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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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
Niger stakeholders call for urgent collective action to mitigate effects of climate change
Daily Post
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June 26, 2025
Stakeholders in Niger State have called for immediate collective action to mitigate the effects of climate change on the environment, farmers, and the economy to ensure a sustainable future. They made the call during a collaborative meeting...
Niger laments children’s presence in mining sites
Punch
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June 26, 2025
Several school-age children and mothers in Niger State are actively involved in the various illegal mining operations across the state in order to eke out a living. Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that these children are often seen at these...
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...
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...
Niger to Nationalize Uranium to Wrest Control Over Its Resource From France
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 25, 2025
Accusing French state-owned Orano of illegally extracting a disproportionate share of Uranium, Niger’s government said that nationalization will make way for “optimal enjoyment of the wealth from mining resources by Nigeriens.” In yet another...
Coalition of CSOs seeks justice for Niger Delta against Shell
Eagle Online
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June 30, 2025
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations has called on Nigerians and the international community to demand justice for the Niger Delta in its case against Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company. The coalition in a news conference in...
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP: English High Court Delivers Key Judgment In Niger Delta Oil Pollution Case
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
LONDON, June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On 20 June 2025, Mrs Justice May handed down an important judgment in the ongoing group litigation concerning oil pollution in the Bille and Ogale areas of the Niger Delta. The ruling addressed key Nigerian...
How citizens aid crude oil thieves in Niger Delta, Tantita boss reveals
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
The Executive Director of Technical Operations at Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, has lamented the widespread culture of indifference among Nigerians as a key factor contributing to the persistent crude...
Bayelsa community demands justice for 1.5million people impacted by Shell’s Carbon Pollution
Business Day
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June 30, 2025
King Bubaraye Dakolo, Gada IV of Ekpetiama Kingdom, has joined forces with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to demand justice for over 1.5 million Bayelsa citizens affected by hydrocarbon pollution. The Royal Father and CSOs are calling on the...
Natural disaster: Group trains female lawyers on climate change litigation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 13, 2025
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Natural Justice, in partnership with African Activists for Climate Justice, has trained female lawyers across Nigeria on climate change litigation. The two-day training, which commenced on Wednesday, aims to...
Niger pledges enhanced security after student's killing by phone thieves
Punch
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June 24, 2025
The Niger State Government has assured students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, of improved security following the killing of a 300-level student by suspected phone thieves. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy...