Niger breastfeeding drops from 42% to 35.5%, says UNICEF

Niger State Government has decried the decline of early breast feeding Initiated (EIB) in the last five years to 35.5 percent, adding that exclusive breastfeeding has remained on the same spot. The state Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Asmau Abubakar,...

‘Catastrophic’ flooding looms as Niger dams discharge excess water

* State govt issues urgent relocation order * Group empowers flood victims The four hydro-electric dams – Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru – located in Niger State have issued a notification about the release of excess water at any moment. The...

Niger's uranium nationalisation shakes indebted France

For half a century, Niger's plains fed France's atomic dreams. The uranium pulled from the ground there lit Paris' streets, powered its factories, and gave France the illusion of energy independence. Now, with one decree, Niger's junta has severed...

20 Key Agencies In Niger State Get Zero Funding Under Governor Bago In 2025 First Half

Despite budgeting for the "construction/provision of Agricultural facilities" in 2025, the Niger State government under Governor Umar Bago failed to spend any money on agricultural facilities’ construction and provision in the state between...

Nigeria News7 minutes ago Niger Gov Bago’s Sermon Policy Sparks Heated Debate Among Clerics Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has stirred controversy among religious leaders after announcing that clerics must obtain licences within two months and submit…

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has stirred controversy among religious leaders after announcing that clerics must obtain licences within two months and submit sermons for review. Naija News reports that the governor, during a TVC interview,...

Bandits Kill Three, Steal Cows in Niger

Armed bandits launched an attack on Magama Local Government Area of Niger State, killing three people and rustling more than one thousand cows in a fresh wave of violence. The assault, which began at around 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30,...

Niger Expresses Concerns Over Drop In Breastfeeding From 42% To 35.5%

1 Chinwendu Nnadozie Niger State government has expressed concerns that Early Initiated Breastfeeding (EIB) has declined in the last five years from 42% to 35.5% against expected rise. Niger State Nutrition Officer, Hajia Asmau Abubakar, disclosed...

Niger Govt laments decline in Early Initiated Breastfeeding from 42% to 35.5%

The Niger State Government has expressed concern over the decline in Early Initiated Breastfeeding, EIB, rates in the state from 42 percent in 2018 to 35.5 percent in 2023. The decline was revealed in a report by the National Demographic Health...

Niger: Police neutralise 3 kidnappers as NSIEC commissioner, ex-SUBEB chairman abducted 

The police have neutralised three kidnappers in a gun battle, recovered two AK 74 rifles and 49 rounds of live ammunition in Magama local government area of Niger state. The police Command’s Special Task Team (STT), FID STS with vigilante members...

Ethnic, regional politics: A brewing worry for 2027 elections

As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, ethnic sentiments are resurfacing in mainstream political calculations, deepening fault lines threatening both national cohesion and democratic growth, SEYE OLUMIDE reports. While the 1999...

Terrorists Invade Niger Community, Abduct Prominent Lawyer, Other Residents

Armed terrorists stormed the quiet community of Gbaja in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting a prominent human rights lawyer and at least 12 other residents, including women and children. The attack, which occurred around 8:00 PM...

EDUCATION FIRST, POLITICS ASIDE

Nigeria’s education sector remains vulnerable to the short term calculations of politics rather than the long term needs of learners, contends JOAN OSA OVIAWE When I first reviewed exam enrollment data as Commissioner for Education in Edo State,...

Bandits abduct electoral commissioner, ex-SUBEB chair in Niger state

Bandits have reportedly abducted many passengers travelling along the Zugurma–Ibbi road in Niger state. The incident happened on Monday along the Mokwa–New Bussa road in Mashegu LGA of the state. The bandits were said to have shot sporadically at...

Escalating Insecurity in Niger State: Bandits Abduct NSIEC Commissioner, Seven Others in Brazen Attack

On Monday morning, October 1, 2025, the worsening security crisis in Niger State took a grim turn as suspected bandits ambushed and kidnapped a high-ranking official of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), along with seven...

Bandits Abduct Niger Electoral Commissioner, Dozens of Travellers

A commissioner in the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) (name withheld) and a former Chairman of Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (name withheld) were among the over 30 people abducted by bandits in the state on...

Gunmen abduct 30 travelers including NISIEC staff, ex-SUBEB chairman in Niger

Armed bandits have reportedly kidnapped about 30 travelers in Niger state, including a commissioner with the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC), his driver, and a former chairman of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board...

BREAKING: Bandits kidnap Niger Electoral Commissioner, Ex-SUBEB chairman, others

Armed men suspected to be bandits fleeing from Kwara State have kidnapped several passengers along the Ibbi–Bussa axis of the Mokwa–New Bussa road in Niger State. Among those taken were Ahmed Mohammed, Commissioner 7 of the Niger State Independent...

QRCS completes humanitarian, development projects in Niger

The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a set of humanitarian and development projects in Niger at a total cost of $2,472,220, to meet the needs of 143,298 beneficiaries. Covering the health, shelter, water and sanitation, and...

Ex-SUBEB Chair, Several Others Abducted As Bandits Attack Niger Communities

Former chairman of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Alhassan Bawa Niworo, has been reportedly kidnapped. Niworo and several other travellers were abducted around 4 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025. Sources...

Niger State’s ‘Science College’ Is In Name Only As Students Learn On Bare Floor In Dilapidated School

Students of Government Science College, Chanchaga, in Niger State are crammed into one functional block of classrooms, while their teachers use another classroom as a staff room due to the absence of proper facilities. The school, in Chanchaga...