(MENAFN) Niger has unveiled plans to construct two nuclear power stations through a collaboration with Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned atomic energy company. According to the country’s minister of mines, this initiative is considered “very...
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing the tribunal as a tool of “neocolonial repression” that serves imperialist interests. The three West African nations announced...
(MENAFN) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for stronger international action to address the escalating displacement crisis across Africa’s Sahel region, where nearly 4 million people have been forced from their homes in...
SIM Senegal 2025, West Africa’s leading mining event will take place from the 4th – 6th November 2025. DAKAR, DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL, October 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SIM Senegal 2025, West Africa’s leading mining event will take place from...
Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure...
(MENAFN) The African Union (AU) has suspended Madagascar’s membership after the military ousted President Andry Rajoelina, forcing him to flee to a “safe location” amid escalating unrest. The suspension was announced Wednesday, hours after Colonel...
(MENAFN) Russian authorities have claimed that new evidence points to Ukrainian support for militant groups operating in Africa’s Sahara-Sahel region, including the provision of drones, according to statements by Russian Foreign Ministry...
(MENAFN) Russia and Nigeria have agreed to collaborate on seed development and crop breeding, according to reports from the 27th Golden Autumn Agro-Industrial Exhibition held in Moscow. The memorandum of understanding was finalized at the West...
(MENAFN) Russia and Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on seed production and crop breeding, officials confirmed Wednesday at the 27th Golden Autumn Agro-Industrial Exhibition in Moscow. The agreement was signed at the...
TORONTO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the world marks International Day of the Girl on October 11, Plan International, the leading global expert on girls’ rights, warns of a dangerous evolution in child marriage. A new report finds that...
The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, Niger State Command, has flagged off 2025 Ember Months campaign, saying the initiative aimed at reducing road traffic crashes and promoting safety during the festive season. The Sector Commander, FRSC, Niger...
A French uranium mining company will face trial over its alleged partial responsibility in the abduction of its employees by terrorists in Niger in 2010, sources following the case told AFP. The firm, formerly known as Areva and now part of Orano,...
An acclaimed Islamic scholar, Alhaji Mustapha, from the Efu Madami area of Bida in Niger State, has accused Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of deepening hunger and poverty in the state by prioritising token handouts over meaningful development...
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The suspect, Victor Ugwu of Easy Life Street, Kaduna Road, was intercepted on October 16, 2025, by a patrol team from the Maje Division while involved in a public argument with a local resident, identified as Peter. This was disclosed in a...
The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspected phone snatchers and a 63-year-old man for stealing a motorcycle in two separate operations. The Command, in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in Minna,...
Armed bandits attacked a Nigeria Customs Service checkpoint along the Luma-Babana Road in New Bussa, Niger State, on Saturday, October 18, 2025, killing one officer, Suleiman Mohammed Bamazi, a Customs camp assistant from New Bussa. The assault...
By Musa Baba Adamu with agency report The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress, (APC), will win the upcoming Local Government Councils Election in Niger...
* Harps on peaceful conduct of exercise The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has donated the sum of N100 million to boost the APC Zone A campaign council electioneering activities for the Niger state local...
Armed bandits on Saturday launched an attack on a Customs checkpoint along the Luma–Babana Road in Niger State, resulting in the death of one officer. Zagazola Makama reports that the violence erupted after Customs personnel intercepted suspected...
The Niger State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old, Victor Ugwu of Easy Life Street, Kaduna Road, for alleged involvement in a dating scam and posing as a a woman. Victor, who works at a company in Kaduna, had been sending pictures to his...
