On August 26, the AEDC disconnected Government House, ministries and health institutions over unpaid electricity bills totalling N1.3 billion.
Ms Bello explained that the project would be implemented across the 25 local government areas in the state.
The permanent secretary said the government had established a nursery for reforestation of forest reserves at a reduced cost, using the green guards.
Mr Musa said the government harped on the importance of the PVC to the performance of their civic responsibilities.
Witnesses said the bandits were raiding agrarian communities a few kilometres from Zuma Barracks when soldiers were deployed from the barracks to intervene.
Mr Matane said that the money was spent on the purchase of Hilux patrol vans, patrol motorcycles and payment of allowances to security personnel.
Mohammadu Umar was one of those behind Monday’s kidnap of two professors and four of their family members at the University of Abuja.
The 116 schoolchildren were kidnapped in May.
The Niger state government has announced a ban on June 12 protest and all forms of processions across the state.
“The state government appeals to all and sundry to help in providing required intelligence information,” the statement said.
