| Wed 16 May 2012 |
NDLEA Arrests 47 With 122kg of Illicit Drugs in Niger
All Africa [Daily Trust] Minna - Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said that within the first quarter of this year, it arrested 47 persons with 122.585kg of illicit drugs. | ... |
Policeman, Others Arrested for Vandalising Pipeline in Niger
All Africa [Daily Trust] Minna - A police Corporal, Ahmed Sirajo, 29, alongside two others were yesterday arrested by members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly vandalizing the petroleum pipeline in Izom, Gurara Local Governm... |
Niger Speaker Removed
All Africa [This Day] A mild drama occured Tuesday at the Niger State House of Assembly when the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Mohammed Tsowa Gamunu, was impeached and a new speaker, Hon. Isah Kawu, representing Bida 1 constituency, was immediately sworn in. | ... |
| Tue 15 May 2012 |
Niger is new MIGA member
Ghana Business News | African country Niger has joined the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) as a new member, the agency announced May 14, 2012. | According to the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group, Niger has fulfilled all of its members... |
Fiscal Crisis Looms as Oil Theft Ravages Niger Delta
All Africa [This Day] Lagos - Nigeria is on the verge of a major fiscal crisis following unabated massive theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta, THISDAY has learnt. | ... |
| Mon 14 May 2012 |
Niger Delta Demands 14 More States
All Africa [Daily Trust] People of the Niger Delta region have filed demands for the creation of 14 additional states to the National Assembly, documents obtained by Daily Trust show. | ... |
Niger to Enforce Law Criminalising Refusal of Polio Vaccines
All Africa [Leadership] Niger State Government has reiterated its commitment to enforce a law criminalising the refusal of parents and guardians to allow their wards to be immunised. | ... |
'East - West Coastal Road 'Ll Accelerate Development of Niger Delta'
All Africa [Vanguard] Niger Delta Renewal Group (ndrg), a non governmental organization, has said that one of the fastest means of developing the Niger Delta region is through the East - West Coastal Road Project which has been on the drawing board since 1998. ... |
| Sun 13 May 2012 |
Insecurity - Niger Needs N84.3 Billion to Develop Suleja
All Africa [Leadership] As a result of the proximity of Suleja, a major city in Niger State, to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with its attendant effect on the physical, social and security situation in the country, the Niger State government is shopping... |
CARE lawyer: Niger felt like 'Hunger Games' on steroids
CNN May 13, 2012 -- Updated 1201 GMT (2001 HKT) | Atlanta (CNN) -- From his Toyota Land Cruiser, Kent Alexander couldn't stop clicking his camera. | Endless stretches of windswept sand clashed with the vibrant blues, reds and yellows of the billowing dre... |
| Fri 11 May 2012 |
NGO urges compensation for Areva's Niger staff
Yahoo Daily News | Niger employees of Areva must benefit from the same compensation as their French colleagues, a Niger non-governmental organisation said Friday after a court near Paris said the French state-owned nuclear firm was liable. | The court at Melun ordere... |
In Niger, a Problem for Parents: How to Feed Their Children
Huffington Post | This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19. | Hassia is exhausted. | She's sitting on a mat in the sand. A chi... |
'Niger Spent N156 Million on Malaria Eradication in Three Years'
All Africa [Daily Trust] Minna - The Niger State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ibrahim Sule yesterday said the state government in the past three years, spent N156. 5 million on the roll back malaria program. The commissioner, who spoke at an event to mark World ... |
The Voodoo About 13 Percent Derivation to Niger Delta - Mudiaga-Odje
All Africa [Vanguard] Dr Akpo Mudiaga - Mudiaga Odje is a human rights activist and a constitutional lawyer. In this interview, he speaks on the raging issue of resource allocation to the Niger Delta region, the inclinations of the President towards the regio... |
| Thu 10 May 2012 |
NEMA Warns Niger Delta States of Severe Windstorms
All Africa [Daily Trust] Port Harcourt - The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned states in the Niger Delta region to be prepared for severe windstorms this year. | ... |
On the Shores of the River Niger
All Africa [This Day] There is a lot of cleaning up to be done at the Onitsha end of the iconic River Niger. | ... |
| Tue 8 May 2012 |
Plan International Responds to Growing Crisis in the Sahel
All Africa [Plan International] Woking - Across the Sahel, millions of people continue to find themselves at extreme risk of hunger and malnutrition, and recent political instability in the region has only exacerbated the situation with hundreds of thousands of... |
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