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ECOWAS Parliament Worried Over Reluctance of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Rejoin Regional Bloc
This Day
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September 27, 2024
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has again expressed worries over the seeming reluctance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to return to ECOWAS despite the many entreaties of leaders...
Sanwo-Olu Unveils ₦500bn Food Security Initiative, Partners Governors and Elumelu
City 105.1 FM
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July 24, 2025
The Lagos State Government has launched a ₦500 billion Produce-for-Lagos Off-taker Guarantee Fund to boost food production, reduce dependence on imports, and strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural value chain. The initiative, unveiled on Wednesday at...
11 Persons Killed By Flooding In Niger State, Over 41,000 People Displaced From Various Communities
Sahara Reporters
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At least 11 persons have lost their lives, and over 41,192 others have been displaced due to a devastating flood incident in Niger State. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) in a statement on Thursday stated that the floods...
Floods: 11 lives lost, 6,865 households affected in Niger
Daily Post
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September 26, 2024
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has disclosed that a total of 11 people died as due to flooding in about five local governments of the state. It stated that five lives were lost in Mokwa LGA, two each in Shiroro and Munya LGAs,...
ECOWAS Parliament Expresses Worry Over Obstinacy of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Rejoin Regional Bloc
Arise News
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September 26, 2024
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has again expressed worry over the seeming reluctance of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to return to ECOWAS despite the many entreaties of leaders of the regional bloc....
Nine dead in two separate road accidents in Niger
Prokerala
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Niamey, Sep 17 : Eight people died on the spot and another succumbed to injuries at a local hospital following two road accidents in Niger. More than 100 were injured on Monday, including 30 in critical condition, reported the national television....
9 dead following 2 road accidents in western Niger
Xinhua News Agency
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NIAMEY, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Eight people died on the spot and another succumbed to injuries at a local hospital following two road accidents in Niger on Monday, reported the national television. More than 100 were injured, including 30 in...
Tinubu travels to UK for vacation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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October 2, 2024
1 hour ago Dozens of people are feared dead after two migrant boats overturned off the coast of Djibouti, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board, the UN’s International Organization for...
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,...
Black Stars recent performances worrying - Niger coach Badou...
Modern Ghana
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Niger coach Badou Zaki has voiced his concerns about the current struggles of Ghana's national football team, the Black Stars. His worries follow the team's underwhelming performances in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Ghana, a...
We spend N5.5m on each home match played away — Niger Tornadoes
Eagle Online
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September 14, 2024
Niger Tornadoes Football Club of Minna spent N5.5 million on each home match the club played away from home in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League, an official has revealed. Ibrahim Dada, Niger Tornadoes FC Chairman, made this disclosure...
I think there is something wrong with Black Stars - Niger co...
Modern Ghana
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Niger coach, Badou Zaki, has expressed his worry about the struggle of the Ghana national team, the Black Stars. Zaki's concern comes after four-time African champions disappointed in their opening games of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)...
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...
Tinubu’s Government Allocates N1.5Billion To Oceanography Institute To Construct VIP Toilets, Distribute Tricycles, Motorcycles, Others In Ebonyi, Niger, Akwa Ibom
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu’s administration allocated the sum of N1,562,963,259 billion to the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) in the 2024 Fiscal Appropriation Act, to construct Very Important Person (VIP) toilets,...
FG to toll Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Second Niger Bridge, others — Umahi
Tribune Online
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September 27, 2024
MINISTER of Works, Dave Umahi, says the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. “We have the Lagos-Ibadan (expressway), we are completing it and we are tolling it,” Umahi said on...
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Diss ECOWAS, Issue Own Passports
eTurboNews
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September 17, 2024
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger collectively declared their withdrawal from the 15-nation ECOWAS, alleging that it undermines their sovereignty by acting as an instrument for foreign interests. The provisional president of Mali, Colonel Assimi...
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...
FG To Toll Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, Others
Channels TV
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September 26, 2024
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says the Federal Government will toll all major roads in the country upon completion of construction and renovation. “We have the Lagos-Ibadan (Expressway), we are completing it and we are tolling it,” Umahi said on...
Can the US find new partners in West Africa after Niger exit?
Al Jazeera
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Following 11 years of defence cooperation and millions of dollars spent on maintaining military bases, the United States officially pulled its troops out of Niger this week in a surprise divorce that experts are calling a “blow” to Washington’s...
NPHCDA releases ₦260m for 40 new PHCs in Niger State
Premium Times
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September 18, 2024
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has released N260 million to the Niger State Government to establish 40 new primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across the state. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of...