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Niger Delta: CSOs, Bayelsa traditional ruler kick against divestment of oil assets
Tribune Online
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June 30, 2025
Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in collaboration with Social Action on Monday kicked against the divestment of oil assets in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The coalition who...
Niger Delta women, youths build agripreneur skills under LIFE-ND
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 30, 2025
Women and youths in Niger Delta region have commenced training in a scheme aimed to reduce youth unemployment, enhance food security, and empower rural families across the Niger Delta through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness. Over 1,050...
Energy Standoff Between France and Niger : Somair on the Brink of Bankruptcy
Tunisie Numerique
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July 4, 2025
Tensions are mounting between France and Niger over the strategically vital uranium sector. French company Orano, 90% owned by the French state and specialized in nuclear fuel, sounded the alarm on Thursday: its Nigerien subsidiary, Somair, is on...
Climate Change Affecting The Entire Ecosystem
The Nigerian Voice
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The more than 853-kilometer Nigerian coastline is especially susceptible to its effects. The aquatic ecosystems in Nigeria are affected. It is a problem with many effects, ranging from ocean acidification and biodiversity loss to rising sea levels...
Niger: Nomadic Affairs Ministry calls for peace, unity
Tribune Online
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June 29, 2025
The Niger State Ministry of Nomadic and Pastoral Affairs, under the leadership of Honourable Commissioner Umar Ahmed Sanda Rebe Jauron Minna, has expressed deep concern over the recurring clashes between farmers and pastoralist communities in...
Niger gov calls for collaboration between private, public sectors to mitigate flood disasters
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called for closer collaboration between the private and public sectors to address climate change issues and invest in infrastructure for water harvesting. The Governor made the call at the Niger State...
The lamp of compassion ignites West Africa: Dr Pir Syed Lakhte Hassanain Charts a Sufi-inspired path of sacred service
The Standard Gambia
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July 14, 2025
- Advertisement - By Professor Dr Atif Amin Al Hussaini “He gave his wealth in charity to purify himself. Not as payment for favours received, but longed for the pleasure of His Lord, the Highest…”(Al-Layl: 18-21) Under the celestial guidance of...
A Brighter Future for the Niger Delta: Turning Promises into Protection
This Day
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July 4, 2025
By Dr. Michael Kabi As Nigeria prepares to adopt the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Safety and Environmental Regulations (MDPSER) 2025, a critical opportunity has emerged—not just to refine petroleum safety rules, but to rewrite a long and...
Niger: Gov Bago donates of N100m to Yahaya Abubakar Endowment Fund
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has showered encomiums on the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar. Governor Umaru Bago hailed the Etsu Nupe during a colloquium on agriculture...
“Let’s be at our best behaviour because we are having visitors around….” CS Murkomen
Switch TV
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July 15, 2025
As Kenya readies to host one of the continent’s biggest football tournaments next month, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is asking Kenyans to be on their best behaviour. The 2025 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN), which Kenya will...
NUPRC: Niger Delta Host Communities Have Received N98bn, $150m From Oil Firms under HCDF
Arise News
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July 3, 2025
Host oil communities in the Niger Delta have so far received N98 billion as well as $150 million as their 3 per cent share of the Host Communities Development Fund (HCDF), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) revealed on...
CAN donates food items to Niger flood victims
Punch
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July 2, 2025
The National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has donated food items to victims of the recent Mokwa flood disaster. Okoh visited the Niger State Government on Wednesday with a delegation of Christian...
Niger stakeholders call for urgent collective action to mitigate effects of climate change
Daily Post
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June 26, 2025
Stakeholders in Niger State have called for immediate collective action to mitigate the effects of climate change on the environment, farmers, and the economy to ensure a sustainable future. They made the call during a collaborative meeting...
Bodies of 2 children recovered from drain after torrential rain in Niger
Ghanaian Chronicle
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July 3, 2025
Two children, a nine-year-old girl and an unidentified boy, have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday afternoon. The tragedy occurred in the Tunga...
Niger laments children’s presence in mining sites
Punch
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June 26, 2025
Several school-age children and mothers in Niger State are actively involved in the various illegal mining operations across the state in order to eke out a living. Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that these children are often seen at these...
Reps Lament Fatal Flooding in Niger, Kwara
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
The House of Representatives has expressed profound grief over the recent catastrophic flooding that ravaged Mokwa in Niger State and parts of Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, resulting in massive casualties and extensive property damage....
How to Access NASA’s Climate Data — And How It’s Powering the Fight Against Climate Change Pt. 1
Towards Data Science
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July 1, 2025
I can’t think of a more important dataset. Just today, I saw a headline like this: ‘Heat Waves Are Getting More Dangerous with Climate Change.’ You can’t say we haven’t been warned. In 1988, we saw headlines like this: ‘Global Warming Has Begun,...
Disaster Looms As French Uranium Mine in Niger Faces Bankruptcy
Oil Price
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July 2, 2025
French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms over future nuclear fuel supply chains amid deepening tensions with the ruling junta, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The...
A.N.T. International Encourages Students to Lead the Charge Against Drug Abuse and Social Vices at the SOBE Inter-School Quiz Competition in Niger State
National Accord Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
In commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, A New Thing International Foundation held the grand finale of its School Outreach for Better Education (SOBE) Inter-School Quiz Competition on Saturday,...
Another Downpour In Niger State Sweeps Away Two Children In Minna
Sahara Reporters
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Two children have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Tuesday afternoon. The tragedy struck the Tunga community following hours of persistent rainfall that...