bn.