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3 days ago
The Flying Eagles have set a date with Niger Republic in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U20 Championship currently going on in Togo with the game scheduled for Saturday. Nigeria came from behind to edge a flaming battle with Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 in Lome on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of this year’s WAFU…
3 days ago
French nuclear fuel firm Orano said on Wednesday it was halting its uranium production in junta-ruled Niger from October 31, citing a "highly deteriorated" situation and its inability to operate. The Nigerien government, whose leader Abdourahamane Tiani seized power in a July 2023 coup, has previously made clear it would overhaul rules regulating the mining…
3 days ago
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about five to 20 per cent more intense across the Niger, and Lake Chad basins, said World…
19 Oct
The Niger State government has secured an investment exceeding N1.094tr from Chinese firms for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ), aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and establishing the state as a hub for agro-industrial processing. The Commissioner for Commerce and Investment, Aminu Suleiman Takuma, announced this development shortly after the groundbreaking and signing ceremony at…
19 Oct
The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 35-year-old man, Nura Yerima, for spreading false allegations on social media against one of its personnel, Idris Saidu S.C. Yerima had falsely alleged that Saidu was involved in supplying rifles to bandits, despite a ruling by a competent court…
17 Oct
Niger State governor, Muhammad Bago, has said that the state, with its enormous water bodies and the attributes of 23 grazing reserves in addition to 94 forest reserves, remains a key factor in combating hunger and ensuring food sufficiency. The governor gave the assurance in his keynote address during the commemoration of the 2024 World…
16 Oct
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has officially unveiled the state pensioners' enrollment into the Medical Insurance Package (RMIP), an initiative designed to provide essential support to pensioners as well as senior citizens. The Special Adviser on Digital Media and Strategy to the governor, Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo, said on X that the launch represents…
8 Oct
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, along with his Ebonyi and Kaduna counterparts, Francis Nwifuru and Uba Sani, respectively
2 Oct
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has stated that no fewer than 150 persons have so far been rescued from the boat mishap that occurred on Tuesday, 1st October 2024, between Mundi and Gbajibo communities in Mokwa Local Council of Niger State. The Director General of NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba Arah, in a statement made…
25 Sep
The European Union has released 5.4 million euros ($6 million) in aid for six West and Central African countries hit by deadly floods, the EU's delegation in Chad said Wednesday. That humanitarian aid was "to help the worst-affected populations following the devastating floods in Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso," it said…
22 Sep
The Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Faruq Bahago, has cautioned all district heads and turbaned chiefs in his kingdom to remain neutral and refrain from commenting on issues on his behalf without seeking his prior approval and clearance. The Emir's warning was contained in a statement signed and issued to journalists by the Secretary of…
20 Sep
Niger has become the latest West African country to roll out malaria vaccines to try to stifle the potentially deadly disease, an official source told AFP on Friday. READ ALSO:Niger signs sugarcane cultivation, sugar mills establishment deals Niamey launched a large-scale vaccination campaign with the first drive Thursday in the…