He extended a warm invitation to law-abiding citizens with dreadlocks who have businesses or wish to invest in Niger State, assuring them of a welcoming environment. The governor emphasised that ...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian authorities rounded up more than 1,800 migrants and left them at the Nigerien border in a record expulsion earlier this month, a Niger-based migrant rights group said ...

Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago of Niger State has imposed a 6pm to 6am curfew in Minna, the state capital, following a rise in attacks and killings. The restriction also applies to commercial ...

The Niger State Government has imposed a curfew on commercial motorcycle operators (Okada riders) and Keke NAPEP drivers in Minna, the state capital, from 6 pm to 6 am daily. Governor Mohammed ...

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has reversed his controversial directive ordering the arrest of individuals with dreadlocks, following widespread backlash from the public and civil rights ...

The Niger State Government has imposed a curfew from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on commercial tricycle and motorcycle riders due to rising insecurity in Minna, the state capital. It was gathered that over ...

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, and the Chief Executive Officer of Overland Airways, Captain Edward Boyo, have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his Renewed Hope Agenda, which ...

The Governor had previously taken a strong stance against individuals wearing dreadlocks within Niger State, instructing security officers to arrest such persons and impose a fine on them.

Niger State Governor, Umar Mohammed Bago, has made a U-turn on his earlier directive ordering the arrest of individuals with dreadlocks, following public backlash that trailed his comments.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened a two-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, beginning Tuesday, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the ...

Niger State Government has suspended movement of commercial motorcycles and tricycles from 6pm to 6am in Minna, the state capital. LEADERSHIP reports that the decision of the governor, Mohammed ...