News Niger: Niger Delta Advancement Honours to hold October 24 in Port Harcourt
Preparations have been concluded for the 2026 Niger Delta Advancement Honours (NDAH), scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 24, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event, according to the organisers, ...
News Niger: Niger IMF Deal Offers US$203M for 38 Months
The Niger IMF deal is a US$203 million, 38-month programme agreed on 8 October, with a board vote due in December. Here is what it means for investors.
News Niger: A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties
Niamey, Niger – “No talk of politics today,” Aissata* said to her teenage daughter on the way to her parents’ house for their traditional Sunday gathering in Niamey. “We can’t talk about any of this ...
News Niger: Niger Fuel Shortage Reaches Niamey, What It Means
Niger fuel shortage hit Niamey on October 18, 2026, with daily refinery output roughly 1.4 million litres below demand. Here is what it means.
News Niger: NDDC roads strengthen Niger Delta economy, social ties — Tokpo
The All Progressives Congress ,APC, candidate for Southern Ijaw Constituency 1 in the forthcoming Bayelsa State House of Assembly election, Dr Coronation Tokpo, has said .that the Niger Delta ...
News Niger: One green shoot at a time: the women restoring mangrove forests in the oil-ravaged Niger delta
In a region of Nigeria blighted by decades of pollution, Martha Agbani and her team are not just replanting trees but regaining ownership of their lost lands and livelihoods ...
News Niger: Niger’s junta leader appoints new head of military following mutiny
Niger’s junta leader has appointed a new armed forces chief after a deadly mutiny threatened their hold on power. Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani named Brig. Gen. Mamane Sani Kiaou as chief of staff on...
News Niger: Niger names new chief of staff after thwarted mutiny
Niger's junta chief, General Tiani, has appointed Brigadier General Mamane Sani Kiaou as the new chief of staff following a thwarted army mutiny.
News Niger: Niger coup leader proposes a three-year transition of power
Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African leaders and warned that any attack on the country would “not be a walk in the park” for ...
News Niger: Niger Coup: FG Breaks Silence, Rejects Claim Of Backing Military Takeover
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, has dismissed claims that the recent failed coup attempt in the Republic of Niger had the
News Niger: Niger’s failed coup is a warning to the Sahel’s military rulers: those with power must keep their promises
Military leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger came to power promising to defeat the insurgencies plaguing their countries. Instead, insecurity has worsened.
News Niger: Dozens of soldiers killed or arrested after an apparent mutiny in Niger’s capital, state TV reports
Dozens of soldiers have been killed or arrested after a group of young soldiers attempted a mutiny in Niger’s capital of Niamey in what was seen as a major threat to the country’s ruling junta, according to a state television broadcast and analysts.
News Niger: American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after nine months
Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officials ...
News Niger: American missionary kidnapped in Niger in October is freed
An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organization says, adding that Kevin Rideout "is in good health in the care of U.S. officials."
News Niger: Niger pushes for young talents via grassroots sports – Commission
The Niger State Sports Commission has declared that the commission is ready to harvest the young talents that abound the state through grassroots sports. The Commission made this known when it ...
News Niger: Niger joins regional biometric passport initiative with Burkina Faso, Mali
Regional passport supports the Alliance of Sahel States' drive for digital sovereignty and freer movement across member countries.
News Niger: Niger becomes the third country to leave the International Criminal Court
Niger has formally left the International Criminal Court after accusing the global tribunal of what it says is selective justice. The west African country submitted a letter to the United Nations on...
News Niger: Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity
FILE - Supporters of Niger's ruling junta hold a Russian flag at the start of a protest called to fight for the country's freedom and push back against foreign interference in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 3 ...
