Oborevwori Champions NDDC-State Collaboration to Revitalize Federal Roads and Infrastructure in the Niger Delta

Warri, Delta State – October 17, 2025 – In a resounding call for unity and collective action, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has urged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to forge stronger partnerships with state...

Niger State Government Refutes Claims of N100,800 Tax on Petty Traders

The Niger State Government has dismissed a report by an online media platform alleging that the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) imposed a N100,800 tax on petty traders across business premises and markets in the state’s 25...

Niger govt debunks claim of high taxation on petty traders

Niger State Government has debunked a report by an online media platform that the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency(NISEPA) imposed a tax of N100,800.00 on petty traders in all business premises, including markets across the 25 local...

Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs

The highest temperature anomalies in 2023 were recorded across northwestern Africa, especially in Morocco, coastal parts of Mauritania and northwest Algeria. Several countries including Mali, Morocco, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda...

Niger Govt denies increase in levy for petty traders

Politics NIGER State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) has urged petty traders to disregard any increase in levy, saying the online report was false. Dr Abubakar Muhammad, General Manager of NISEPA, denied the allegation at a press...

NIHSA Warns of Flood Risk in Seven States as Niger, Benue Rivers Rise

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a flood alert for parts of Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Bayelsa, Niger, Benue, and Adamawa States due to rising water levels along the Niger and Benue Rivers, urging residents in vulnerable...

'They Threatened to Lock Our Shops’: Traders Fault Niger State Govt’s Denial Of N100,800 Levy

Shop owners have faulted the denial by the Niger State government that it did not request a N100,800 environmental levy. Earlier, the Niger State government claimed that reports about it demanding N100,800 from traders were “false news.”...

NPFL: Niger Tornadoes warn fans against violence ahead of Plateau United clash

Niger Tornadoes have issued a stern warning to the club supporters ahead of their highly anticipated derby with Plateau United. The Ikon Allah Boys will do battle with Plateau United at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna on Sunday. Chairman of the...

14 of 36 Nigerian states score average in climate governance performance: Report

Fourteen out of 36 states in Nigeria scored average in Climate Governance Performance, according to the 2025 Subnational Climate Governance Rating and Ranking exercise. The rating was released on October 14, 2025, in federal capital Abuja. Across...

House razings to save Niger capital's forest shield dismay locals

House razings to save Niger capital's forest shield dismay locals By Boureima Hama Niamey, Niger (AFP) Aug 1, 2025 Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green...

Niger debunks report of ₦100,000 levy on petty traders

Niger State Environmental Protection Agency has urged petty traders to disregard any increase in levy, saying the online report was false. The General Manager of NISEPA, Dr Abubakar Muhammad, denied the allegation at a press conference in Minna,...

Housing Ministry, NDDC explores partnership opportunities for affordable housing schemes in Niger Delta region

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are exploring areas of mutual cooperation in the provision of affordable housing for the Niger Delta region. This was contained...

Reps Probe Oil Spill Funds, Vow Justice For Niger Delta Communities

1 Torkwase Nyiekaa The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the management of oil spill clean-up funds in the Niger Delta has reaffirmed its resolve to ensure transparency, accountability, and justice in the utilisation of funds...

Niger to establish a national center to improve animal production

NIGER – The government of Niger has approved the creation of a National Center for the Improvement of Animal Production as part of efforts to boost domestic livestock performance and reduce the country’s reliance on imported dairy products. The...

UNICEF, Niger Foods partner to promote hygiene, tackle open defecation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programme, has joined forces with the Niger Foods Security System and Logistics Company Limited to strengthen collaboration on promoting hygiene...

Nigeria: FG, development partners launch Net Zero Nature Positive project to combat climate change

Stakeholders from government institutions, international organisations, and civil society groups gathered in Abuja for the launch workshop of the Net Zero Nature Positive (NZNP) Project—a major initiative focused on restoring degraded ecosystems,...

Madagascar : President Ousted as Army Takes Power — Beware the Malian, Burkinabé, and Nigerien Syndrome

It was a coup that brought him to power in 2009 after he fueled a popular uprising — and it is another coup that has now removed him. Officially, Andry Rajoelina is no longer the president of Madagascar. He was ousted by Parliament on Tuesday,...

Foundation distributes 6,000 free eyeglasses in Niger State

The Mainstream Foundation, the non-profit arm of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, has reiterated the need for sustained efforts to eliminate preventable blindness in the country. The foundation disclosed that in the past decade, it has...

Climatic Change Risk: Insurers Provide Way-out

As occurrence of climatic change related risks heighten across West African sub region, insurers said it is time to take precautionary measures like geo coding, parametric piloting in their risk pricing to cope with current challenges, writes...

‘Even If I Sell Everything, I Can’t Pay’: Shop Owners Condemn Niger Govt’s N100,000 ‘Environmental Protection’ Tax

Outrage is growing in Niger State as the government has reportedly demanded over N100,000 from individual shop owners under what it described as an “Environmental Protection Agency Levy.” Traders in the Suleja area of the state, who were served...