The Federal Government says efforts are underway to bring back 15,000 Nigerians stranded in Cameroon, Niger, Chad, and other countries.
Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, said the return...
Grain traders in Niger State are counting heavy losses after prices of beans, maize, soybeans, sorghum, and millet crashed sharply.
Many had taken loans and sold property to stock up, expecting a price hike that never came. A 100kg bag...
Governor Umar Bago of Niger State has clarified that people with dreadlocks are welcome in the state, days after ordering their arrest in Minna.
At a security meeting on Tuesday, Bago had told operatives to arrest and shave anyone with...
A new terror group known as Mahmuda has launched deadly attacks in Kwara and Niger States, killing vigilantes and residents.
On Sunday night, gunmen in military gear opened fire at a market in Ilesha Baruba, Kwara, killing six, including four...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has imposed a 6pm to 6am curfew on Minna, the state capital, following a recent spike in attacks and killings.
The curfew affects the movement of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, with exceptions only for medical emergencies.
Bago announced the measure during...
ECOWAS will hold an emergency meeting on April 22 to address the 0.5% import levy introduced by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso on goods from member states.
The levy, which took effect March 28, excludes humanitarian aid. ECOWAS says the...
The Federal Government has repatriated 180 Nigerians stranded in Niamey, Niger Republic as part of its ongoing voluntary return initiative.
The returnees arrived at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on February 26, 2025, and were received by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).
This...
Niger’s military government has launched a four-day national convention in Niamey to set a timeline for a return to civilian rule following the 2023 coup.
Led by traditional leader Dr. Mamoudou Harouna Djingareye, the commission includes former ministers, academics, military...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has raised security concerns over artisanal miners, stating that some possess firearms and explosives.
During a visit to Sabon-Pegi in Mashegu LGA, where a dynamite explosion killed three people and injured several others, Bago...
The Nigerian Police Force has arrested a criminal network accused of supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram and other armed groups operating in Niger and Kaduna states.
Assistant Inspector General of Police Benneth Igweh, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, said detectives acting on intelligence apprehended...
