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13 feared killed by suspected bandits in Niger community
Premium Times
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July 9, 2025
Suspected bandits have killed about 13 people, including security operatives, and injured many others in a raid on three communities in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. According to reports from the area, the attacks occurred on...
Russia, Mali enhance trade, joint research
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s transitional leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, met in Moscow on Monday to sign a series of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation. The two countries finalized three major treaties,...
Niger Govt, GGHN Partner To Deliver Healthcare Services To Remote Communities
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
News Investigators/ Niger government says it had partnered with Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN) to deliver health and nutrition services to women and children in hard-to-reach communities in the state. Ibrahim Dangana, Commissioner for...
Science People A Rare Rock from Another Planet Is Up for Auction — and It’s Expected to Sell for This Many Millions
Yahoo News
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NEED TO KNOW The largest rock from Mars ever found on Earth is going up for auction at Sotheby’s on July 16 The meteorite, known as NWA 16788, weighs about 54 lbs. and is approximately 15 inches at its widest point There are only about 400 Martian...
9 Boko Haram wives arrested in Niger, IED cache uncovered on Marte–Dikwa Bridge – Official
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given the Nigerian Army and other security forces the marching order to decisively confront and defeat terrorists, bandits, insurgents and separatists threatening the peace and unity of the country. This is coming...
EXCLUSIVE: Nine Boko Haram wives arrested in Niger State
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
At least nine women kidnapped and forcibly married to Boko Haram insurgents have been arrested by security operatives while relocating from their enclave in Alawa forest reserve, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State to areas bordering...
Niger, Nasarawa States Launch Joint Digital Skills Initiative
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Laleye Dipo in Minna Niger and Nasarawa states have launched a joint digital skills Initiative programme aimed at addressing the critical gap in Nigeria’s Technological ecosystem. The initiative is the outcome of aspirations between the Ministries...
Niger, Nasarawa to train 10,000 in digital skills
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
In one of the major steps taken towards regional integration and digital empowerment, the governments of Niger and Nasarawa States have unveiled a joint Smart Skills Development Programme called NINATECH, aimed at equipping 10,000 citizens across...
Largest ever chunk of Mars which fell to Earth in meteor strike goes up for auction
Yahoo News
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The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 million. One of only 400 of its kind ever found, the hunk of red-hued space rock was chipped off the Red Planet by a massive...
Niger’s Prime Minister Joins AEW 2025 as Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
Engineering News
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Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a speaker. During the event, which takes place September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town, Zeine is...
Father O’Connell Science College, GSS Karu Emerge Champions at 25th MILO Basketball National Finals
Alexa.ng
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July 4, 2025
From left: Mr. Boladale Odunlami, Commercial Manager, Nestlé Nigeria; Mrs. Olabisi Joseph, President, Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF); Mrs. Ifeanyichukwu Orabuche, Category Manager, Beverages, Nestlé Nigeria; with the Father O’Connell...
World’s biggest piece of ‘Mars rock’ to sell for up to $4m
Yahoo News
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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going on sale and is set to become the most expensive space rock in the world. The 54lb Martian rock is expected to sell for between $2 million and $4 million (£1.5 million and £2.9 million) when it goes up...
Niger's Prime Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 As Country Eyes Increased Oil Exports
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 30, 2025/APO Group/ -- Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a...
Orano’s uranium joint venture in Niger on brink of bankruptcy
Mining Technology
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July 3, 2025
French uranium mining company Orano has announced that its joint venture with Niger, SOMAIR, is facing bankruptcy due to export restrictions imposed by the country’s military government, according to a Reuters report. The development follows the...
A.N.T. International Encourages Students to Lead the Charge Against Drug Abuse and Social Vices at the SOBE Inter-School Quiz Competition in Niger State
National Accord Newspaper
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July 2, 2025
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,...
Feature: Training boosts Traditional Chinese Medicine skills among Nigerien healthcare workers
Xinhua News Agency
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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...
Seplat donates laboratories to boost innovation in Edo schools
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 1, 2025
The NEPL/Seplat Energy Joint Venture Tuesday donated three State-of-the-Art Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) laboratories in schools in Benin City, Edo state capital. The firms stated that the STEAM laboratories are...
Whisky aging to maze-solving slime mold: 10 science experiments aboard the ISS
The Indian Express
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July 2, 2025
The International Space Station (ISS) serves as a global laboratory for experiments ranging from life sciences to physics and technology to Earth observation.Since its launch in 1998, various space agencies – including NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos,...
Niger, FCT Schools Win 2025 MILO Basketball Competition
Leadership
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June 28, 2025
A last seconds free throw from Isaiah John in the dying seconds of extra time handed Father O’Connell Science College, Niger State, a dramatic 66–64 victory over Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Bayelsa, in the final of the 2025 MILO National...
Nigerians say government failing on security, floods, and food access — June poll
Business Day
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July 9, 2025
A growing number of Nigerians no longer believe their government can protect them from violence, hunger, or provide them succour in the aftermath of natural disasters. BusinessDay’s June TalkExchange poll gauged public opinion on the state of...