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Niger unveils 30,000 metric-ton shea butter plant
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 10, 2025
The largest shea butter processing facility in Africa, with a production capacity of 30,000 metric tons annually, has been established in Niger State. The processing facility was established by Salid Agriculture Nigeria Limited at Kudu, in Mokwa...
Bago Decries Cattle Rustlers Infiltration Of Niger
The Tide
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August 15, 2025
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has decried the infiltration of cattle rustlers into the state who rustle cattle to other states. The Governor stated this during a stakeholders’ consultative meeting on the implementation of the State...
Niger Nationalizes Its Only Gold Mine, Accuses Australian Group of Serious Breaches
Tunisie Numerique
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August 9, 2025
Niger announced on Friday, August 9, the nationalization of the Société des mines du Liptako (SML SA), the country’s only industrial gold mine, until now operated by the Australian group McKinel Resources Limited. The transitional government, led...
Alleged Financial Misconduct In Niger: Bago Inaugurates Panel To investigate Suspended LG Boss
Daily Independent
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August 15, 2025
1 Chinwendu Nnadozie The Governor of Niger State, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago has constituted and inaugurated a panel to investigate allegations of financial and administrative misconducts against the suspended Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government...
The new EU foreign economic policy
The Sun Nigeria
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August 14, 2025
By Nick Okoi The European Commission pledged in July 2024 to develop a new foreign economic policy. This ambition has become more pressing in light of United States’ President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ trade policy, showcasing disruptive...
New harvests crash old yams’ prices in Niger
Daily Trust
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Farmers with old yams in their barns in Niger State are facing declining sales and falling prices following the arrival of new harvests in the market. An investigation by Daily Trust revealed that harvested yams, mainly supplied from Ekiti State,...
Israel must not treat Africa as a peripheral market, but as a strategic asset
Ynet
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August 14, 2025
Over the past year, Israel’s ties with Africa have undergone a significant, structured and multi-dimensional strengthening, spanning political, economic, security and public diplomacy spheres. At a time of global upheaval, rising antisemitism in...
After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger Extends Salkadamna Coal Project Invitation to Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including...
FG Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria–Russia Educational, Cultural Ties Despite Economic Pressures
The News Chronicle
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August 14, 2025
The Federal Government has restated its dedication to strengthening Nigeria’s educational and cultural relationship with Russia, even as it navigates current economic challenges. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during a...
Niger State Technical School Abandoned, Turns Criminal Den Despite Multi-Billion Naira Budget
Sahara Reporters
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The Sulieman Barau Technical School in Kwamba, Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, has remained in a state of abandonment for over five years, with the once-prominent institution now serving as a hideout for criminal activities. The...
Niger State unveils 30,000 metric ton Shea Butter plant, largest in Africa
News Diary Online
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August 8, 2025
The largest shea butter processing facility in Africa, with a production capacity of 30,000 metric tons annually, has been established in Niger State. The processing facility was established by Salid Agriculture Nigeria Limited at Kudu, Mokwa...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
BioPharma Dive
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Niger to Revive Rail Transportation, Says Governor Bago
This Day
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August 8, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna In a bid to ease the pressure on the roads in some parts of the state, the Niger State Government is to revive rail transportation in parts of the state. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago dropped the hint in Minna while exchanging...
How terrorist leader, Abubakar Abba, was arrested – Niger
Punch
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August 13, 2025
The Niger State Government has revealed how terrorist leader, Abubakar Abba, was arrested by the Department of State Service in the state. Abba was the leader of the Mahmuda terror groups, which pitched its tent and operated in Niger and Kwara...
Killings: PDP governors fault ADC attack on its Saturday meeting
Peoples Gazette
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August 25, 2025
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum has described as irresponsible the comment by the African Democratic Congress regarding its meeting on Saturday in Gusau, Zamfara. The forum, in a statement by its director-general, Emmanuel Agbo, said...
New report raises alarm over presence of 22 Islamic terror groups amidst counter-insurgency gains
Business Hallmark
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August 25, 2025
A leading human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) recently released frightening figures chillingly indicating that upwards of 22 Islamic terrorist groups have established headquarters in...
Niger govt, NRC in talks to revive rail lines, deploy tank wagons for fuel transport
Nairametrics
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August 7, 2025
The Niger State Government has disclosed that it is in discussions with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to revive dormant rail lines and eventually deploy tank wagons for the transportation of petroleum products to Minna and other parts of...
Why the company that makes Plumpy’Nut is ‘just over the moon!’
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 13, 2025
A production line at Edesia Nutrition’s Rhode Island factory. As the Trump administration issued stop-work orders and halted payments, the company had to cut back on production and distribution of the therapeutic food it makes, a peanut-y paste...
PDP Govs Defend Zamfara Meeting, Knocks ADC
New Telegraph
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August 25, 2025
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Monday defended its meeting held in Zamfara State on Saturday, faulting the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for what it described as an attempt to politicise human lives. New Telegraph...