L-R: Gov. Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State; Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State; Gov. Douye Diri, Bayelsa State; Gov.Bassey Otu, Cross Rivers State, and Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta StateThe Niger Delta ...

The inaugural NDSF is scheduled to take place in Akwa Ibom from 1 to 8 April and will feature participation from the nine states under the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...

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).

The 171-mile road will link the city of N'guigmi with Koulele and Django, and is part of a strategy to improve the road ...

This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races. For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

Death toll from Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion in Niger State has reached 98, with 69 injured and 20 shops razed. On Monday, the Federal Government said victims still battling for life had ...

Decades of oil spills have blighted Nigeria's Niger River delta region, causing widespread environmental damage that has destroyed the livelihood of millions in the local communities and impacting ...

Getty Images/Pedro H. Tesch Coming off a victory over Internacional last week, Mexico visit River Plate at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to put an end to their adventure in ...

The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction near Suleja in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 persons injured and receiving treatment at the hospital. By Saturday when the ...

A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of ...