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Largest known Mars rock on Earth sells for $5.3M at New York auction
Yeni Safak
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The largest known piece of Mars on Earth was sold for $5.3 million at a geological and archaeological auction in New York on Wednesday. The Martian meteorite, named NWA 16788, weighs 25 kilograms (54 pounds) and was discovered in Niger's Sahara...
The World's Largest Sand Desert Isn't Actually The Sahara
The Travel
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June 16, 2025
There has been war for as long as people have walked the earth, with even the first human settlements showing signs of defensive infrastructure to protect the people within from invading tribes. Civilizations have always invested heavily in...
Death toll rises to 42 in Niger boat tragedy, 150 rescued
PM News
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October 4, 2024
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The death toll from the tragic boat mishap in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State has climbed to 42, with 150 passengers rescued by local divers and volunteers. The incident occurred on October 1, when a boat carrying...
Fixing Nigeria’s global security reputation in the wake of the US advisory
The Cable
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July 24, 2025
BY LEKAN OLAYIWOLA Amid Nigeria’s recent GDP rebasing and marginal inflation gains, policymakers hoped to project stability and draw foreign investors. The rebasing boosted nominal GDP by over 40%, while inflation fell to 22.22% in June 2025, down...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Black Stars to begin camping on Monday ahead of Sudan games
GhanaWeb
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October 4, 2024
Ghana’s Black Stars are set to begin camping on Monday as they prepare for their vital 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sudan. The team will face Sudan twice, with the first match scheduled for Friday, October 11,...
2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Black Stars to begin camping on Monday ahead of crucial games against Sudan
Ghana Soccer Net
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October 4, 2024
Ghana’s Black Stars are set to begin camping on Monday as they prepare for their vital 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sudan. The team will face Sudan twice, with the first match scheduled for Friday, October 11,...
NMA proposes partnership to boost services, tackle medical tourism
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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October 4, 2024
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has proposed the adoption of public-private partnership in the health sector to enhance sustainability and efficiency towards reversing medical tourism in favour of the country. The proposal was made, yesterday,...
Russia’s Libya strategy is a threat to Europe
Taipei Times
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July 24, 2025
Amid the wider instability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, Libya has risen to the top of the agenda at high-level European talks. The renewed attention at last month’s session of the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the recent meeting...
NMA proposes PPP to reverse medical tourism in Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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October 3, 2024
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has proposed the adoption of public-private partnership in the health sector to enhance sustainability and efficiency in order to reverse medical tourism in favour of the country. This was proposed during a...
MTN to showcase Nigeria’s cultural assets, tourism sites
Prompt News Online
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October 3, 2024
MTN Nigeria has unveiled plans to market Nigeria’s tourism assets to the world through a newly established platform, known as “See Naija”. Ugonwa Nwoye, Chief Customer Relations Officer and Ag. Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, disclosed this...
Tragedy: Over 150 Passengers Missing After Boat Capsize In Niger
News Investigators Nigeria
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October 2, 2024
News Investigators/ No fewer than 150 passengers may have drowned in a boat mishap at Gbajibo village in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, The ill-fated boat had reportedly taken off from a local market with over 200 passangers onboard....
Nine bodies recovered from Niger boat mishap
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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October 2, 2024
NOW The Niger State Emergency Management Agency(NSEMA), has said nine bodies of seven men and two women have been recovered following a tragic boat accident that occurred in Gbajibo, Niger State. The Director General of the agency, Abdullahi Baba...
Boat carrying over 200 passengers capsizes in Niger State – Official
Premium Times
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October 2, 2024
A boat carrying over 200 passengers has capsized at Gbajibo village in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, an official of the state government has said. The media officer of the state Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster...
HRW demands suspension of Niger database to comply with human rights standards
JURIST
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September 30, 2024
Human Rights Watch raised concerns on Monday about an ordinance enacted by Niger’s military general Abdourahamane Tiani. The ordinance authorizes the creation of a database containing information on individuals, groups and entities suspected of...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
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Largest piece of Mars on earth fetches millions
The Warnambool Standard
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July 17, 2025
The 25kg rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter in November 2023, after having been blown off the surface of Mars by a massive asteroid strike and travelling 225 million kilometres to earth,...
Floods threaten Niger's historic 'gateway to the desert'
RTL Today
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Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding. Overflowing rivers are no longer a rarity in the vast arid nation on the...
Families displaced as flood sacks 82 communities in Niger
Daily Trust
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September 27, 2024
Dozens of farmers from at least 82 communities in Mokwa and Mashegu local government areas (LGAs) of Niger State are counting their losses at internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and other safer areas following flooding that displaced them...
Flooding in Niger claims 11 lives, impacts 529 communities
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 27, 2024
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba Arah, yesterday confirmed that 11 people had lost their lives this year in Niger State due to flooding. Arah, who disclosed this in a statement, said five...
FG to toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, others, says Umahi
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 27, 2024
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said that the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. He listed some of the roads as Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano...