Under the glow of solar streetlights, Aichatou Alkassoum marvels at the Djibo Bakary Bridge in Farié, Niger. "At night, it's like a modern Niamey street," she says, her voice bright with pride. A ...

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced a revision of the curfew hours imposed on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles within the Minna metropolis. In a statement signed and released ...

Landmarks is a column by Paul Eisenberg exploring the people, places and things that have left an indelible mark on the region. He can be reached at [email protected]. Pope Leo XIV's family ...

The oil leaked from the Bomu-Bonny Trans-Niger Pipeline, operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). The claimants, represented by UK law firm Leigh Day, argue the ...

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has raised an alarm over a fraudulent scheme targeting Nigerian applicants for its Postgraduate Foreign Scholarship Programme with a fake document ...

We’ve seen amnesty in the Niger Delta. By the Geneva Convention, you said at the end of the hostilities. The hostilities in the northern region of the country are not yet over, are they?

Partly cloudy with a high of 110 °F (43.3 °C). Winds from SSE to SE at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 87 °F (30.6 ...

Niger State Government has described the death of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Daniel Clifford Shashere, as a monumental loss to the state and Nation. Shashere died on ...

Today, the area remains largely unchanged and is a popular tourist destination due to its central location, architectural beauty, and historical significance, with easy access to landmarks like ...

His departure makes way for Mohammed Iboumraten, 61, appointed by King Mohammed VI as the new Moroccan ambassador to Niger. Sahel tilts toward Moroccan vision This recognition from Niamey unfolds ...

No fewer than five hundred men and women from Minna and Bida in Niger State have benefitted from Nigeria National Petroleum Company Foundation free cataract surgery. Managing Director of the NNPC ...

Five Indian citizens were kidnapped in western Niger during an attack last week by armed men that also killed a dozen soldiers, according to two Nigerian security sources and a statement by Indian ...