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Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its ...
A 25-year-old man, Usman Mohammed, has been killed following an alleged scuffle with some miscreants over his girlfriend.Arewa PUNCH learnt that a violent altercation had also earlier ensued, which ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to le ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has suspended its operations in Niger after the West African nation's government ordered the closure of its offices, citing alleged collusion with ...
Communities are fleeing to other states, with some crossing into neighbouring Niger as refugees. Violence has followed them, both in terms of attacks and recruitment into bandit groups. To understand ...
French state-owned nuclear fuel company Orano is exploring the sale of its uranium assets in Niger after the breakdown of its relationship with the west African country’s military rulers.
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Niger State Government on the flood, which has claimed many lives in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. In a statement signed by ...
The Niger State government is set to construct 100 standard Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs ), with 20 already completed, and is making massive investments in education and infrastructure.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French uranium mining company Orano has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices, as military authorities ...
Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice when it's traditional to eat lamb, is only days away but sheep markets in Niger are ...
YENAGOA, Nigeria, May 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Trans Niger Pipeline, a major oil artery transporting crude from onshore oilfields to the Bonny export terminal, burst and spilled oil into the local ...