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UN Raises Alarm As 1,364 Children Recruited By Terrorists, 14,000 Schools Shut In West Africa
Biz Watch Nigeria
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September 4, 2025
The United Nations has warned of the worsening humanitarian toll of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, revealing that more than 1,300 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024, while over 14,000 schools were forced to close due to...
Record solar panel imports in Africa: a lifeline for a continent where 600 million people lack electricity
Balkan Green Energy News
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September 4, 2025
As many as 570 million people in Africa still lack reliable access to electricity, which is almost half of the continent’s population. According to data from the Energy Progress Report, in 2022, 685 million people worldwide did not have access to...
Africa Emerges as Global Epicentre of Terrorism, UN Warns: A Call for Urgent Action
Alexa.ng
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September 3, 2025
In a sobering declaration, the United Nations (UN) has identified Africa, particularly West Africa and the Sahel, as the new global epicentre of terrorism, surpassing the Middle East in both fatalities and the concentration of terror-affected...
From Campaign Promises To Tangible Deliverables: How Senator 313 Is Transforming Niger East
New Telegraph
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September 4, 2025
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa is known for many things. In his hometown, he is a philanthropist, a generous soul whose compassion lights up lives with every borehole drilled and scholarship granted. In Niger East, he is a transformative force,...
Atiku express grief over Niger boat mishap
Eagle Online
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September 4, 2025
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sadness over the boat accident that reportedly claimed at least 29 lives in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, extending his heartfelt sympathies to the families of the dead. The tragedy...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Tinubu Govt Disowns N200,000 Gift To Teenager Who Won Global English Contest, Says It Was Minister’s Personal Token
Sahara Reporters
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President Bola Tinubu’s administration has said that the N200,000 award gifted to the winner of the TeenEagle global finals competition, Nafisah Abdullahi, was a personal gift from the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, not from the...
Niger State Government Pioneers Inclusive Early Childhood Education with Comprehensive Teacher Training Program
Alexa.ng
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In a transformative move to enhance the quality of education and promote inclusivity in its school system, the Niger State Government has launched a groundbreaking initiative to train teachers in inclusive early childhood education (ECE). This...
Police Shoot Developer’s Staff Member In Abuja Land Dispute Linked To Suspended PMAN President, Senator Moro
Sahara Reporters
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Tensions escalated in Abuja following allegations that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force’s Inspector-General’s Monitoring Unit shot and injured a staff member of Olusco Group of Companies while attempting to enforce a disputed land claim in...
Atiku mourns 29 killed in Niger boat mishap
Punch
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September 4, 2025
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed grief over the boat accident in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, which reportedly claimed at least 29 lives. The tragedy occurred in the Gausawa community, Malale Ward, Niger State, on...
Niger Government Fails In Out-Of-Court Settlement With Badeggi FM As Judge Recuses Self
Sahara Reporters
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The move for an out-of-court settlement in the case between the Niger State government and private radio station, Badeggi FM, has collapsed, prompting the presiding judge to indicate his withdrawal from the matter. The case, with suit number...
Badeggi FM, Niger effort to settle out of court fails
Eagle Online
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September 4, 2025
Badeggi FM has told a Minna High Court that the effort initiated by parties in the case with Niger government for an out-of-court settlement has failed. The position was made known when the matter came up for hearing in Minna on Wednesday. The...
President Of Ghana John D. Mahama At United Nations General Assembly 80th Se
Modern Ghana
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Kudus Research and Advocacy Center a Ghanaian base organization would like to share an insight on expectations of the Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama the 4th and 6th president of the fourth Republican constitution of Ghana,as an...
Africa Qualifiers: Watch the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfold on Super
Modern Ghana
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The Home of Champions, SuperSport, available on DStv and GOtv, is bringing football fans front-row access to Africa’s journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Matchdays 7 and 8 lighting up screens across the continent. From fierce rivalries to...
Badeggi FM vs. Niger State Government: Stalled Settlement Talks and an Uncertain Future for Media Freedom
Alexa.ng
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In a case that has sparked widespread concern about press freedom and the rule of law in Nigeria, the legal dispute between Badeggi FM, a privately owned radio station in Minna, and the Niger State Government has hit a significant roadblock....
UN: 1,364 Children Recruited by Armed Groups In West Africa In 2024
Arise News
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September 4, 2025
The United Nations (UN) has said that no fewer than 1,364 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024 across six countries in West Africa. The global body also revealed that there were 466 cases of sexual violence and 14,364 school closures in...
Why do Western activists keep quiet about Africa’s LGBT crackdown?
The Spectator
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September 4, 2025
Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly passed a bill this week to outlaw homosexuality – making it the 32nd out of 54 African countries to criminalise homosexuality. The legislation, enacted under the military junta-run country’s new...
Ofankor-Nsawam Road: Here is the timeline President Mahama has given contractors
GhanaWeb
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September 3, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama has called on contractors working on the Ofankor-Nsawam Road project to adhere to their schedule and ensure the project is completed by the second quarter of 2026. He made this known during a working visit to the...
1,364 W’African children recruited by terrorists, 14,000 schools shut – UN
Punch
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September 3, 2025
The United Nations has decried the deepening humanitarian impact of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, revealing that 1,364 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024, while more than 14,000 schools were shut due to insecurity. UN Under...
Badeggi FM, Niger Govt effort to settle out-of-court fails
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 3, 2025
Badeggi FM has told a Minna High Court that the effort initiated by parties in the case with Niger government for an out-of-court settlement has failed. The position was made known when the matter came up for hearing in Minna on Wednesday. The...