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The National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Niger state government over what it described as neglect of the education sector and the non-payment ...

The Niger army on Thursday said that it had killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, where the country borders Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon. Bakura was killed during a ...

No fewer than 29 people have died in a boat mishap in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident occurred on September 2, 2025, around 11:30 am. Confirming the development in a statement ...

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Mrs Zubaida Umar, has directed all field offices covering communities along the River Niger to step up advocacy and mobilisation efforts.

An attempt at an out-of-court settlement between the Niger State government and Badeggi FM radio station has collapsed, prompting the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed, to step aside from the ...

The Niger army on Thursday said that it had killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, where the country borders Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon. Bakura was killed during a ...

Niger’s army claimed to kill Boko Haram leader “Bakura”, but the group denied it, creating uncertainty. After Shekau’s death, Bakura rebuilt Boko Haram, regaining power and territory around Lake Chad.

Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity. It may be ...

Junta-run Niger will restrict where Europeans can obtain a visa for the Sahel country in response to the “difficulties” it says Nigerien citizens face in obtaining visas from European embassies. Since ...

The group stated that the community, parents, and teachers have raised concerns over the infrastructural facilities in the school but, regrettably their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. A civic ...