The Federal Government has entered into agreements with Algeria and Niger to advance the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, TSGP, ...

On Wednesday the Peace and Reconciliation Committee of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has emphasized the need for mutual respect and political stability in Rivers State, calling on all ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

African countries are working together to create larger markets and benefit from economies of scale. In the energy sector, ...

Shell reported an oil spill yesterday at Ogale, near Port Harcourt, after a saver pit overflowed during flushing operations ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...

It straddles four countries, so the Governor of Niger Republic's Diffa Province ... the shrinking of the once mighty lake was the beginning of its problem. In old maps of Africa dating back to the ...

By eliminating river blindness, Niger has created an estimated USD$2.3 billion in economic benefits. The country added more than 17.8 billion working hours as families with river blindness-infected ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger as the first country in Africa and the fifth globally to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness), marking a historic milestone in ...

Today’s announcement reflects decades of effort and persistence by the government and people of Niger to bring an end to river blindness, and is a tangible step towards a healthier future.