Tag: Niger

The terrorists stormed the police camp in Papiri, a rural village where more than 300 students and staff of St ...

IPI Nigeria President, Mr Mojeed, says persistent threats to press freedom must temper the celebration of the Institute’s new facility.

The NEC also directed the finance ministry to release approved funds for the rehabilitation of police training institutions

The Tsamiya-Kamba corridor will revive regional commerce, but jihadist expansion could quickly unravel the gains.

Atiku argued that the proposal is a plot to suppress and disenfranchise voters in the states.

The political transition in Cotonou opens a window for regional de-escalation that the African Union should seize.

Are Nigerian citizens in the US and at home guided by any travel advisory for their safety when visiting the ...

According to the advisory, parts of Adamawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau and Taraba states in the north, as well as ...

Mr Gebi, a lawmaker in the 7th House of Representatives, was arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) ...

Thirteen courtrooms at the headquarters of the Federal High Court in Abuja are busy with terrorism cases on Tuesday morning.

The Nigerian government said the returnees arrived in two batches – 708 on 23 March and 522 on 29 March.

The bomb attack occurred on Monday morning along the Wawa-Kaiama road that links Niger and Kwara states.

The agency highlighted that residents in Benue, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Niger, Kebbi, Cross River, Oyo, Ogun, and ...

The report indicates that the shortage of doctors in many northern states has made community health practitioners (CHPs) the backbone ...

Mr Fonbaustier said these benefits contribute to the decision of some Francophone countries, including members of the AES, who are ...

PREMIUM TIMES management has extended congratulations to Ms Shikafi for the "well-deserved" recognition.

The mission also advised US citizens in the country to remain in their residences throughout the day, warning that the ...

AFP reported on Tuesday that the Nigerian government paid a "huge" ransom to Boko Haram and released two of its ...

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan blocked the entrance to the office of a fellow senator at the National Assembly, protesting her alleged denial ...

As foreign rice gradually loses its appeal in the Nigerian market, the homegrown variety from Ebonyi has become a preferred ...

Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group’s rapid transnational expansion.

Idi Buhari, Emmanuel Jacob and Suleiman Adamu were kidnapped on 9 January 2026 at Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area ...

The gruesome attack, which occurred on 3 January, was reportedly carried out by terrorists suspected to be members of the ...

The group said the attack, which claimed the lives of five park rangers, confirms the southward movement of armed groups ...

Amnesty International said the attacks are “an indication of the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives.”