(MENAFN) Niger’s military-led government has declared the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously managed by France’s state-owned nuclear company Orano, citing violations and an expired contract. The move comes amid rising tensions...
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
(MENAFN) More than 700 individuals from the Mokwa community remain unaccounted for in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State following severe flooding that struck the region three weeks ago, local media revealed Wednesday. Governor Umaru Bago of...
(MENAFN) Ukrainian military instructors are allegedly training and arming al-Qaeda-linked jihadist groups in Mali, according to a report by the Malian media outlet Bamada. The revelation came after Malian soldiers successfully repelled attacks by...
(MENAFN) Niger’s interim leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has accused Western nations, particularly France, of deliberately contributing to terrorist activity in the country in an effort to force unwanted political changes on its citizens....
(MENAFN) Transitional Malian President Assimi Goita has lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin for his "pragmatic" and "sincere" approach to international relations, calling him a "sincere statesman" following their meeting last week in Moscow....
(MENAFN) Togo has imposed a three-month suspension on French state-funded media outlets France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), citing repeated breaches of journalistic ethics, particularly concerning impartiality, accuracy, and...
MEDFORD, Ore., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- THC Therapeutics, Inc. (“THCT” or the “Company”), (OTC: THCT), a company focused on the emerging and dynamic legal and regulated cannabis industry, announced today that it has acquired all of the...
(MENAFN) A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official, Muhammad Al-Sirr, has accused Ukraine of doing the West’s “dirty work” by backing armed groups involved in terrorist attacks across African countries like Libya, Somalia, and Niger. In an interview...
(MENAFN) Benin has firmly denied accusations that it is collaborating with Western nations to support terrorism and destabilize neighboring Niger and the broader Sahel region, which has faced a persistent jihadist threat for over a decade. On...
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital in Minna, emphasising the urgent need for a complete renovation of the aging facility. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Minna through a...
In commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, A New Thing International Foundation held the grand finale of its School Outreach for Better Education (SOBE) Inter-School Quiz Competition on Saturday,...
Two children have been confirmed dead after they were swept away by floodwaters during a heavy downpour in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Tuesday afternoon. The tragedy struck the Tunga community following hours of persistent rainfall that...
What began as a routine errand ended in tragedy on Tuesday when the lifeless bodies of children were recovered. Naija News learnt that the victims were swept away by fast-moving floodwaters following hours of rainfall that inundated roads and...
NIAMEY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- "A tiny silver needle, when applied to the right acupoint, can bring notable relief to patients, we have seen this firsthand," said Mamane Daou, general director of the General Referral Hospital of Niamey. Speaking at a...
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital Minna, citing the urgent need for a complete overhaul of the deteriorating facility. The declaration was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital Minna, citing the urgent need for a total overhaul of the dilapidated facility. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Minna by the Special...
Niger State government has declared state of emergency on the General Hospital Minna, built over five decades. Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, who announced the decision during the weekly State Executive Council meeting, cited the urgent need for a...
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has declared a state of emergency on the Minna General Hospital saying the health facility is unfit to take care of patients. Bago made this known on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting,...
By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, June 30, GNA- The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has commended the Republic of Niger for its commitment to nation-building through the inauguration of the Consultative Council for...
