Ghana and Niger renew Supreme Court Justice calls for legal education overhaul to safeguard democracy trade pact to boost transit corridor efficiency 

Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, a Supreme Court Judge, has called for a comprehensive redefinition of legal education in Ghana, arguing that the current model is inadequate for preparing lawyers to meet contemporary democratic...

Two killed in Niger traditional title dispute

Two men, Ahmadu Isah and Ilyasu Sayidi, have stabbed themselves to death over a dispute that occurred as a result of disagreement on a traditional village head title in the Gbajibo area of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. It was learnt...

Niger State Governor’s Aide Slaps Outgoing Students’ Association President During NANISS Convention

Special Assistant on Youth Mobilisation to Niger State Governor Umar Bago, Musa Muhammad, popularly known as Historian, has reportedly assaulted the outgoing National President of the National Association of Niger State Students (NANISS), Muhammad...

Niger launches reward-sanction system to improve healthcare

The Niger State Contributory Health Agency (NiCare) has released the findings of its second-quarter Quality Assurance (QA) and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) exercise, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to improving healthcare services and...

Niger, UNICEF, WHO engage journalists to boost measles-rubella campaign

The Niger State Government, UNICEF, WHO and other development partners have engaged journalists and stakeholders in a bid to roll out the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine in the state, targeting three million children. Niger State Governor Mohammad...

NiCare Seeks To Uphold Health Insurance Enrollees’ Right

The executive secretary of Niger State Contributory Health Agency (NiCare) Sulayman Abu-Bakr, has urged health facilities to uphold the rights of enrollees . He stated this at the weekend during the meeting of stakeholders from the three...

Tension as two killed in Niger community after clash over traditional title

A disagreement over a traditional leadership title has ended in tragedy after two men fatally stabbed each other in Gbajibo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The victims, identified as 25-year-old Ahmadu Isah and 30-year-old...

AfDB Commits US$145 Million to Triple Niger’s Solar Capacity, Lift Power Access

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has sealed a $144.7 million financing package with Niger that aims to nearly triple the country’s renewable energy capacity while pulling millions more citizens onto the electricity grid by decade’s end....

Niger Govt, UNICEF Seeks Media Support On MR Vaccine Campaign

2 Chinwendu Nnadozie As part of strategies to guarantee wider publicity, enlightenment and the participation of targeted communities in the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and Niger state...

Niger govt, Dangote partner on $150m agricultural project in Wushishi

The Niger State Government, through its partner, Niger Foods Security System and Logistics Company Limited, has intensified community engagement in Wushishi Local Government Area of the state to sensitise residents on the benefits of a landmark...

Pregnant Woman Shot During Protest Over Illegal Mining Linked To Ex-Niger State Lawmaker, Planned Relocation Of School

An illegal mining site allegedly owned by Hon. Yakoi Kango, former member representing Munya Local Government Area in the Niger State House of Assembly, has sparked protests in Mutum Daya community, Shiroro Local Government Area, leading to the...

Niger Govt urges parents to mobilize children for measles, rubella vaccination

Niger State Government has advised parents to mobilize their children for the upcoming Measles, Rubella, MR, vaccination campaign. The 10-day vaccination campaign is set to commence on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Niger and Nasarawa states. To...

Niger Govt, UNICEF, WHO Engage Journalists On Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign

As part of efforts to combat diseases and safeguard future generations, the Niger State government has engaged stakeholders including media practitioners in the bid to rollout the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine. This is as the State Governor,...

Bandits kill vigilante leader, kidnap seven in Niger attacks

Armed bandits have killed a vigilante leader and abducted seven people in separate attacks on two communities in Niger State. The incidents took place on October 3, 2025, in Dukku and Shafini villages located in Rijau and Magama local government...

Two stab each other to death during fight over traditional title in Niger

At least, two people have been killed following a violent clash over a family traditional title dispute in Gbajibo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. According to a post shared on X on Sunday by security analyst, Zagazola Makama,...

Niger breastfeeding drops from 42% to 35.5%, says UNICEF

Niger State Government has decried the decline of early breast feeding Initiated (EIB) in the last five years to 35.5 percent, adding that exclusive breastfeeding has remained on the same spot. The state Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Asmau Abubakar,...

Broken Promises, Shattered Trust: The 1,000-Student Fraud In Niger State, By Abdullahi Sani Kuta

In May 2024, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago stood in Bida, at a dinner hosted by the Niger South Stakeholders Forum in his honour, and declared a dream that electrified Niger State: his government would sponsor 1,000 students to India to study ICT,...

Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France

For half a century, Niger's plains fed France's atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground there lit Paris' streets, powered its factories, and gave France the illusion of energy independence. Now, with one decree, Niger's junta has severed...

Banditry: Authors Ask Niger Govt, FG to protect Communities

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has asked the Niger State and the Federal Governments to rise up to their responsibilities and protect communities from daily bandit attacks. The National President of the Association, Dr. Usman Akanbi...

Bandits abduct children in Kogi, impose levies on Niger communities

Bandits have abducted a woman and her two children in Kogi State and have imposed multi-million-naira levies on farming communities in Niger State as conditions for peace. In Kogi State, bandits invaded the house of one Tokpe Gody at Bareke-Egbe...