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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“You will go to jail if you are caught diverting the palliatives,” he said.
He said that each beneficiary would be given two bags of 50 kilogramme (kg) of NPK and one bag of Urea fertiliser.
Mr Usman said members of the committee were drawn from the state government, security agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
He also advised residents to desist from dumping refuse on waterways to prevent flood.
