Niger's Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare hosted his Nigerian counterpart for talks in Niamey - Copyright POOL/AFP Pavel Bednyakov The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, paid an official working visit to Niamey on Wednesday at the joint initiative of both countries. He was received by his Nigerien counterpart, Minister of Foreign …
Preliminary findings suggest the victims were illegally mining at the site on the night before the collapse. The police command in Niger has confirmed the death of two individuals after a mining pit collapsed in the Farin-Doki area of Shiroro Local …
The Federal Government has reduced electricity supply and sales to the Junta-ruled Niger Republic by 42 per cent, cutting it down from 80 megawatts to 46MW. The measure has caused the country’s electricity production to fall by 30 to 50 per cent and forced …
LAGOS – Scores of ex-Niger Delta agitators staged a peaceful protest in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, condemning actions by prominent ex-agitators Ebikabowei Victor-Ben, alias General Boyloaf, and Bibopere Ajube, alias General Shoot-at-Sight, which …
The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant seizure of 12,500 litres of petrol worth over ₦25 million which was intercepted from suppliers of bandits within the Babanna Border area of Niger State. According to the Assistant Comptroller General of …
Jihadists are assumed to be behind the recent kidnapping of a Swiss woman in Niger, the latest in a series of abductions in the volatile country, analysts say. Large tracts of the west African state are in thrall to armed groups linked to Islamic State (IS …
The operation, carried out by operatives of the Commission’s Kaduna Zonal Directorate, followed credible intelligence linking the suspects to various forms of cybercrime. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 40 suspected …
The Niger State Police Command has reacted to a trending video alleging that five suspected kidnappers were arrested, but only three were charged to court. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the five suspects were …
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