The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 21 minors suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The bus, with registration number 10B-87GM (Gombe State),

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.

The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, on Thursday intercepted 21 minors, suspected to be victims of trafficking, at the Geidam border post in Yobe. The

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma, according to UN agency - Anadolu Ajansı

Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States could undermine regional stability, potentially escalating insurgency and extremism in the Sahel.

Stakeholders in Niger State have pledged to work together to develop a comprehensive policy framework to tackle the challenges confronting cassava

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard member states and of aligning too closely with foreign powers.

APC chieftain, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry.

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially severed ties with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking a

France’s Orano Group has announced the filing of a second arbitration procedure against Niger at the International Centre for