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NEWS
Niger launches at-risk programme targeting 100,000 children
The Niger state government has commenced the implementation of the At-Risk Programme (ARC-P) targeting 100,000 children and young people in the state. Hajiya Fatima Bago, wife of Niger Governor and Chairperson, Advisory Board of ARC-P in the state, disclosed this on Tuesday in Minna. At the inauguration of the training of facilitators for the program, she said that the program…
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Featured
NUJ gets new executives in Niger
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger Council, on Saturday elected new executives to run its affairs for the next three years. Those elected included: Abu Nmodu of the Leadership Newspaper as Chairman, Urea Gana of the Newsline as the Vice-Chairman, Usman and Mohammad Chiji of Niger Radio as the Secretary. Others elected were: Abubakar Kuta of the State Ministry…
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Defence
ECOWAS defence chiefs seek return of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made the call when he led other ECOWAS defence chiefs on visit to the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), on Friday in Abuja.…
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Agriculture
FG distributes starter packs, rice seeds to 150 farmers in Niger
The Federal Government has distributed starter packs and rice seeds worth N30 million to 150 farmers in Niger, toward mitigating the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Dr Ladan Suleiman, the State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the distribution exercise on Friday in Minna. “The distribution of these packs and…
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Defence
Protests: 4 persons die in Niger
Four persons have reportedly been killed while some sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘endbad governance’ protests in Suleja, Niger. The deceased were said to have been killed by stray bullets while the security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Defence
Police arrest man for alleged patricide in Niger
The Niger Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Mizanmil Abubakar, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Abubakar Adawa. The spokesperson of the command, SP Waisu Abiodun, said in Minna on Tuesday that the incident was reported at the Kpakungu police division. He said, ” On Tuesday, at about 10 a.m, information was received at the Kpakungu division that on…
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economy
Niger mine collapse: Association wants more manpower for regulatory bodies
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says there is need to beef up manpower for regulatory bodies deployed to mining sites to ensure compliance to safety standards. The National President of the association, Mr Dele Ayanleke, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, in reaction to a collapsed mining site…
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Featured
Reps call for rescue of trapped miners in Niger
The House of Representatives has called for urgent rescue of miners trapped in the deep mining pit at Galadiman Kogo mining site in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Ismail Modibo (APC-Niger) during plenary in Abuja on Thursday. Presenting his motion, Modibo said that on June 3 over a…
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Featured
1 dead, others injured, trapped in Niger mining site collapse
A mining site has collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, killing one person and trapping more than 30 persons, the state Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said. “One person had been confirmed death, six persons rescued with severe injuries while more than 30 people were still being trapped,” the agency said. The Director-General of the…
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Featured
NYSC embarks on monthly environmental sanitation in Niger
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), in Niger has embarked on monthly environmental sanitation to ensure a sustainable and healthy environment for residents. Mrs Olayinka Abdulwahab, Coordinator of NYSC in Niger, disclosed this at the launch of the sanitation in Kpakungu community in Minna on Saturday. She explained that during the NYSC Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) in communities,…
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Defence
4 ex-soldiers nabbed for alleged murder of NDLEA personnel in Niger
Four retired soldiers have been arrested for the alleged murder of a personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger. The Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO), Niger Command, SP Waisu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the incident happened on March 9 around Ramat junction in Bida Local Government Area. He said,”On…
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General News
FG stresses ‘strategic commitment’ to complete value chain of vaccine production
Dr. Abdul Mukhtar, National Coordinator of the Presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain Initiative, has emphasised Nigeria’s strategic commitment to the complete value chain of vaccine production. He said such would position the nation to emerge as a key player in West Africa’s vaccine manufacturing sector. Mukhtar expressed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna State. It…
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foreign
Expert urges ECOWAS to deploy diplomatic dexterity to make Mali, B/Faso, Niger return
Prof. Amadu Sesay, a don, has called on ECOWAS leaders to adopt vigorous diplomatic tactics to convince Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to return to the bloc. Sesay, the former Head of the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, advised in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The university teacher, who is…
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foreign
Ex-ECOWAS President urges leaders to lift sanctions on Mali, B/Faso, Niger
Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, pioneer President of the ECOWAS Commission, has urged the bloc’s leaders to lift the sanctions slammed on Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Niger Republic following the military coups in the countries. Chambas, currently the African Union’s (AU) High Representative for ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa,’ made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency…
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Africa
Niger Junta Leader Vows Sahel Nations Won’t Rejoin ECOWAS
NIAMEY: General Abdourahamane Tchiani, head of the military junta in the Niger Republic, declared on Monday that none of the three Sahel countries, including Burkina Faso and Mali, would reconsider rejoining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In an interview with the RTN news channel in the capital city of Niamey, Tchiani reiterated the stance taken by the…
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Opinion
ECOWAS: Is This the Beginning of The End?
Mali and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like they just did in the Round of 16 knockout stage of the African Nations Cup (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Along with Niger, these countries have been a great source of misery for the continent in the last four years, with…
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Election
I’ll be fighting for my people till death – Kantigi
Alhaji Isah Liman-Kantigi, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in Niger in the March 18 Governorship poll, said he would continue to fight for the people of the state till he died. Addressing newsmen at his country home, Kantigi, on Thursday, he said his reason for joining the governorship race was to make life better for the people of the…
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