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Niger Government Shuts Down Mokwa IDPs Camp Over Security Concerns
Information Nigeria
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August 29, 2025
The Niger State Government has ordered the closure of an Internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Mokwa Town, citing security threats and allegations that the facility was being used for illicit activities endangering the host community....
CAS Broker: Driving technology innovation in Ghana’s logistics industry
MyJoyOnline
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August 29, 2025
CAS Broker has emerged as a trailblazer in Ghana’s logistics and port operations, introducing groundbreaking digital innovations that are transforming how cargo moves across the nation’s ports, terminals, and inland trade corridors. With a vision...
Bago “Threatens To Sell State” Niger State+ Peter Obi Sues Adeyanju + Adeleke & Snack Seller
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
In Niger State, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has sparked public criticism after defiantly stating that he would continue to borrow to fund projects, even if it meant “selling the state.” This comes amid a social media debate over accountability,...
Savannah Energy provides 2025 year-to-date operational, financial updates
Realnews Magazine
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August 28, 2025
Oil & Gas …targets increase in Uquo Field production capacity SANANNAH Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter, has provided update on its operating and financial performance for the...
Niger State’s Tayi Community Faces Health Crisis As Only Primary Care Centre Falls Apart
Sahara Reporters
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Tayi community in Chanchaga Local Government Area, Niger State, is facing a severe health crisis as its only Primary Health Care Centre reportedly rots away under poor maintenance. According to civic watchdog, MonITNG, residents say broken beds,...
Shea Butter Ban: Industry experts split over Tinubu’s six-month export suspension
Nairametrics
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August 28, 2025
Industry stakeholders are expressing mixed reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s recent decision to suspend the export of raw shea nuts for six months. The government says is aimed at stimulating local processing and boosting value addition in...
Savannah Energy posts 4% revenue growth, boosts cash collections by 37%
Punch
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August 28, 2025
Savannah Energy Plc, a leading British independent energy company, announced a four per cent increase in its total revenues for the first seven months of 2025, reaching US$147.3 million. The company’s unaudited operational and financial update,...
‘Five women’ dead as mining site collapses in Niger state
The Cable
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August 27, 2025
At least five women have reportedly been killed after an illegal mining site in Paikoro LGA of Niger state collapsed on Tuesday. According to Zagazola Makama, counter-insurgency expert, the incident occurred at about 6:30 pm on Monday at Budu...
Savannah Energy provides year-to-date operational, financial updates
Business Day
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August 27, 2025
Savannah Energy Plc has provided update on its operating and financial performance for the seven months to July 31, 2025. The update shows that its gross production in Nigeria averaged 21.0 Kboepd (7M 2024: 24.3 Kboepd), of which 86 percent was...
Five Women, Including Pregnant Woman, Die In Illegal Mining Pit Collapse In Niger State
Sahara Reporters
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According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, leaving the community in a state of shock. Five women, including a pregnant woman, have died following the collapse of an illegal mining pit in Budu...
Senator Musa Empowers Niger Residents, Takes The Bull By The Horns
New Telegraph
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August 27, 2025
Distinguished Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, popularly known as Sani 313, is by all standards a courageous man. In 2019, Sen. 313 relaunched his political ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the very popular...
What We’re Watching: Trump to talk Gaza plan, Niger’s anti-colonial crusade gives Russia an opening, Australia follows the money to Tehran
GZERO Media
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August 27, 2025
There is a US plan for Gaza US President Donald Trump will convene a “large meeting” at the White House today to discuss a plan for managing Gaza once the war there ends. US special envoy Steve Witkoff even appeared to acknowledge that the US had...
Niger, Nasarawa Move To Bolster Operations Of Remand Homes
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 26, 2025
News Investigators/ Niger State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, says its remand homes have remained instrumental in reforming children and equipping them with skills for self-reliance. Rachel Twaki, Director, Social Welfare...
Niger Senator Sponsors 200 Students for Studies in India, China
Nigerian Eye
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August 26, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has sponsored 200 students to pursue undergraduate degrees in India and China under his International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. The students departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday, August...
Niger East Senator Offers Scholarship To 200 Students To Study Abroad
Leadership
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August 26, 2025
Senator representing Niger East, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has sent 200 students from Niger East Senatorial to India and China under his International Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme. The send-off, described by parents and community leaders as...
Russia moves to displace France in uranium-rich Niger with nuclear power proposal
Business Insider Africa
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August 27, 2025
Despite holding some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, Niger suffers from chronic electricity shortages and has for decades exported the raw material to France for refining. That dependency is now under strain as the military government in...
Russia outsmarts France with nuclear power move in Niger
Star
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SCREENGRAB Russia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert that has to import most of its electricity. It may be deemed impractical and may never...
FAO, AOAC partner to strengthen food safety labs in West Africa
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 29, 2025
WEST AFRICA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has joined forces with the Africa Section of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC International Sub-Sahara) to launch a programme aimed at...
‘Abduction industry’ thrives as kidnappers pocket N2.56bn ransom in 1 year –Report
The Sun Nigeria
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August 27, 2025
By Chinwendu Obienyi Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has entrenched itself as a booming criminal enterprise, with N2.56 billion ($1.66 million) paid in ransoms and 4,722 civilians abducted in just 12 months (between July 2024 and June 2025). According...
Global image of Turkish defense industry
Sabah
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August 26, 2025
Deepening in the defense industry, ensuring sustainability, minimizing foreign dependency and achieving product and technology ownership are among the key objectives preparing the Turkish defense industry for the 2030s. As an actor that carried...