2025 Hajj: Intending pilgrims to pay N8.4m initial deposit in Niger

The Niger State Pilgrims Welfare Board (NSPWB) has announced that all intending pilgrims for the year 2025/1446 Hajj, are to pay initial deposit of N8.4 million for the Hajj Fare. This followed the recent pronouncement by the National Hajj Commission …

Ghana Schools U15 Girls clinch WAFU B African Schools Football Championship title in Niger

Ghana Schools U15 Girls won the WAFU B African Schools Football Championship title after beating Benin 1-0 in an entertaining final on Saturday.  The four-day youth football competition was hosted at Niger's FeniFoot Technical Centre in Niamey where …

Niger Insecurity: 26 kidnapped women still in captivity since February over unpaid ransom

Exclusive: How I moved Niger IGR from N500m to N10b in 17 months – Governor Bago

…Speaks on state’s agricultural revolution, restructuring, parliamentary system of government, insecurity in state, Babangida and Abdulsalami • Says by the time he finishes new Suleja, Abuja will look like boys quarters     From Adetutu Folasade-Koyi, …

PANDEF rejects ACF claim, says Niger Delta most marginalised

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has dismissed claims by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) that the North is being marginalised under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying, “Our resources feed the nation, while resources from other geopolitical …

PANDEF rejects ACF claim, says only Niger Delta endures marginalisation

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum has stated that the Niger Delta is the only region in Nigeria that can rightfully claim marginalisation or impoverishment. PANDEF was responding to a Thursday remark made by the Arewa Consultative Forum to President Bola Tinubu, …

Bandits Kill 7 farmers, burn 50 bags of maize in Niger

At least seven farmers, including a vigilante, have been reportedly killed and 50 bags of maize in a truck burnt by suspected bandits in Bangi, Mariga LGA of Niger State. Sources told Daily Trust that the victims had gone to bring the harvested maize home …

Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea to write NECO examinations

More foreign schools secure NECO accreditation for its examinations From John Adams, Minna The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more foreign schools to write its Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education …

NECO Accredits More Centres In Niger, Equatorial Guinea For SSCE, BECE

Naija News reports that the newly accredited institutions, alongside the existing ones, are located in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea. In a statement issued by Azeez Sani, Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, it was noted that the …

NECO accredits schools in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea for SSCE, BECE examinations 

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited schools in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This move aims to expand the Council …