Niger Republic has reopened its border with Nigeria in the regions of Diffa, Tahoua, Maradi and Dosso. The land border between the two neighbors was closed following the coup d’état of July 26 and the ECOWAS sanctions that followed, reports Daily Trust. In a radio message broadcast on social networks, yesterday, the Nigerien Ministry of [&hell...
•Bandits Armed Bandits numbering well over 50 yesterday invaded a village market in Madaka community, Rafi local government area of Niger State and killed no fewer than 21 persons in one of the brutal attacks in recent time. Also killed is the village of Madaka whose name was not immediately known as at the time […]
•ECOWAS leaders in Abuja yesterday The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja yesterday, reports Channels TV. While the region...
The organised labour in Niger State has announced an indefinite industrial action, beginning from today, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. In a letter addressed to the Niger State government through the office of the Secretary to State Government and jointly signed by the state chairman of the NLC, Idris A. Lafene, and state chairman of the [&hell...
•(L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani Ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in the Burkinabe capital yesterday to discuss creating a confederation, our correspondent saw. The three military regimes formed a defence and economic pact, th...
•Day of protest Following the backlash that followed the arrest of Monday’s protesters over the rise in food prices in Minna, the Niger State Government has granted administrative bail to the woman who initiated the protest, Aisha Jibrin and 24 others arrested by the police. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hajiya Binta Mamman, while...
•Protesters Residents of Suleja in Niger State have taken to the street to register their displeasure over the high cost of living in the country. Today’s protest is coming after a similar protest in Minna, the state capital just two days ago, reports Channels TV. Suleja, the commercial nerve centre of Niger State, is only […]
•Protest in Niger The ruling All Progressives Congress yesterday accused the leading opposition parties in the country of orchestrating the demonstrations that took place simultaneously in Kano and Niger states on Monday. But the Peoples Democratic Party denied the allegation, saying the protests were merely a reflection of the hardship in the...
•The protesters today Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, are today, protesting high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while security agents including policemen looked on. The protesters said the rising cost of food it...
•Photo (L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced today their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the thr...