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Republic of Niger

August 3, 2023

Tinubu asks West, UK to pipe gas from Nigeria to Europe; help tackle insecurity

President Tinubu charged the Foreign Secretary on the imperatives of the West and UK, in particular, in mobilising investment to pipe gas from Nigeria to Europe.

GAS PIPELINES
July 28, 2023

Niger Coup: Tinubu to host ECOWAS special meeting

This is Niger’s fifth coup and marks the fall of one of the last democratically elected governments in the Sahel.

President Bola Tinubu
July 26, 2023

I stand with Niger President Bazoum; Nigeria, ECOWAS will protect democracy: Tinubu

The ECOWAS leadership will not accept any action that impedes the smooth functioning of legitimate authority in Niger.

President Bola Tinubu
May 13, 2023

Bagudu meets Egyptian experts; says Kebbi open to agric investment

Mr Bagudu further described people of the state as hardworking and ready to imbibe modern methods on agriculture and livestock production.

January 26, 2023

Women prevented 141 million unwanted pregnancies in 2022 with contraceptives: Report

The report estimates 371 million women of reproductive age in low and middle income nations now rely on contraception.

FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVES
April 25, 2022

FG reopens Kamba border linking Nigeria to Republic of Niger

The border was closed to curb the spread of COVID-19 and curtail smuggling to boost local production of rice and other farm produce.

Nigerian Customs
August 27, 2021

322,000 Nigerian refugees to be repatriated from Cameroon, Niger, Chad

The Republic of Niger currently hosts 186,957 Nigerian refugees; Cameroon has 118,409 while 16,634 refugees are in Chad.

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq
June 3, 2021

Niger Republic gunrunners bringing RPG bombs into Nigeria killed: Army

Nigerian Army says its troops have intercepted and killed gunrunners bringing RPG bombs from the Republic of Niger into Nigeria.

April 8, 2021

Buhari’s obsession with Niger Republic harmful to Nigeria’s unity

This lack of convincing benefit to Nigeria is why criticism continues to trail the several economic and political gestures extended by the Buhari administration to Niger.

President Muhammadu Buhari and President Mahamadou Issoufou
March 23, 2021

Buhari condemns ‘heinous’ attack in Niger, vows to help Nigeriens fight terrorism

A recent attack in the northern neighbour left at least 137 killed.

President-Buhari