NEWS

Police confirms death of a man in Government House Lodge, Minna

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2025

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the sudden death of an unidentified man who collapsed and died at Government House Lodge, Minna. A report by security and counter-insurgency analyst, Zagazola Makama, said that the incident occurred on Friday, August 2, 2025. He quoted sources to

NEWS

Zulum sympathises with Mokwa flood victims, donates N300m

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2025

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has sympathised with his Niger State counterpart, Mohammed Bago, over recent flood disaster in Mokwa Local Government Area. During a visit on Tuesday at the Government House in Minna, Zulum announced the donation of N300m to support victims of the disaster. Zulum noted that the donation is to complement […]

NEWS

HOMEF sympathises with flood victims, calls for government to be proactive

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2025

Flooding has become a persistent nightmare in Nigeria. In 2012, floods affected 33 out of the 36 states following the rain that fell between July and October that year. The floods displaced over 2 million people, resulting in more than 400 deaths and other associated destruction. In 2018, the Benue and Niger rivers overflowed due […]

BUSINESS

Dangote Group, Niger State, Forge Multi-Billion Naira Agric Partnership

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2025

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 […]