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Niger Works Ministry pledges transparency in 2026 budget implementation
The Niger State Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting transparency, accountability, and effective use of public funds in the implementation of the 2026 budget. The Permanent Secretary of the...
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5.4 Million Electricity Consumers Across Nigeria Still Without Meters, Despite World Bank’s $500Million Power Sector Loan
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A SaharaReporters review of the second-quarter report released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that 5.4 million customers of electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country remain unmetered....
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Gunmen Abduct Businessman, Two Daughters In Zhibi Community Near Nigeria’s Capital
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Sahara Reporters
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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Zhibi community, a settlement neighbouring Dei-Dei town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but located in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting a businessman and his two daughters....
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Bandits abduct businessman and his two daughters in Niger state
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have raided Zhidi, a community neighbouring Dei-Dei town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but located in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. According to daily trust, the attackers abducted a...
Ghana and Niger renew Supreme Court Justice calls for legal education overhaul to safeguard democracy trade pact to boost transit corridor efficiency
Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, a Supreme Court Judge, has called for a comprehensive redefinition of legal education in Ghana, arguing that the current model is inadequate for preparing lawyers to meet contemporary democratic...
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Ghana and Niger Target Transit Bottlenecks With New Trade Deal
Ghana and Niger have signed a fresh trade agreement aimed at eliminating the costly delays and bureaucratic hurdles that have plagued their shared transit corridor for years, as both countries position themselves to capture more regional logistics...
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Ghana, Niger renew Trade Pact to boost Transit Corridor Efficiency
By Stanley Senya Accra, Oct. 7, GNA – Ghana and Niger have renewed their long-standing trade cooperation with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Accra to enhance the efficiency of transit operations and eliminate bottlenecks...
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Niger, African Development Bank sign $145M energy deal
Niger and the African Development Bank agreed a $144.7 million deal to improve energy access in the West African nation. The new funding aims to increase national electricity access in Niger to 30% by 2026, from 22.5% now. Boosting renewable...
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Niger signs $144.7 million deal with AfDB to boost energy access for private sector investment
The new financing marks a major step in Niger’s collaboration with the African Development Bank to accelerate national electrification and promote private-sector-led growth. The agreement, signed at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, provides...
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Niger govt sets teachers’ retirement age at 65, announces wage increase
Niger State government has domesticated and passed a law at the State House of Assembly setting the retirement age of teachers in the state at 65 years, effective from January 1, 2026. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago disclosed this during the 2025...
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BANDITRY AND ABDICATION OF DUTY IN NIGER
There are moments in history when governments prove themselves not merely negligent but spectacularly absent. Niger North, tragically, is living through such a moment. For three unbroken days, bandits turned Borgu, New Bussa, Ibeto, Salka, Atabo,...
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Adebayo links Nigeria’s disunity to colonial trade legacy
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has attributed Nigeria’s disunity 65 years after independence to the country’s accidental formation as a trade zone. According to Adebayo, Nigeria’s...
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AfDB Commits US$145 Million to Triple Niger’s Solar Capacity, Lift Power Access
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has sealed a $144.7 million financing package with Niger that aims to nearly triple the country’s renewable energy capacity while pulling millions more citizens onto the electricity grid by decade’s end....
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Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours
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Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours JNIM’s blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians. Published on 06 October 2025 in ISS Today By Hassane...
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Niger govt, Dangote partner on $150m agricultural project in Wushishi
The Niger State Government, through its partner, Niger Foods Security System and Logistics Company Limited, has intensified community engagement in Wushishi Local Government Area of the state to sensitise residents on the benefits of a landmark...
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Nigeria 65: Never created to be united but as a trade zone – Adebayo
By Sunday Ani Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has expressed sadness over the level of disunity in Nigeria after 65 years of independence, saying that...
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Adebayo: Nigeria’s Foundation Rooted In Accidental Trade Beginnings
2 eader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has expressed sadness over the level of disunity in Nigeria after 65 years of independence, saying that at the outset,...
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Nigeria @65: We started accidentally as a trade zone — Adebayo
Leader of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has lamented the level of disunity in Nigeria, declaring that the country began “accidentally” as a trade zone rather than as a...
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Youth coalition urges governments to combat rising insecurity in Niger North
Threatens legal action over inaction of authorities The Coalition of Niger North Youth Forum (CNNYF) has joined forces with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Niger State Branch, to call for urgent action from both the Federal and Niger State...
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AfDB signs pacts on green aviation, Niger energy access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced two major agreements aimed at accelerating Africa’s transition to cleaner energy and boosting competitiveness in strategic sectors, a statement from the bank said at the weekend. In Yokohama,...
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