Niger: People with special needs pledge not to sell their farm inputs

People with Special Needs in Niger State have vowed to utilise the farming inputs distributed to them under the Agro Inputs Distribution for Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, to enhance their productivity and improve their economic well being. They …

Democracy is borrowed, it is not indigenous to Africa, Dr Hamisu comments on Niger’s ECOWAS exit

Creation of Kainji State will address insecurity in Niger, Kebbi – Ambassador Ibeto

From Jude Owuamanam The Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Movement of the Creation of Kainji State, Ambassador Ahmed Musa Ibeto, has said that the creation of the state from the current Niger and Kebbi States will address the recurring insecurity …

Niger Army Reports 10 Soldiers Slain in Terrorist Attack

A double assault on Friday by suspected terrorists near Niger’s western frontier with Burkina Faso claimed the lives of 10 soldiers, authorities confirmed, while reporting that 41 of the attackers had been killed. The West African nation, now governed by a …

Energy Standoff Between France and Niger : Somair on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Tensions are mounting between France and Niger over the strategically vital uranium sector. French company Orano, 90% owned by the French state and specialized in nuclear fuel, sounded the alarm on Thursday: its Nigerien subsidiary, Somair, is on the verge …

Niger APC founding member Shuaibu defects to ADC

A chieftain and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger state, Umar Shuaibu, has left the party to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Shuaibu disclosed this in a resignation letter dated July 2, 2025, addressed to his Ward, …

10 Niger soldiers killed in jihadist attacks - Govt

A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger’s western border with Burkina Faso left 10 troops dead, authorities said whilst stating that 41 attackers were also killed. The west African country, now run by a military junta, has been battling …

Niger Govt moves to curb child malnutrition, trains health workers on SAM

Amid rising cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, among children, the Niger State Ministry for Primary Health Care said concerted efforts are ongoing to improve life-saving services in nutrition stabilization centers in order to reduce morbidity and …

Police arrest two notorious kidnappers, armed robber in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has apprehended two notorious kidnappers who had been wreaking havoc in communities in Bosso Local Government for culpable homicide, alongside an armed robber in the state. They include Sani Mohammed, aka Shawo, 22; Abubakar …

Niger Delta Stakeholders defend NDDC MD Samuel Ogbuku, dismiss smear campaign as ‘baseless lies’

Prominent stakeholders from the Niger Delta have strongly defended Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, dismissing as “baseless and childish” recent media reports attempting to link …