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

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

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has entered a partnership with the United Nations Child Education Fund and the Global Alliance Initiative – GAVi to sustain the vaccination of children in the state against preventable diseases.

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

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

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.

On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly

The Niger State government has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace what it called a responsible mining policy.

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

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

Uranium project developer Global Atomic has announced a nonbrokered private placement to raise finance for its flagship Dasa project.