FG Executing 1,055 km Of Roads In Niger – Umahi

Minister of Works David Umahi has said that the Federal Government is executing 1,055 kilometres of road projects in Niger State. Speaking on Tuesday at the flag-off of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata-Bida-Mokwa-Makera-Kontagora Federal …

FG begins N1.8 trn reconstruction of 401km Niger federal highway

The Federal Government on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and dualisation of the 401-kilometre Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora federal highway in Niger, at the cost of N1.8 trillion.Speaking at the event, the …

WAFU B U-17 Championship: Golden Eaglets Train On Termite-Infested Pitch Ahead Niger Clash

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were forced to hold their final training session ahead of their opening fixture at the ongoing WAFU B U-17 Championship on a poorly maintained, termite-infested five-a-side pitch in Ouagadougou on Tuesday evening. The Nigerian team …

WAFU-B U17 Championship: Eaglets Force To Train On Poor Pitch Ahead Of Niger Clash

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were forced to hold their final training session ahead of their opening match of the ongoing WAFU-B U17 Championship on a termite-infested, five-a-side pitch in Ouagadougou on Tuesday evening. The team had been scheduled to train …

2026 WAFU-B U17 Championship: Eaglets forced to train on poor pitch ahead of Niger clash

October 13, 2026 Admin I Sports 0   Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets were forced to hold their final training session ahead of their opening match of the ongoing WAFU-B U17 Championship on a termite-infested, five-a-side pitch in Ouagadougou on Tuesday evening.   …

President Tebboune receives Niger’s Minister of State, Minister of National Defence

Niger Declares Environmental Emergency After Oil Well Blowout

Niger has declared an environmental incident of “exceptional severity” following a major oil and gas blowout at a remote oil well in the country’s eastern desert. The petroleum ministry announced on Monday that the incident occurred on September 25 at the …

Terror In Niger State As Fleeing Bandits From Zamfara Force Hundreds Of Residents To Desert Homes 

Hundreds of terrified residents from the Rukukuje area in the Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State are currently fleeing their homes following a fresh, aggressive push by bandits from neighbouring Zamfara State.  The mass displacement, which unfolded …

Niger lawyer jailed over social media post about army

A court in military-ruled Niger on Tuesday jailed a lawyer for two years for writing on social media that the army was divided into two factions, one of his lawyers told AFP. The west African country has been ruled by General Abdourahamane Tiani since a …

President of the Republic Receives Niger's Minister of State for National Defense

The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received on Tuesday the Minister of State, Minister of National Defense of the brotherly Republic of Niger, General of the Army Salifou Modi, alongside his accompanying delegation.