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2 days ago
Niger's government announced on Saturday that it was breaking off "with immediate effect" its military cooperation agreement with the United States. The declaration came just a day after a senior US delegation left Niger, following a three-day visit to renew contact with the military junta that ousted the president and moved closer to Russia. The…
24 Feb
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday said it was lifting some of the sanctions imposed on Niger after last year's military coup. A no-fly zone, border closures and asset freezes were among the measures being stopped "with immediate effect" on "humanitarian grounds", ECOWAS Commission chief Omar Alieu Touray said following emergency heads of state…
24 Feb
The Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Social Protection in West Africa, has commended the authority of heads of state and government for lifting the economic sanctions against Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. In a press statement today in Abuja the Executive Director of Policy House International and Convener of ITWG Taiwo Akerele said it is…
24 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the possibility of lasting peace, security and prosperity in the West African region. He said this at the Extraordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government on the Political, Peace and security in ECOWAS region in Abuja, on Saturday. Tinubu said the complexities of the…
23 Feb
Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three sisters trek across the border on their way to a wedding in Niger, carrying their babies on their backs.
20 Feb
A fresh move by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to return Burkina Faso, Niger and Mail to the group may have hit a brick wall, as former Head of State and one of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), yesterday, turned down an invitation to wade into the crises bedeviling the organisation.
30 Jan
Timi Frank, a former high-ranking official in Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has unleashed a fiery critique of President Bola Tinubu's leadership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), calling it a "national disgrace" and a major factor in the recent withdrawal of three member states. Frank, who served as Deputy National…
30 Jan
The Federal Government has expressed its sadness over the pronouncement by the military authority in the Republic of Niger indicating that the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn membership of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement on Monday by Francisca K. Omayuli, spokesperson of…
29 Jan
At least 13 people, including a newlywed bride, her five bridesmaids, and her brother-in-law, have been killed in a road accident near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State.
29 Jan
Niger State Governor, Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, says the only way to addressing insecurity and ensuring sustainable development in the Northern Region is a return to Agriculture.
28 Jan
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS.
16 Jan
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has directed relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure safety measures in water transportation to avert incessant boat mishaps.

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