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The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi railway project which will cost Nigeria over $1.9Bilion is expected to be completed in December 2026. According …
$1.9bn Kano-Maradi railway to be completed in 2026 – FG Read More
The Chairman of Niger Tornadoes football club of Minna, Engr. Ibrahim Dada, has said the return of the team to Bako Kontagora stadium, Minna for its home matches of the …
Returning to Bako Kontagora stadium plus for Niger Tornadoes – Chairman Read More
Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger state Thursday congratulated the Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger state Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on his 21 years on the throne and …
Bago salutes Etsu Nupe @72, 21 years on throne Read More
Operatives of Nigerian Navy (NN) under the operation “Delta Sanity” arrested six suspected oil thieves, recovered stolen crude oil and destroyed illegal refinery use for their operation in Niger Delta. …
Operation delta sanity: Navy arrest 6 suspected oil thieves, recover stolen crude Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Friday that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to …
ECOWAS’ hand of friendship still open to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso leaders – Tinubu Read More
Last week, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) organised an orientation and swearing-in ceremony for the ‘2024 Batch B Stream 1’ corps members. The exercise was hitch-free across the federation. …
Bago and the Largesse for Niger corpers Read More
The military leaders ruling Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger entered a new “confederation” Saturday as they signed a treaty during their first summit in Niamey, after having severed ties with …
3 West African nations pull out of ECOWAS, sign ‘confederation’ treaty Read More
The federal government Sunday issued flood alert for 15 states across the country. The National Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja, warned that …
FG issues flood alert warning for 15 states *Full list with communities Read More
The Police in Niger state have deployed personnel and assets to maintain law and order as well as secure critical infrastructure in Minna following the proposed June 12 “Hungry and …
[Happening now] 2024 Democracy Day protest: Niger Police on red alert, deploys personnel in Minna Read More
The federal government has mobilised first responders/rescuers to the scene of a collapsed mining site in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro local government area (LGA) of Niger state. The minister of solid …
FG mobilises rescuers to crashed Niger mining site Read MoreA Minna pit has collapsed in Galadima Kogo in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger state where one person has been confirmed dead and 30 workers trapped inside the …
Breaking: 30 trapped as mining site collapses in Niger [VIDEO] Read More
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has withdrawn his support from a controversial wedding ceremony planned for 100 female orphans in his constituency. The girls …
Niger speaker makes u-turn on plans to marry off 100 girls Read More
The Niger state government has declared 5- day public holiday for civil servants starting from Monday to Friday to ensure effective distribution of palliatives and Ramadan feeding across the 25 …
Niger declares 5-day holiday for Ramadan palliative distribution Read More
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting to discuss the announced withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from the regional body. …
Breaking: ECOWAS ministers meet over Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Read More
Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, took to the streets to protest the rising cost of living. The demonstrators obstructed traffic on major roads in the Minna …
Happening now: Protest rocks Minna [VIDEO] Read More
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reacted to the withdrawal of membership by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic, saying it was yet to …
ECOWAS speaks on Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger’s decision to exit Commission Read MoreThe military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, on Sunday, announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel …
Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger pull out of ECOWAS Read More
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has commended the release of former President Mohammad Bazoum’s wife and son from house arrest by the National Council for the Safeguard …
FG hails Niger junta for releasing Bazoum’s wife, son Read More
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 28-year-old woman Bilkisu Suleman who supplies ammunition to bandits. The director of media and advocacy, NDLEA headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, …
NDLEA arrests 28-year-old female bandits’ ammunition supplier Read More
The Air Component of ‘Operation Whirl Punch’ has eliminated a dreaded terrorist and kidnapping kingpin, Yellow Jambros, and scores of other terrorists in airstrikes in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) …
NAF airstrikes eliminate notorious terrorist leader, others in Niger Read More
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Blue Carbon for a carbon capture project to plant one billion new trees on 760, 000 hectares …
COP-28: Niger governor Bago signs pact with UAE firm to plant one billion trees Read More
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has urged the Heads of States and Governments in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic. The …
Coup: Lift sanctions on Niger, ECOWAS parliament begs Heads to States Read More
The Ginger Farmers Association of Nigeria has disclosed that a lot of their members who collected loans for the farming season were now dying of shock in seven states. Speaking …
Ginger farmers take case to NASS Read More
Niger’s junta has demanded that the head of the United Nations diplomatic mission there leave the country within 72 hours, accusing the U.N. of excluding Niger from its General Assembly …
Military coupists send UN official out of Niger Read More
In Niger, the ruling military junta has issued arrest warrants for 25 former leaders. These include former Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou and former Foreign Minister Massoudou Hassoumi. Also on the …
Niger: Panic as military Junta gives fresh ‘terrifying’ order Read More