Niger budget $4m for Nations Cup

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Niger national team have budgeted $4m for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, officials have said. Top Niger FA official Sani Mohamed told MTNFootball.com that this budget is more than double what the country spent on their debut appearance at the competition when it held earlier this year in Equatorial Guinea/Gabon. “We are hopeful our budget of about $4m will be approved by government. This is more than twice what we spent for the 2012 Nations Cup.

Niger State Governor, Aliyu Berates Those Celebrating Yakowa’s Death

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Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger has chided those Nigerians reported to have celebrated the death of late Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State, describing their action as “inhuman”.

Aliyu made the remark while receiving the Speaker of Niger House of Assembly, Alhaji Adamu Usman who led other members of the Assembly to pay a condolence visit on him.The visit on Aliyu was with regard to his position as chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum.

Governor Of Niger State Celebrates Birthday Inside Private Jet

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Niger state governor, Gov. Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu celebrated his birthday aboard a private jet yesterday.
It is estimated that over 65 private jets in Nigeria, but less than 20 commercial air crafts (out of which less than 15 are operational) to carry 160 million Nigerians!!! What is it with this private jet effizy sweeping across Nigeria? When people say this government is clueless, it looks like an insult but it is gradually becoming a FACT!