The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger State on Monday night.
The incident is the second explosion in Niger state and the latest in a series of tanker accidents in the country in recent weeks. On January 18, at least 98 people died, and 69 others were injured when a tanker exploded in Gurara LGA of the state.
There is a fresh panic in Niger state as another tanker explosion rocked the northwest state, just one week after 98 people died of the same incident in the state.
Niger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched
Recall that NADF and the Niger State Government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last year leading to the signing of funding agreement between NADF, Niger Foods, and the Niger State Government, setting the stage for transformative growth towards achieving food security and self-sufficiency in Nigeria.
Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States regional bloc, due to take effect Wednesday.
The National Agricultural Development Fund and the Niger State government have taken a significant step towards improving food security
Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has announced a significant initiative to tackle the housing deficit in the state. During a meeting with the Chief
The owner of the dynamites that exploded in the Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger state, which killed one person and injured six has remained at
The Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Bago, on Tuesday, announced support for the kickoff of the Niger State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons. He also called on state governors to support NAPTIP’s drive to tackle human trafficking and violence against persons.
Another petrol-laden tanker has exploded in a town bordering Agaie and Lapai local government areas of Niger State. The incident occurred at about 6 a.m on Monday, Hamzat Taoheed, a resident of Lapai, said, adding that no life was lost. This makes it the third tanker explosion in less than a month in Niger State alone.
Troops of the 1 Brigade, under Operation FANSAN YANMA, in collaboration with the Department of State Services, DSS, have successfully intercepted a