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First Bank drives the Initiative of building an agricultural and non-oil existent economy
Information Nigeria
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August 23, 2025
The 2025 edition of the First Bank Agriculture and Export Expo was held on August 19th, 2025 at the prestigious Eko Convention Center with the theme The Fundamentals of Building a Non-Oil Export Driven Economy. This event was graced by various...
Niger offered 200 university scholarships for 2025-26
University World News
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MOROCCO Since 1990, Morocco’s scholarship programme for Niger – part of a broader cooperation dating back to 1976 – has enabled over 2,000 Nigerien students to study in Morocco, with about 700 currently pursuing education in the country, reports...
Niger to Halt Supply of Live Cows, Process Meat Locally, Deliver Frozen to Lagos
Nigerian Eye
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August 20, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has announced a transformative shift in Niger State’s livestock trade, revealing plans to stop the direct supply of live cows and goats to markets in Lagos and Ogun states. Instead, the state will process meat locally...
Niger Assembly passes Diaspora Agency Bill
Daily Post
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August 20, 2025
The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the Niger State Diaspora Agency Bill in line with the state’s efforts to engage with its diaspora community. The bill was passed after the House Standing Committee on Women Affairs, Humanitarian and...
Police arrest 14 suspects over illegal mining, others in Niger
Punch
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August 23, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested 14 criminal suspects involved in alleged illegal mining, vandalism and theft of an electrical transformer. Eight of the suspects were arrested in Minna following a police sting operation on an illegal...
Police Arrest 8 Suspects For Illegal Mining, Armed Robbery In Minna
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 23, 2025
News Investigators/ The Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested eight suspects for illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna....
Niger State Allocates 100,000 Hectares to Lagos for Agricultural Boost
Nigerian Eye
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August 20, 2025
In a significant move to enhance food security, Niger State Governor Umar Bago has allocated 100,000 hectares of arable land to Lagos State for agricultural development. The announcement was made at the FirstBank Nigeria-sponsored Agric & Export...
Police arrest eight suspects for illegal mining, robbery in Minna
Punch
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August 23, 2025
The Police Command in Niger State, says it has arrested eight suspects for illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna. According to...
Police arrest eight for illegal mining, armed robbery in Niger
Daily Post
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August 23, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested eight suspects in two separate incidents in connection with illegal mining and armed robbery in Minna, the state capital. Niger State Police spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Saturday, said...
Niger State crops out 100,000 hectares for Lagos to raise food production
The News (Nigeria)
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August 20, 2025
Governor Sanwo-Olu and others at the First Bank 2025 Agric and Export Expo Nigeria’s agricultural produce is ripe for export competitiveness at the global market, but access to finance for local farmers to meet the demand and quality needs remains...
Nigerian police detain Chinese national over illegal mining
Premium Times
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August 23, 2025
The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, say they detained a Chinese expatriate for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in the state. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Mr...
Spain monitors Moroccan energy megaproject in Africa
Atalayar
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August 23, 2025
The excellent synergies that exist between Spain and Morocco facilitate cooperation on energy and strategic matters. However, they also require constant monitoring of megaprojects such as the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline. Approved in 2016, Nigeria...
How Nigeria can generate $300m from shea nuts
Daily Trust
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August 30, 2025
Nigeria is the largest producer of shea butter in the world, with an annual production of 500,000 metric tonnes. The global shea butter market, which is growing rapidly, is estimated at $5 billion by the end of this year. Nigerian shea nuts are...
Niger Police Arrest Four Over Truck Theft On Kaduna-Abuja Expressway
Information Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four individuals for allegedly conspiring to steal a truck along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway in Dikko, Suleja. In a statement released to journalists in Minna on Monday, the Police Public Relations...
Stakeholders Fault Incursion of Multinationals into Meat Production
This Day
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August 22, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Stakeholders from civil society, research institutions, and international organisations have expressed deep concern over the growing incursion of multinational industrial farming corporations into Nigeria’s meat...
Energy inequality: the challenge of bringing affordable, reliable access
The Financial Times
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August 19, 2025
On a blustery August morning at Medupi Power Station, South Africa’s electricity minister announced that the country was nearing a permanent end to load shedding — the rolling blackouts that have damaged economic growth in Africa’s biggest economy...
Niger police arrest four for theft of truck
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that on 12th August 2025, at about 9:30 pm, based on credible intelligence received at Maje Division, some persons were planning to sell a suspected stolen truck along the Kaduna road, specifically the...
Nigeria Loses ₦13.7 Trillion Annually to Illegal Mining – Mining Marshals Boss
Point Blank News
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August 21, 2025
173 By Tracy Moses Nigeria is losing an estimated ₦13.7 trillion annually to illegal mining and gold smuggling, according to Commander of the Mining Marshals, Attah Onoja, who has also issued a stern appeal to Nigerian journalists, warning them...
Niger: Gridlock Stalls Movement Between Mokwa, Bida, Agaie Roads
New Telegraph
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August 17, 2025
Commuters and articulated vehicles have been stranded on the over 113 kilometres road between Mokwa and Bida local government areas of Niger state for several hours following the bad state of the Agaie road, which has been under construction. Some...
Nigeria advances Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline to boost regional energy links
Business Day
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria is pressing ahead with the Nigeria–Equatorial Guinea Gas Pipeline, a cross-border project designed to transport stranded Nigerian gas to Equatorial Guinea for processing and export, Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo,...