The governor made the call when NAPTIP director-general Binta Adamu-Bello visited him in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said Mr Tinubu was also pushing for Nigeria to join this “very powerful group in the world.”
She said the state government would do everything possible to support them with a view to improving the livelihood of households.
Niger government has introduced skills acquisition programmes in all junior and secondary Schools.
The victim was allegedly attacked by unknown persons and his hands chopped off while grazing cattle.
The university would operate side-by-side with the state’s college of education in Minna.
“This is to make the state a green hub of the nation and attract local and international guests,” he said.
She solicited the support of the traditional rulers to enable the present administration to actualise its dream of transforming the state into an enviable new Niger state.
Gov. Muhammad Bago of Niger said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
The Niger government has warned against diverting palliative items meant to cushion the adverse effects of petrol subsidy removal.
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