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...

Niger Delta Leaders Slam Gbaboyor’s “Web of Lies,” Reaffirm Support For Tompolo, Otuaro

1 A storm of condemnation has trailed recent allegations by Jude Gbaboyor against Tantita Security Services, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (popularly known as Tompolo), and the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) under the leadership of Chief...

Nigerian researcher unveils AI learning model to tackle Africa’s energy crisis, Niger Delta pollution

In a major leap toward sustainable energy solutions for Africa, Nigerian researcher, Chiagoziem C. Ukwuoma, has unveiled a cutting-edge deep learning model that predicts hydrogen production from biomass gasification with unprecedented accuracy....

Everywhere Insiders 15: Nepal Unrest, WHO Updates, Egypt Crackdown, Niger Delta

Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris...

Climate Science Digest: September 22, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 22, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Wildfires are changing the air we breathe – here’s what that means for your...

Niger State Technical College In Ruins As Students Cook On Stones Amid Years Of Neglect

During a visit to the school, SaharaReporters observed that the dining halls have become completely unusable, leaving students to rely on firewood and improvised stone fireplaces to prepare their meals. Government Technical College, Minna, once a...

Ford Foundation West Africa Regional Director urges African youth to seize climate finance opportunities

The Regional Director of the Ford Foundation West Africa has urged African youth to position themselves strategically in the global push for climate finance by leveraging the continent’s abundant resources and improving their visibility to...

Escalating Insecurity in Niger State: Bandits Abduct NSIEC Commissioner, Seven Others in Brazen Attack

On Monday morning, October 1, 2025, the worsening security crisis in Niger State took a grim turn as suspected bandits ambushed and kidnapped a high-ranking official of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), along with seven...

QRCS completes humanitarian, development projects in Niger

The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a set of humanitarian and development projects in Niger at a total cost of $2,472,220, to meet the needs of 143,298 beneficiaries. Covering the health, shelter, water and sanitation, and...

INVESTIGATION: Climate shocks, governance gaps and the refugee crisis in the Sahel

BY IBRAHIM ADEYEMI, DORKAS EKUPE AND AMMA MOUSA From Nigeria to Cameroon and the Niger Republic, climate shocks, including drought and desert encroachments, are pushing locals beyond borders. No way home for climate migrants seeking greener...

Nigeria and the second Africa Climate Summit: A missed seat at the table

When Africa gathered in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2), the message was loud and clear: the continent wants climate investment, not climate aid. This second gathering of African leaders,...

MRA Calls For Robust Access To Information To Address Nigeria’s Environmental Crises

Posted by Ignatius Okpara Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria Monday, September 29th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has launched a groundbreaking report highlighting the risks posed by an inadequate national...

Lithium Must Not Go the Oil Way, By Umar Abdulsalam

Just over five years ago, Nigeria reported the discovery of vast lithium, with confirmed deposits across 10 states of Cross River, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Zamfara, with a total estimated value, worth over...

Tax Reform: The Plight of States, LGAs Amid Bizarre Enforcements

October 19, (THEWILL) — Despite the highly celebrated tax reform laws recently enacted by the Federal Government, the states and local government councils are not likely to enjoy the benefits that the new system is said to offer. Taiwo Oyedele,...

Niger Delta Stakeholders’ Hails Tinubu’s Persistence On Decentralisation Of Pipeline Surveillance Contracts

1 YENAGOA – Stakeholders from the Ni­ger Delta region, on Friday declared their support for President Tinubu’s resil­ience and persistence on the decentralisation of pipeline surveillance con­tracts to the indigenous from different states across...

NiMet Issues Nationwide Weather Alert, Predicts 3-Day Thunderstorm

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a fresh warning about widespread rainfall and thunderstorms expected across the country from Monday through Wednesday, cautioning that flooding may occur in parts of Benue, Taraba, and Cross...

Eco-friendly eating habits

As climate and health concerns grow, what we eat matters more than ever. Eco-eating—also called sustainable eating—focuses on plant-based, local, and minimally processed foods while limiting red meat and waste. It’s about making good food choices...

Ford Foundation, IWG Draw Global Attention To Bayelsa Oil Pollution In New York

1 …We’ll Establish Recovery Agency – Gov. Diri Social justice organisation, Ford Foundation, in conjunction with an International Working Group (IWG) on Petroleum Pollution and Just Transition in the Niger Delta, has sought an end to the...

Ghana champions locally led climate adaptation at UNGA80

Ghana’s Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Seidu Issifu, delivered a powerful and forward-looking address at the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) Leaders’ Dialogue on the theme “Shaping Resilient Futures”, held during the...

Coalition Demands Compensation From Niger Delta Pollutants

A Coalition known as the Just Clean-Up IWG, which includes the United Kingdom’s think tank, ODI Global, Polluter Pays Project, Health of Mother Earth, and Social Action International, have demanded that polluters of the Niger Delta environment...