Tag: Niger
INEC registers 198,038 new voters in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger registered 198,038 new voters in the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise between…
Hajj: Niger transports 1,095 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Niger Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday said no fewer than 1,095 pilgrims had been transported to Saudi Arabia for…
NDLEA seizes 18kg of cannabis in Niger
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Niger Command, has seized 18kg of hemp and arrested two suspected drug traffickers…
Man allegedly kills wife with a machete
The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Bello Muhe, 25, of Gurechi village of Borgu Local Government Area of…
Niger governor inaugurates N150m cassava processing industry
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Friday inaugurated a cassava processing industry established at the cost of N150 million in…
Many injured while scooping fuel from broken pipeline in Niger
Many people have been injured while attempting to scoop fuel from a broken pipeline at Dagbo-Pogo community in Niger State,…
Niger governor donates N5m to windstorm victims
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, has donated five million naira to the victims of windstorm in a downpour, which occurred…
Cholera: Niger confirms 3 new suspected cases
The Niger Ministry of Health and Hospital Management, on Tuesday confirmed three new suspected cases of cholera at Bida General…
Diarrhoea kills 6 in Niger
he Executive Director, Niger state Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA), Dr Yahaya Na’uzo, has confirmed the death of six…
13 men jailed 6 months for illegal mining
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced 13 men to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining.
9 killed in Boko Haram attacks
Authorities on Tuesday said nine people were killed on Monday night in Diffa city in southeast Niger in several attacks…
82,897 PVCs ready for collection in Niger – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 82, 897 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVC) were ready for collection across the 25…
RAMP earmarks N9 billion on rehabilitation of rural roads in Niger
A total of N9 billion has been earmarked for the rehabilitation of 403 kilometers of rural roads in Niger under…
Niger Police record zero crime during Easter festivities
Mr Dibal Yakadi , the Commissioner of Police in Niger, on Tuesday, said the state command recorded zero crime during…
Niger debunks reports of presence of opposition fighters in Libya
Niger’s Ambassador to Libya, Hussein Melloul, on Tuesday denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory. The ambassador…