ABUJA NIGERIA - Leaders in Africas conflict-hit Lake Chad region have promised to fight illegal gun and drug trafficking ...

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.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be ...

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...

On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...

In its bid to make health more accessible to people in rural areas, the Niger state government has disclosed plans to launch a drone vaccine delivery project to hard-to-reach communities across the ...

The Niger State Government is set to partner with an indigenous firm and a Chinese company on a $100 million water supply project aimed at improving access to clean water in the state.  The proposed ...

ShareThe National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Niger State Government have initiated steps to improve food ...

Muhammad Abdulkadir, a community leader in Tada, said crops valued at millions of naira have been destroyed by the floodingThe Kwara State Government has demanded an investigation after water from the ...

Unusual flooding has washed off hectares of rice farm in Kwara State. The incident, it was learnt, was caused by overflowing ...

The Niger State Government has committed to supporting the Upper Niger River Basin Development Authority in achieving its goals. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago made this pledge during a meeting on ...

Niger East Senator Mohammed Sani Musa ... They, however, appealed for the rehabilitation of Bosso dam for improved water supply, more roads within the local council, a feeder road from Garatu ...