A 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Peter, from Korokpa community in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State has drowned in the Chanchaga River while attempting to fetch water. Witnesses said ...

While Hausa is the predominant language spoken in Niger, French has held official status since the nation gained independence ...

Newly appointed management team of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, led by the managing director, Engineer Olusola George-Olumoroti, has promised to reposition the ...

Tragedy struck the town of Lapai on Thursday morning as two brothers, identified as Ismail Alaba and his sibling, drowned in the Katcha River while returning from a shopping trip. The pair had ...

Several passengers, mostly traders, have died in a boat mishap along the River Niger in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. The ...

The federal government has finally released appointment letters to members of the boards of the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) in the country.

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Similarly, the dredging of the six lots along the River Niger up to Baro cost N9 billion per lot, bringing the total amount for dredging to N54 billion. In total, the entire project consumed N66 ...