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NOSDRA partners Operation Delta Safe on oil exploration
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has called on the South-South Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, to strengthen its partnership in addressing environmental challenges associated with oil exploration in the Niger...
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Latest Weather Alert: NiMet forecasts thunderstorms, rain across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted rain and thunder across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms with moderate rainfall over parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano,...
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NSCDC nabs six illegal miners in Niger, seizes motorbikes, tools
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has arrested six suspected illegal miners during a midnight raid in Minna. State Commandant, Comdt. Suberu Aniviye, who paraded the suspects at the Command Headquarters on...
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Niger: Defenders call for the establishment of a protection mechanism
The establishment of a national mechanism for the protection of human rights defenders enables the competent authority to develop procedures and coordinate actions necessary for the protection of human rights defenders. The need for this mechanism...
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Unlocking Climate Finance: A Lifeline for Nigeria’s States and Businesses, by Umaru J. Abu
Nigeria’s Climate Emergency Some years ago, when the River Niger burst its banks, Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi State went under. Rice paddies that had fed families for generations disappeared overnight; schools doubled as emergency...
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Climate Shocks, Governance Gaps and the Refugee Crisis in the Sahel
Yusuf Abdullahi stood beside the only well left in his town, its rim ringed with rust and water tinted a cloudy brown. For decades, the people of Bultu Briya, a village in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa State, had pulled their lives from this...
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2027: PDP Can Unseat APC in Niger – Woman Leader
3 … calls for legislation to reserve seats for women The newly elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Women Leader in Niger State, Mrs. Salome Fatima Nnawo Ndakotsu, has expressed confidence that the party has the capacity to reclaim the...
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AfDB signs pacts on green aviation, Niger energy access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced two major agreements aimed at accelerating Africa’s transition to cleaner energy and boosting competitiveness in strategic sectors, a statement from the bank said at the weekend. In Yokohama,...
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Environment Minister Lauds NDDC’s Sustained Developmental Strides in Niger Delta
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Lawal, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for its commitment to sustained developmental strides and effort towards addressing the long-standing...
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Nigeria News4 minutes ago Full List: 16 States To Experience Five-day Flooding The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a warning that several locations across 16 states may experience heavy rainfall, likely to result in flooding, between October...
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a warning that several locations across 16 states may experience heavy rainfall, likely to result in flooding, between October 4 and October 8, 2025. Naija News reports that the National Flood Early...
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AfDB Group, Niger ink $144.7 million deal to boost energy access, economic competitiveness, resilience
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African Development Bank Group, President Sidi Ould Tah and Niger’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, have signed a $144.7 million financing agreement to improve energy access and private sector competitiveness. The agreement, signed at...
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Climate-related Deaths Rise Sharply Across Africa: Researchers
Ethiopia recorded at least 442 deaths since 2020, twice as many as in preceding decade Extreme weather events claimed the lives of at least 442 Ethiopians in the past five years, according to a report published by an Indian public-interest...
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Ondo youths petition Tinubu, demand sack of NDDC board member
The Coalition of Oil Producing Youths of Ondo State (COPYOS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack Otito Atikase-Ehinmore, the state representative on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, over alleged abuse of office. It made the...
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Ondo youths petition Tinubu to sack NDDC board member
The Coalition of Oil Producing Youths of Ondo State has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack Otito Atikase-Ehinmore, the state representative on Niger Delta Development Commission board, over alleged abuse of office. COPYOS made the demand in a...
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Niger Delta stakeholders mobilise to harness PIA for communities development
Oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta are stepping up efforts to fully leverage the benefits of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to drive rapid and sustainable development across the region. At a town hall meeting in Ekpan, Uvwie Local...
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NSCDC Parades Six Illegal Miners In Niger
The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded six suspected illegal miners arrested during a midnight operation. Speaking at the Command headquarters in Minna, the State Commandant, Comdt. Suberu...
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Environment Minister Hails NDDC Over Infrastructure Development In Niger Delta
1 ITODE AKARI PORT HARCOURT – Minister of Environment, Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its significant strides in delivering basic infrastructure across the Niger Delta region. The...
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Niger govt partners FG to advance Nigeria’s sugar self-sufficiency
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In a renewed push for food security, Niger State Government through Niger Foods Security System and Logistics Company has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to advance Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in sugar...
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Police will remain neutral – Niger CP assures political parties
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has assured that the police will perform their responsibilities in accordance with prescribed ethics and professional standards without favoring any particular political party or...
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