Niger Republic has officially eliminated the transmission of river blindness, making it the first African country to achieve this. This is followed by verification by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Senate has directed its committees on Intelligence and National Security and Foreign Affairs to probe allegations by the Head of State of Niger Republic, Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria of conspiring with France to destabilise his country.

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has killed the village head of Malam Boulamari, a locality situated between Mainé Soroa and Chetimari in the Diffa region of Niger Republic. Security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a post he shared on his official X account on Wednesday. Makama said images…

The Federal Government has dismissed allegations made in a viral video by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the military leader of Niger Republic, that Nigeria and France conspired to destabilise his country.

The Federal Government has dismissed the allegations by the military leader of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilise his country. According to the federal government, these claims exist solely in the realm of imagination, as Nigeria has never engaged in any overt or covert alliance with France—or any…

National Examinations Council (NECO) continues its international expansion by accrediting additional schools in Niger Republic and Niger Republic to administer its Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A statement from NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Saturday, noted that the move aims to broaden NECO's…

The Lagos Territorial Office of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday welcomed a new group of returnees repatriated

The Minister of Defense, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has affirmed that in consolidating efforts to end insurgency, the Nigerian Armed Forces led by the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has recently got the Republic of Niger back into the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). Badaru who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of…

Twelve years after its establishment, the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN), based in Maradi, Niger Republic, has produced five provosts leading nursing colleges across Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Taraba, and Kaduna States in Nigeria. Dr Hadiza Sabo, a Nursing graduate of MAAUN, currently serves as Provost of Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery…

The United States military announced Monday that it had completed its withdrawal from Niger, after coup leaders in the African country demanded that its troops depart. The United States had more than 1,000 troops in Niger as part of anti-jihadist missions in several Sahel nations of West Africa, including a major drone base, but Niger's…

The German army on Friday vacated an airbase in junta-run Niger, completing a withdrawal of Bundeswehr troops from the restive junta-run Sahel nation. At the end of May, Germany and Niger reached an interim agreement allowing the German military to continue operating its airbase in the capital Niamey until the end of August. But negotiations…

In a significant recognition of his outstanding humanitarian efforts, the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been honored with the pan-African Peace Award by the Niger-Nigeria crew of journalists and the "Kasashenmu Abin Alfaharinmu" organisations. This prestigious award acknowledges Governor Yusuf's commitment to supporting vulnerable communities and promoting peace and development across the…