Niger

The Niger State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Minna, the state capital, following rising tension over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has confirmed the death of some suspected illegal miners arrested during enforcement operations in Niger State and constituted a…

The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has weakened key regional integration mechanisms and created fresh challenges for…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that electricity customers in Togo, Niger and Benin owe Nigeria $11.16 million for power supplied under bilateral…

Panic has gripped Kurgi community in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State following an alleged aerial attack that reportedly left at least two people dead and several others…

The remaining pupils and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have regained their freedom. A…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed the death of a parent whose three children were among the more than 300 students abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in…

The Niger State Government has announced the immediate closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state following the abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s…

Military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing it as “a tool of neocolonial…

A woman identified simply as Amaye has been lynched and set ablaze by Muslim youths in Niger State for allegedly making blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad. The incident…