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African science fiction imagines new ways of living in climate-changed worlds
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A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them....
Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Niger State
Kpomkwem News
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September 4, 2025
Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Niger State Tragedy struck in Niger State on Wednesday after an overloaded passenger boat capsized in the Borgu area, leaving people confirmed dead and dozens more missing. The ill-fated wooden boat was carrying about...
From Campaign Promises To Tangible Deliverables: How Senator 313 Is Transforming Niger East
New Telegraph
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September 4, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa is known for many things. In his hometown, he is a philanthropist, a generous soul whose compassion lights up lives with every borehole drilled and scholarship granted. In Niger East, he is a transformative force,...
Nigeria’s Gas-to-Power Supply Surges to a Three-Month High: A Milestone for Energy Security and Sustainability
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In a significant development for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced on September 3, 2025, that the country’s gas-to-power supply reached a three-month high of 862.86 million standard...
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Niger State, leaving at least 60 dead and dozens missing
Africanews
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September 4, 2025
A tragic boat accident in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State has left at least 60 people dead, with many more still missing, after an overloaded vessel capsized on Tuesday morning. The disaster occurred near the Gausawa community in Borgu around...
Over 300 Niger Delta Youths Celebrate Graduation from NDDC’s Transformative Skills Training Programme
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September 3, 2025
In a landmark achievement for youth empowerment and regional development, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has celebrated the graduation of 300 young men and women from its comprehensive skills acquisition training programme. The...
Badeggi FM vs. Niger State Government: Stalled Settlement Talks and an Uncertain Future for Media Freedom
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In a case that has sparked widespread concern about press freedom and the rule of law in Nigeria, the legal dispute between Badeggi FM, a privately owned radio station in Minna, and the Niger State Government has hit a significant roadblock....
Niger State Government Pioneers Inclusive Early Childhood Education with Comprehensive Teacher Training Program
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In a transformative move to enhance the quality of education and promote inclusivity in its school system, the Niger State Government has launched a groundbreaking initiative to train teachers in inclusive early childhood education (ECE). This...
Stochastic Differential Equations and Temperature — NASA Climate Data pt. 2
Towards Data Science
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September 3, 2025
You might wonder why we would want to model a temperature time series as an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, and if this has any practical implications. Well, it does. While the O-U process is used in Physics to model the velocity of particles under...
After 40 Years, Niger Community Finally Gets Power Supply
Information Nigeria
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September 3, 2025
The North South Power Company Limited (NSPCL) has successfully connected the Eddah community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State to the national electricity grid after more than four decades without power. Mr. Olubunmi Peters,...
NAFDAC trains Niger drug sellers on safety
News Diary Online
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September 3, 2025
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Niger State, on Wednesday sensitised medicine dealers to safe drug distribution practices By Rita Iliya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control...
Niger community gets power supply after 40 years
Punch
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September 2, 2025
The North South Power Company Limited has connected the Eddah community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger to the national grid after over 40 years of living in darkness. Mr Olubunmi Peters, Executive Vice Chairman of NSPCL, stated this...
Niger community gets electricity supply after 40 years of darkness
Eagle Online
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September 2, 2025
The North South Power Company Limited has connected Eddah community in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger to the national grid after over 40 years of living in darkness. Olubunmi Peters, Executive Vice Chairman of NSPCL, stated this at the...
Niger Delta Stakeholders To Ojulari: Stop playing victim over failed refineries
Eagle Online
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September 1, 2025
Stakeholders in the Niger Delta have strongly rejected claims by Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), that his management team is under “attack” due to oil sector...
NNPC, TotalEnergies-Sapetro Consortium Sign Deepwater PSC for Niger Delta Blocks
Nigerian Eye
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September 2, 2025
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), in partnership with the TotalEnergies-South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) Consortium, has executed a historic Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs)...
Niger State Government Budgets Billions For Pilgrimage While Pupils In Kaffin Koro School Learn On Bare Floors
Sahara Reporters
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Pupils at the Central Primary School, Kaffin Koro, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, are still forced to sit on bare floors under broken ceilings despite repeated claims by the government that education is a top priority. The...
Building climate-resilient food systems: Nigeria, IFAD, others chart new path with public-private partnerships
Tribune Online
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September 2, 2025
Policymakers, development partners, private sector leaders, and farmer representatives convened in Abuja for the FGN/IFAD Best Practice workshop on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Climate Information Services, alongside consultations for the...
The maestro of Sound & Gravity
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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September 4, 2025
Mike Reed, founder of Sound & Gravity Credit: Francesca Patella In November 2024, when Condé Nast announced the end of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival, the discourse focused on the changing economic and social climate for large-scale music...
Fg Issues Alert, Says Five-day Heavy Rainfall, Flooding To Hit 14 State
The Nigerian Voice
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The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a flood alert for 14 states, warning that 43 locations across the country may witness heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding between September 4 and September 8, 2025. The alert was issued on...
Shell Abandons Rotterdam Biofuel Plant: A Strategic Retreat to Fossil Fuels Amid Global Energy Transition Debates
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In a move that has sparked intense debate about the future of renewable energy and the priorities of global oil majors, British oil giant Shell announced on September 3, 2025, that it has permanently abandoned plans to construct one of Europe’s...