Located in West Africa, at the heart of the Sahel, Niger has a narrow-based economy that remains heavily dependent on agriculture. Despite ongoing efforts to improve the situation, poverty remains a ...

Niger State Governor, Muhammad Umaru Bago, has expressed concern over Africa’s heavy reliance on food importation, valued at ...

Nigeria has reduced electricity supply to Niger Republic by 42%, leading to widespread power cuts in the West African nation ...

Despite agriculture being Nigeria’s economic backbone, 63% of the country’s population is said to live in multidimensional poverty, with most in rural areas relying on low-productivity, subsistence ...

Following the end of the tenure of Mrs Folashade Joseph as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Mrs. Florence Onwanuokwu has emerged as ...

Mr Usman added that FMN entrepreneurs are adding value within their respective industries and shaping the future of Nigerian agriculture. He also announced that applications for the fifth FMN ...

Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, APC State Chairman, Kano State – Board Chairman, Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service. Dr. Austian Agada, APC State Chairman, Benue State – Board Chairman ...

The Niger Delta Development Commission has released the sum of N10bn to the Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture to kick start its entrepreneur's development program ...

Potential growth in Niger is estimated at around 6 percent with a structurally significant contribution of labor and peaks of growth associated with higher investment in physical capital. Growth in ...

The military-run government of Niger frequently fights armed groups in the region, and civilians are often victims of the violence [File: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters] Published On 22 Mar 202522 Mar ...