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Education Cannot Wait And Strategic Donor Partners Announce New US$7 Million Investment To Provide Life-Saving Education For Children In Niger
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The new investment will be delivered by Save the Children, in coordination with the Government of Niger. In all, 25% of funding is going to national organizations. The First Emergency Response grant seeks to reach displaced,...
Niger Police Arrest Four Over Truck Theft On Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four individuals for allegedly conspiring to steal a truck along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in Dikko, Suleja. In a statement released to journalists in Minna on Monday, the Police Public Relations...
Police Nab Salesgirl Over N29m Theft From Phone Store In Niger
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has taken into custody a 23-year-old salesgirl, Sarah Ogbonna, accused of stealing goods valued at more than N29 million from a phone store in Minna. In a statement issued on Monday, the State Police Public Relations...
Police Arrest Two Men Over Alleged Vandalism At Construction Site In Niger
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two men over the alleged vandalism of iron materials at a construction site in Minna. The suspects, identified as Zubairu Sarki Bello and Sulaiman Yusuf, both residents of the Brighter...
13% derivation legal battle: Coalition of Niger state support groups back government
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 19, 2025
A Coalition of Niger state support groups has thrown its weight behind the state government’s legal action against the Attorney-General of the Federation over exclusion of the state from the 13 per cent derivation The President General of...
Police nab two for alleged vandalism in Niger
Eagle Online
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August 19, 2025
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested two men for alleged vandalism of iron materials at a construction site in Minna. The suspects, identified as Zubairu Sarki Bello and Sulaiman Yusuf, both residents of the Brighter area of...
Niger police arrest three salesgirls over N29m theft
Punch
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August 19, 2025
Three salesgirls have landed in the police net over the theft of N29m worth of goods in an electronics phone in Obasanjo Complex, Minna, Niger State. The suspects, Sarah Ogbonna, Ruth Emmanuel, and Mercy Ogbonna, were allegedly involved in the...
Massacre de l'armée coloniale au Niger : derrière le mea culpa de Macron, la continuité d’un récit historique biaisé
The Conversation
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August 19, 2025
Le 19 juin 2025, le représentant permanent de la France auprès des Nations unies a reconnu que Paris était ouvert au dialogue avec le Niger et prêt à collaborer avec des chercheurs spécialisés afin de mettre en place une coopération patrimoniale...
Niger State Slashes Hospital Bed Fees At Suleja General Hospital, Warns Staff Against Extorting Patients
Sahara Reporters
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Under the new policy, general ward fees are now N2,000 for 10 days, replacing the previous daily rate of N500. The Niger State Hospital Management Board has announced a reduction in bed fees at General Hospital Suleja, in a move aimed at easing...
Police nab two for vandalism in Niger
Punch
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two men for alleged vandalism of iron materials at a construction site in Minna. The suspects, identified as Zubairu Sarki Bello and Sulaiman Yusuf, both residents of the Brighter area of Minna, were...
NEMA, lawmakers distribute relief materials to flood, windstorm victims in Niger
News Diary Online
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August 18, 2025
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration with two lawmakers on Monday distributed relief materials to victims of flood and windstorm disasters By Rita Iliya The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in collaboration...
Niger police arrest four for theft of truck
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that on 12th August 2025, at about 9:30 pm, based on credible intelligence received at Maje Division, some persons were planning to sell a suspected stolen truck along the Kaduna road, specifically the...
Uganda, Algeria advance as South Africa, Guinea, Niger exit CHAN 2024
The Standard
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Uganda's national football team Cranes. [CAF] Group C of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Pamoja 2024 concluded on a dramatic note, with Uganda’s Cranes, Algeria’s local Greens securing passage to the quarter-finals. South...
Highlights: Algeria 0-0 Niger in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 18, 2025
⏱️90+4' It's over! The points are shared in this match. Despite the two sides' insistence, neither managed to cause any damage in that danger zone. Time slowly ran out, and everything remains uncertain for Algeria. Thank you for joining us! ⏱️90'...
Algeria face do-or-die clash against unbowed Niger
The Standard
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August 19, 2025
For Algeria, the equation is simple: beat Niger or risk an early exit from the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Pamoja 2024. Victory will secure their place in the knockout stages and keep alive hopes of another deep run in CHAN...
Niger Gov Bago condoles APC Chairman Yilwatda over mother’s death
Daily Post
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August 18, 2025
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has commiserated with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over the loss of his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda. Bago in a condolence message through his Chief Press...
Niger Governor Bago Donates Rice, Cows To NYSC Members
Information Nigeria
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August 18, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has donated 100 bags of rice and 10 cows to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently undergoing orientation in the state. The donation was made to support the feeding of corps members...
2024 CHAN: Algeria squeeze through to quarters after Niger stalemate
Panapress
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August 18, 2025
18 august 2025 - 20:12:30 MA/WA 366 Views Panafrican News Agency Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Algeria booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after a tense 0-0 draw with Niger in Nairobi — a...
Algeria reaches CHAN quarterfinals after draw with Niger
Hespress
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August 18, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Sports Hespress ENMonday 18 August 2025 - 23:19 Algeria secured qualification for the quarterfinals of the African Nations Championship following a goalless draw against Niger in the final match of Group C. The...
Neglected For Over 10 Years, Niger State’s Gulu Science College Becomes ‘Death Trap’ For Students, Staff –Report
Sahara Reporters
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Government Science Teachers College, Gulu, in Niger State, has deteriorated into a hazardous environment, with flooded classrooms, cracked walls, overgrown vegetation, and sagging roofs endangering students and staff. The school has also become a...