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Published on Apr 3, 2025

Niger State Governor’s Aide Orders Arrest of Journalists Over Defamation Claims

The Special Adviser on Print Media to Niger State Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago, Aisha Wakas, has ordered the arrest of two journalists Yakubu Mustapha Bina, Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Niger State, …

Source: The News Chronicle - Neutral
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Niger Junta Frees Ministers of Deposed Government

Niger’s ruling junta has released around 50 individuals, including former ministers, a journalist, and ex-military officers, in line with February’s national conference recommendations. The freed figures include former oil minister Mahamane Sani Issoufou …

Source: Africa.com - Center-left
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Dismantle NNPC Board, CEO Of NNPC Must Come From Niger Delta – PANDEF Tells Tinubu

Naija News reported that President Tinubu appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NNPCL. Also appointed was Adedapo Segun as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Other directors appointed include Bello Rabiu ( …

Source: Naija News - Uncategorized
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Niger Junta Frees Ministers of Deposed Government

Source: Africa.com - Center-left
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Niger Delta Sports Festival opens with glitz, glamour

It was an exhilarating exhibition of beauty, enchantment and the wealth of cultural diversity in the Niger Delta region at the Uyo Township Stadium on Wednesday as the inaugural Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) was declared open by President Bola Tinubu …

Source: Premium Times - Neutral
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Crisis Looms As Niger Delta Communities Threaten Oil Production Shutdown

The host communities in the KEFFES region of Bayelsa State have given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) – Exploration & Production Limited (EPL) a two-week ultimatum to reverse a contentious decision regarding security vessel contracts at …

Source: Naija News - Uncategorized
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Who exactly is benefiting from China’s oil pipeline projects in Niger and Benin?

Following the discovery of significant oil reserves at the Agadem site in northeastern Niger, Niger and Benin agreed to build a pipeline to facilitate the transport of crude oil from the Agadem oil site to the port of Seme Kpodji in southern Benin in early …

Source: Global Voices - Center-left
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Niger’s military leaders release detainees

Niger’s military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023. Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers, convicted or accused …

Source: Daily Trust - Label Pending
Published on Apr 3, 2025

Police detain Niger correspondents’ chapel chairman, seize phone

The police in Niger State detained the Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel and People’s Daily, Yakubu Mustapha Bina, for several hours on Wednesday and confiscated his mobile phone. Mustapha was invited to the State Criminal Investigation Department ( …

Source: Daily Trust - Label Pending
Published on Apr 3, 2025

ECOWAS To Hold Emergency Meeting Over Niger, B’Faso, Mali Imposed Import Levy

The Head of Communication for the ECOWAS Commission, Joel Ahofodji, confirmed the development to Punch on Wednesday, revealing that the Extraordinary Council meeting will take place on April 22, 2025. The summit will focus on the newly imposed tariff and …

Source: Naija News - Uncategorized