Keys to the Peaceful Sahel
By Mabingué Ngom If today Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad are painted red on the security maps of the world, it has nothing...
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AfDB Approves $20m Grant To Curb Spread Of COVID-19 In 5 Countries
BY DAYO ADESULU The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 9 June 2020 approved $20 million in grant funding from the African...
Niger Relaxes Lockdown In State
Niger state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has eased the lockdown in the state. Bello, while receiving the technical committee Report for COVID-19 announced that...
Merck Foundation Partners 18 African First Ladies, Others To Tackle Societal Issues
BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has raced to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic in partnership with 18 African First Ladies,...
Merck Foundation, African First Ladies Empower African Doctors On Capacity Building
BY DAYO ADESULU Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies has continued its strategy to provide speciality training for African doctors to better manage diabetes...
Nestlé Supports 850,000 Vulnerable In Nigeria And 6 African Countries With $3.4m To Fight COVID-19
BY DAYO ADESULU Nestlé has devoted $3.4 million to support the more than 850,000 vulnerable people in Central and West Africa to help fight COVID-19....
IBB Varsity Increases Fees As SUG Vows To Resist Hike
Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Niger State’s (IBBU) Lapai, has increased the school fees payable by all categories of its undergraduate students. The Students Union Government,...
Nigeria Holds Meeting with Neighbouring Countries over Border Closure
Nigeria is locked in a meeting with neighbouring countries over the recent border closure. The Tripartite Committee Meeting by the Foreign Ministers of Nigeria, Benin...
US Gives $5m Reward for Information about Leader of Islamic State Leader Linked to Niger Ambush
The United States on Friday offered a $5 million reward for information about the leader of an Islamic State branch which claimed responsibility for an...
Niger APC Extends Hands Of Fellowship To PDP
The Niger State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the hands of fellowship to the leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in...