The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, says the South-South region ...

The Niger State government has directed villagers in riverine areas across the state to move to higher ground to avert ...

As part of efforts to avert potential tragedy, the Niger State Government has urged riverside communities to urgently heed ...

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammed Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president has died aged 82. The announcement came from the press secretary for ...

The Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority received N9 billion in the 2025 fiscal appropriation, which was allocated to Niger State for various projects, the managing director, Aliyu ...

With the River Niger segment — once described as a “project within a project” due to its complexity — now behind them, the NNPCL believes it has removed the key credibility barrier that held back ...

AFRICA The AKK pipeline has finally crossed the River Niger, raising hopes of accelerated progress on $2.8bn gas project. In a major development, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas ...

A Russian-built SU-24M bomber crashed into Niger River near Gao, Mali, a day after a major Africa Corps–FLA clash. The cause remains unknown.

Nearly two years after Niger's military seized power and the border with Benin was shut, tensions over security, sovereignty and French ...

At least 151 people have died after heavy rainfall sparked severe flooding in Mokwa, a market town in north-central Nigeria. Ibrahim Audu Husseini, spokesman for the Niger state emergency agency ...

Intense flooding throughout central Nigeria has left at least 150 people dead and injured dozens more, with teams of rescuers still searching for missing residents caught in the torrential rains ...

The flooding also destroyed over 3000 homes, forcing mass displacement. The Kainji Dam, located on the Niger River near New Bussa in Niger State, is one of West Africa’s largest dams.