The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has extended maternity leave for women in the state from three months to six months, saying it would give ample time to care for their babies and themselves.

NIAMEY, Niger, May 6 (Reuters) - Security forces in Niger have searched the offices of uranium miner Orano's local subsidiaries, seizing phones and equipment, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday ...

The Niger State government has donated 25 operational vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force in a bid to boost security patrols across the state, particularly in major towns. This initiative is part ...

Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has announced a revision of the curfew hours imposed on the movement of motorcycles and tricycles within the Minna metropolis. This was contained in a statement ...

NIAMEY, May 7 (Reuters) - About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger's Dosso region this week, authorities said in a statement broadcast on state radio, while a security ...

Niamey, Niger: Niger plans to take in 4,000 migrants expelled from neighbouring Algeria for humanitarian reasons before sending them back to their home countries, the governor of a northern desert ...

Security forces in Niger have searched the offices of uranium miner Orano’s local subsidiaries, seizing phones and equipment, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday, months after the French company ...

He invited the IMIDRO chief to visit Niger to explore mining opportunities firsthand and said he hoped a memorandum of understanding would be signed during an upcoming visit to Iran by Niger’s ...

The Niger Delta Development Agenda (NDDA), has congratulated the newly appointed chairman of the South-South Development Commission, (SSDC), Chibudom Nwuche and members of his team, noting that ...

About 10 Niger Soldiers Killed in Attack in the South, Authorities Say NIAMEY (Reuters) - About 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in an attack in Niger's Dosso region this week ...

Some fishers in Bamako, Mali’s capital, are raising concerns about dredging of the Niger River in search of gold. They say the combination of dredging and increasing plastic pollution is causing ...