NIAMEY, Niger, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities have been battling a ...

AT a Niamey market, mother of five Rakia Abdou haggles hard for a sack of rice, a staple out of reach for many in Niger due ...

The top news this weekend is the conferment of an honorary doctorate degree in agriculture on Governor Umar Mohammed Bago of Niger State by the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.

In the heart of Nigeria, where the air smells of oil and the soil holds an abundance of wealth, the Niger Delta region stands as a stark paradox: an area blessed with natural resources yet plagued by ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...

Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

ShareThe National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Niger State Government have initiated steps to improve food ...

Share…Backs New Command The Executive Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called on governors across Nigeria to ...

Former Senate Deputy President Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has been honored as the Niger Delta Political Icon of the Year 2024 at the 7th edition of the Niger Delta Advancement Awards in Port Harcourt, ...

Niger and its neighbors Mali and Burkina Faso have battled for ... Mody also said the force will have its own personnel, as well as air, land, and intelligence resources, and a coordination system.