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Niger, Nasarawa States Launch Joint Digital Skills Initiative
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna Niger and Nasarawa states have launched a joint digital skills Initiative programme aimed at addressing the critical gap in Nigeria’s Technological ecosystem. The initiative is the outcome of aspirations between the Ministries...
A Brighter Future for the Niger Delta: Turning Promises into Protection
This Day
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July 4, 2025
By Dr. Michael Kabi As Nigeria prepares to adopt the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety and Environmental Regulations (MDPSER) 2025, a critical opportunity has emerged—not just to refine petroleum safety rules, but to rewrite a long and...
NUPRC: Niger Delta Host Communities Have Received N98bn, $150m From Oil Firms under HCDF
Arise News
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July 3, 2025
Host oil communities in the Niger Delta have so far received N98 billion as well as $150 million as their 3 per cent share of the Host Communities Development Fund (HCDF), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) revealed on...
Niger to establish fruit market in Minna
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 2, 2025
The Niger State Government has announced plans to establish a dedicated fruit market in Minna aimed at boosting agriculture, stimulating the state’s economy, and alleviating poverty in both rural and urban areas. Governor Mohammed Bago made the...
Bodies of 2 children recovered from drain after torrential rain in Niger
Ghanaian Chronicle
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July 3, 2025
Two children, a nine-year-old girl and an unidentified boy, have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday afternoon. The tragedy occurred in the Tunga...
Reps Lament Fatal Flooding in Niger, Kwara
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
The House of Representatives has expressed profound grief over the recent catastrophic flooding that ravaged Mokwa in Niger State and parts of Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, resulting in massive casualties and extensive property damage....
CAN donates food items to Niger flood victims
Punch
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July 2, 2025
The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has donated food items to victims of the recent Mokwa flood disaster. Okoh visited the Niger State Government on Wednesday with a delegation of Christian...
Disaster Looms As French Uranium Mine in Niger Faces Bankruptcy
Oil Price
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July 2, 2025
French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms over future nuclear fuel supply chains amid deepening tensions with the ruling junta, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The...
A.N.T. International Encourages Students to Lead the Charge Against Drug Abuse and Social Vices at the SOBE Inter-School Quiz Competition in Niger State
National Accord Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
In commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, A New Thing International Foundation held the grand finale of its School Outreach for Better Education (SOBE) Inter-School Quiz Competition on Saturday,...
Niger Delta Communities Battle Diarrhoea, Scabies, Acute Hunger, Insecurity Caused By Oil Spill, Pipeline Vandalism, Neglect [Part 1]
Sahara Reporters
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It was a Monday morning, cloudy, and it seemed like rain was about to fall when SaharaReporters entered the Ayamasa community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Nigeria. Just at the bank of the river...
Another Downpour In Niger State Sweeps Away Two Children In Minna
Sahara Reporters
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Two children have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Tuesday afternoon. The tragedy struck the Tunga community following hours of persistent rainfall that...
How to Access NASA’s Climate Data — And How It’s Powering the Fight Against Climate Change Pt. 1
Towards Data Science
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July 1, 2025
I can’t think of a more important dataset. Just today, I saw a headline like this: ‘Heat Waves Are Getting More Dangerous with Climate Change.’ You can’t say we haven’t been warned. In 1988, we saw headlines like this: ‘Global Warming Has Begun,...
Niger Delta: CSOs, Bayelsa traditional ruler kick against divestment of oil assets
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with Social Action on Monday kicked against the divestment of oil assets in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The coalition who...
The long-term effects of environmental injustice on climate change
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 1, 2025
Screenshot of moderator Vann R. Newkirk II, with panelists Dr. Robert Bullard, Ph.D., Jacqueline Patterson, and Kendra Pierre-Louis in conversation at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH) on June 4. Academic experts...
Climate Watch: FG unveils flood insurance policy
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
Climate change directly affects our communities, health, and livelihoods. Yet, media coverage often prioritises politics and business over climate-related stories, leaving crucial environment news under-reported. Climate Watch seeks to bridge this...
Niger Delta women, youths build agripreneur skills under LIFE-ND
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Women and youths in Niger Delta region have commenced training in a scheme aimed to reduce youth unemployment, enhance food security, and empower rural families across the Niger Delta through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness. Over 1,050...
France Loses Niger Uranium Mine As EU, Trump Boost Nuclear for AI
Benzinga
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France lost a strategic uranium mine in Africa after Niger's military junta seized the reserve from Europe’s biggest nuclear producer. The junta described the nationalization of the Somair mine as "healthier and more sustainable management" of...
Oilserv: Indigenous company lays pipeline across River Niger
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 30, 2025
Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta -Kaduna-Kano Gas Pipeline project, says it successfully laid pipelines across the River Niger. In a chat with journalists Saturday in Abuja, Group Chief Executive Officer, Oilserve Group, Dr....
Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Port Moresby/Rome - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved projects worth more than $300 million that will protect forests in Papua New Guinea, promote sustainable fisheries in Saint Lucia, and help grow Africa’s Great Green Wall. The...
Climate Change Affecting The Entire Ecosystem
The Nigerian Voice
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The more than 853-kilometer Nigerian coastline is especially susceptible to its effects. The aquatic ecosystems in Nigeria are affected. It is a problem with many effects, ranging from ocean acidification and biodiversity loss to rising sea levels...