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Heavy metal contamination poses health risks in Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa – University Don warns
Daily Post
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June 28, 2025
Professor John Jiya Musa, a renowned agricultural engineer at the Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State, has disclosed the presence of heavy metal contamination in farming soils near dumpsites in Niger, Kogi, and Nasarawa...
Niger govt issues urgent flood relocation advisory to residents
Tribune Online
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June 19, 2025
Niger State government has issued a critical advisory for communities residing near riverbanks to promptly relocate to higher ground due to forecasted widespread thunderstorms and heavy rainfall. The advisory aims to mitigate the risk of potential...
‘Going For Leisure When You Couldn’t Visit Niger State Where People Died’ – Peter Obi Blasts Tinubu
Naija News
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June 28, 2025
Naija News reports that the former governor of Anambra State described the trip as a grave misstep at a time when Nigerians face deep economic deprivation and widespread insecurity. In a post via 𝕏 on Saturday, Obi wrote that Tinubu’s travel...
Oilserv makes history as AKK Gas Pipeline project crosses River Niger
National Accord Newspaper
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June 28, 2025
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, has successfully crossed the River Niger using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) special technique. This milestone marks...
Climate Change: FG, UNICEF Endorse Three Handbooks on Guide to Protecting Schools
This Day
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June 19, 2025
KuniTyessiin Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education, the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC and with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF have endorsed three books to enhance the teaching of climate change and the...
Climate change fuels conflict, displacement in Nigeria – IPCR
Punch
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June 19, 2025
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution has sounded a warning that climate change is now a direct driver of armed conflict and mass displacement in Nigeria and the wider Sahel region. It, therefore, called for urgent and coordinated action...
Climate change driving conflict, displacement in Nigeria, Sahel - IPCR
Punch
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June 18, 2025
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution has warned that climate change is now a direct driver of armed conflict and mass displacement in Nigeria and the wider Sahel region, calling for urgent and coordinated action. At a high-level seminar...
CDS warns against attacks on national assets
The Sun Nigeria
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July 15, 2025
From Tony John, Port Harcourt The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to take ownership of the national assets situated in their areas and work...
Niger State begins 2025 Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Week
Premium Times
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June 18, 2025
The Niger State Government has flagged off the first round of the 2025 Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Week (MNCHW), in conjunction with the National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs), The event was part of the state government’s broader agenda...
MOSIEND Calls For Dialogue, Peaceful Resolutions On Pipeline Repair Contract
The Will
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July 15, 2025
July 15, (THEWILL) — The leadership of Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has raised alarm over the recent calls from a group known as Ijaw People’s Development Initiative (IPDI), asking for the...
Police inspector on special duty in Niger State shoots self dead, investigation underway
Business Hallmark
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June 27, 2025
A police inspector identified as Bassey Asuquo, serving with the 28 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Umuahia, Abia State, has allegedly taken his own life while on special duty in Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The tragic...
Knowledge Nugget: Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025 – Key insights for UPSC aspirants
The Indian Express
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June 27, 2025
What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Index? Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up on your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today.(Relevance: UPSC has asked...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
Comment le changement climatique menace l'alimentation des éléphants dans les savanes d'Afrique de l'Ouest
The Conversation
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June 27, 2025
Dans les savanes protégées de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, les éléphants dépendent fortement d'arbres et d'arbustes pour se nourrir, surtout en saison sèche. L'écosystème WAPOK (W-Arly-Pendjari-Oti-Mandouri-Keran), une vaste zone d'aires protégées qui...
Civil Service Reforms: BPSR Deepens Engagement with Niger State
Point Blank News
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June 26, 2025
68 By Daniel Adaji The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is stepping up efforts to restructure the Niger State Civil Service for more effective and efficient service delivery. This was disclosed in a document jointly signed on Thursday by Mr...
How Many Developing Countries Are Forging Paths to Climate Accountability at SB62
Inter Press Service
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June 25, 2025
Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Conferences, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Climate Change Ongoing negotiations at Bonn, Germany, during the ongoing SB62. Credit: UNFCCC SRINAGAR, Jun 25 2025...
How Many More Must Die? -Nigerians React as Deadly Attacks Kill Over 100 in Niger, Kaduna
The News Chronicle
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June 26, 2025
Shock, anger, and despair have gripped communities across Nigeria’s North East following deadly attacks in Niger and Kaduna States that left over 100 people among them soldiers and vigilantes dead. The attacks were allegedly led by Bello Turji, a...
NATO: The Most Dangerous Organization
Consortium News
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July 15, 2025
By the time of its out-of-theater intervention in Afghanistan, it became clear that NATO now had the ability and permission to operate as the policeman of the U.S.-led order. Cover art by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. By...
Niger Delta stakeholders seek inclusive, transparent PIA implementation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 16, 2025
Stakeholders in communities in the Niger Delta have reiterated their commitment to ensuring the inclusive, transparent, and accountable implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The stakeholders, including traditional leaders, civil...
$2.8bn AKK Pipeline Crosses River Niger in Major Milestone, Boosting Hopes of Timely Project Completion
Arise News
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June 26, 2025
In a major development, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project has finally crossed the River Niger, an axis that had seriously hampered the planned completion of the project on schedule. THISDAY learnt on Wednesday that...