BAMAKO — Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has always been simple: cast their nets and provide for their family.

See All Key Ideas BAMAKO — Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has always been simple: cast their nets and ...

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 ...

Show more River blindness – or onchocerciasis – is a tropical disease which causes itchiness, skin damage, and eventually blindness. It affects millions of people across Africa. In Niger a ...

President Bola Tinubu had initially appointed one Aliyu Tajudeen as the Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the agency. There is confusion surrounding the appointment of two ...

The Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, based in Abeokuta, now has Odebunmi Olusegun (Oyo) as Chairman and Dr Adedeji Ashiru (Osun) as Managing Director. 11 Simple Yet Gorgeous Wedding ...

The bridge over the Niger River, linking the Beninese city of Malanville and the city of Gaya in Niger ­– a key transit point for migrants and both licit and illicit trade – was therefore ...

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue and River Niger, following significant rises in water levels due to ...

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has assured Nigerians that water levels in the River Niger are under control as the country prepares for potential flooding. NIHSA’s Director-General ...