Niger, and 23 other states to benefit from NEWMAP-EIB

The Niger State government has been officially designated as one of the 23 beneficiary states selected to participate in the Nigeria Climate Adaptation, Erosion and Watershed Project, NEWMAP, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank. The...

Civic Groups Mark Ken Saro-Wiwa's 30-Year Legacy, Demand Justice As Niger-Delta Still Battles Oil Spill, Gas Flaring

Thirty years after the execution of environmentalist and writer, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow Ogoni leaders, civil society organisations have renewed calls for justice, accountability, and environmental restoration in the Niger Delta. Speaking...

Latest Weather Advisory: NiMet forecasts three-day rain, thunderstorms

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday, predicted isolated thunderstorms with moderate rains on Monday morning over...

Niger Delta Coalition Lauds Tantita Security As Crude Oil Losses Hit 16-year Low

1 The Niger-Delta Environmental Justice Coalition has praised Tantita Security Services Limited for its pivotal role in curbing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, following a Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) report that...

FG launches agrifood investment plan to boost climate-smart farming

The Federal Government has unveiled a new agrifood investment plan aimed at promoting climate-smart farming, increasing food production, and creating jobs for farmers, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Abubakar Kyari said on Sunday. In a...

FG unveils new agrifood investment plan for climate-smart farming

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has launched a new agrifood investment plan to target climate-smart farming as part of efforts to boost food production, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs for farmers. The...

Bridging Colonialism and Climate Change

Photo by Getty Images/santosha. During the 19th and 20th centuries, formal colonialism came to an end. Countries were liberated, new flags unfurled, and rewritten constitutions adopted. But although imperial states had been forced to relinquish...

The Extravagance Of Power: A Critique Of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku’s Lavish Birthday Amid Niger Delta’s Enduring Misery, By Dr. Leonard Adawari Markson

In the annals of Nigerian public administration, few spectacles encapsulate the grotesque disparity between elite indulgence and grassroots deprivation as vividly as the recent 50th birthday celebrations of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director...

Centre trains Rivers women on community-based environmental remediation

As part of efforts to complement government initiatives in mitigating the impact of hydrocarbon pollution, the Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre has organised a two-day training on community-based environmental remediation for women...

Gender equality: UN Women calls for political will and accelerated global action

The world is retreating from gender equality, and the cost is being counted in lives, rights, and opportunities. Five years from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline in 2030, none of the gender equality targets are on track. That’s...

Niger State Deepens Economic Ties  with Russia in Agriculture, Mining

Arthur Eriye The Niger State Government and Russia have taken steps to deepen economic cooperation in agriculture and mining, as Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago received a delegation of Russian businessmen in Minna. This was disclosed recently in a...

FG Distributes Free Agricultural Inputs, Equipment To Farmers In Niger

1 ABUJA – The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has distributed free agricultural inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers in Niger State as part of its efforts to achieve all year round farming,...

Niger, Russia strengthen economic ties in agriculture, mining

Niger and Russia have moved to deepen economic cooperation in agriculture and mining as Governor Mohammed Bago received a delegation of Russian businessmen in Minna. A statement by the governor’s chief press secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, announced...

Niger govt deepens partnership with AfricaRice to boost rice production

The Niger State government has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting rice production in the state through its partnership with AfricaRice. A delegation from AfricaRice visited Minna, the state capital, to assess the state’s preparedness to drive...

FG distributes farm inputs in Niger to boost food security

The Governor of Niger State, Muhammad Umaru Bago, has performed the official flag-off of the federal government’s free distribution of agricultural inputs and equipment to smallholder farmers’ associations for year-round farming in the state. An...

From Oil Fields to Solar Grids: What Addis Climate Summit Means for Nigeria

By Robert Egbe As African leaders wrapped up the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2) in Addis Ababa last week, one message stood out clearly: the continent can no longer wait for others to set its climate agenda. For Nigeria, Africa’s most...

Dinosaurs to supercrocs: Niger’s bone keepers preserve its ancient fossils

Niamey, Niger – In a corner of the sprawling grounds of Niamey’s only museum – a unique, open-air style arrangement in Niger’s capital that doubles as a zoo – imposing fossil replicas of long-extinct animals stand in a corrugated iron stall. On a...

Niger partners ICAN for financial records audit

Governor Muhammad Bago of Niger State has invited the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria to conduct an independent audit of the state’s financial records as part of efforts to promote transparency, address discrepancies, and strengthen...

NiMet issues latest weather advisory for Nigeria 

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecasted thunderstorms and rainfall across the country from Friday to Sunday. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Thursday, stated that there would be isolated thunderstorms with moderate rainfall over...

DSS raises alarm over fake reporters in Niger

The Department of State Services (DSS) in Niger State has expressed concern over the activities of impostors posing as journalists, warning that their spread of fake news poses a growing threat to society. State Director of the DSS, Usman Ibrahim,...