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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has congratulationed Prof Muhammad Bashar Nuhu and Haliru Zakari Jikantoro on their inauguration as Executive Director and Board Member of the North Central Development Commission, NCDC, respectively.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on August 29, 2025, by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago described their appointments as a welcome development.<\/p>\n

He expressed delight that Niger State is represented by two competent and hardworking individuals.<\/p>\n

The Governor urged Prof Nuhu and Jikantoro to work together to make Niger State proud through effective representation and assured them of his administration\u2019s support and collaboration to ensure the state receives its due benefits from the NCDC.<\/p>\n

Bago further reiterated his commitment to supporting them in their new roles, while wishing them success as they embark on their responsibilities.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has congratulationed Prof Muhammad Bashar Nuhu and Haliru Zakari Jikantoro on their inauguration as Executive Director and Board Member of the North Central Development Commission, NCDC, respectively. In a statement released on August 29, 2025, by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, Bago described their appointments as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":176802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[8263,11030,1425,254,18612],"class_list":["post-176803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-bago","tag-jikantoro","tag-ncdc","tag-nigeria","tag-nuhu"],"yoast_head":"\nGov Bago Congratulates Prof Nuhu Jikantoro NCDC Appointment - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has congratulationed Prof Muhammad Bashar Nuhu and Haliru Zakari Jikantoro on their ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gov Bago Congratulates Prof Nuhu Jikantoro NCDC Appointment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago has congratulationed Prof Muhammad Bashar Nuhu and Haliru Zakari Jikantoro on their ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T21:40:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-29T22:42:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1756494945.886059.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"769\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Gov Bago Congratulates Prof Nuhu Jikantoro NCDC Appointment\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-29T21:40:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-29T22:42:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\"},\"wordCount\":148,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1756494945.886059.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Bago\",\"Jikantoro\",\"NCDC\",\"Nigeria\",\"nuhu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-bago-congratulates-prof-nuhu-jikantoro-ncdc-appointment\",\"name\":\"Gov Bago Congratulates Prof Nuhu Jikantoro NCDC Appointment - 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