Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has described the private sector as a critical player in overcoming hardship in society.

Today, Niger is one of the world’s least developed countries. Its largely subsistence farming-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts, leading to severe food and water shortages.

Young men from Niger and elsewhere wait in a migrant “ghetto” in Agadez for a caravan to Libya. With low life expectancy, limited educational opportunities, and a high poverty rate ...

Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff (CDS), says Nigeria stands to lose more if Niger Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso, ...

The 13% derivation fund allocation remained poorly managed, and there were few significant investments in infrastructure or poverty alleviation. The opportunity to transform the Niger Delta into a ...

CDS Musa has warned that Nigeria risks major losses if Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso fail to return to democratic governance.

And the social and economic impact of the coronavirus could wipe out five years of development progress in all the Sahelian countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad). Nevertheless, over ...

has called for a holistic approach to address poverty in Nigeria. Receiving a delegation from the Niger Delta Peoples Salvation Front (NDPSF) in his office in Abuja, the minister said there was ...

Former Niger State Governor ... He warned that internal conflicts and worsening poverty posed greater threats to the region’s stability. This is as he also warned that the North is breaking ...

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has emphasized that agriculture remains a reliable way to sustain Nigeria’s economy. The governor, who is also a farmer, made this statement in an ...