Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has raised the alarm over the proliferation of firearms and explosives among artisanal miners in Niger State, warning of the grave security implications. His concern follows a devastating dynamite explosion in Sabon-Pegi community,

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry. Vatsa reiterated the claim made by former Edo State Governor,

On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly

The Niger State government has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace what it called a responsible mining policy.

There is a fresh panic in Niger state as another tanker explosion rocked the northwest state, just one week after 98 people died of the same incident in the state.

Governor Muhammed Umar Bago of Niger State has directed individuals involved in illegal mining, particularly in Mashegu Local Government Area, to immediately surrender explosives and dangerous weapons to the government.

France’s Orano Group has announced the filing of a second arbitration procedure against Niger at the International Centre for

Recall that NADF and the Niger State Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last year leading to the signing of funding agreement between NADF, Niger Foods, and the Niger State Government, setting the stage for transformative growth towards achieving food security and self-sufficiency in Nigeria.

The National Agricultural Development Fund and the Niger State Government have signed a co-financing agreement worth N5bn.

On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they cleared kiosks, restaurants and other beachside businesses. The demolitions signaled the start of Nigeria’s most ambitious road project in decades.