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512 Pupils Abandon Classes As Primary School In Niger State Collapses
Information Nigeria
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August 22, 2025
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), MonITNG, has raised alarm over the deplorable condition of Mawagi Primary School in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, which has collapsed, forcing over 512 pupils to stop attending classes. According...
Bakura: What we know about Boko Haram leader, Niger claims to have killed
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
Niger’s army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias “Bakura”, without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group. After its founding in neighbouring Nigeria in the early...
What we know about Boko Haram leader Niger claims to have killed
Modern Ghana
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Niger's army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias "Bakura", without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group. After its founding in neighbouring Nigeria in the early...
Niger army says it killed a senior Boko Haram leader in a targeted airstrike
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The army in Niger says it used a targeted airstrike to kill a senior leader of the Boko Haram jihadi group, which has killed thousands of people in West Africa. Ibrahim Bakoura was killed in an Aug. 15 strike in the Lake Chad...
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Targeted airstrike eliminates senior Boko Haram commander Bakoura, confirms Niger army
Firstpost
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August 22, 2025
The Niger army says it killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Bakoura in an Aug. 15 airstrike in the Lake Chad region The army in Niger says it used a targeted airstrike to kill a senior leader of the Boko Haram jihadi group, which has killed thousands...
Cash Rewards Have Less Sway in Collectivistic Cultures
Scientific American
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August 22, 2025
If you’re trying to get someone to do something, what’s the best way to achieve that? Paying them probably comes to mind, and this intuition is a basic tenet of economic theory. In a massive 2018 study, researchers tested 18 ways to motivate...
Broken Ceilings, Flooded Wards: Niger State Community Residents Lament Rot At General Hospital Amid ₦3Billion Hajj Sponsorship
Sahara Reporters
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Residents of Paikoro Local Government Area in Niger State have raised an alarm over the deplorable state of Kafin Koro General Hospital, a facility intended to serve more than 10,000 people across surrounding communities, according to civic...
CSO decries poor state of Niger school as 512 pupils drop out
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 22, 2025
A civil society organisation (CSO), MonITNG, has drawn the attention of the Niger State Government to Mawagi Primary School in the Lapai Local Government Area of the state, which now lies in ruins, forcing 512 pupils to abandon learning. According...
Only Primary School In Niger State’s Mawagi Community Lies In Ruins, Over 500 Pupils Forced Out –Report
Sahara Reporters
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Civic-accountability platform, MonITNG has expressed outrage over the deplorable state of Mawagi Primary School in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. In a statement on X on Friday, the organisation urged Niger State Governor, Mohammed...
Niger Assembly raises retirement age to 70 for academics
Daily Post
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August 21, 2025
Members of the Niger State House of Assembly have passed a bill extending the retirement age of academic staff in state-owned institutions. Under the new bill, the retirement age for general academic staff has been increased from 65 to 70 years,...
From announcements to delivery: Governor Bago and the future of Niger state
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 21, 2025
Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger state has emerged as one of the most ambitious Governor in Nigeria today. His administration’s “New Niger Agenda” is a sweeping vision covering infrastructure, green economy, agriculture, education, health,...
Niger State House of Assembly approves Diaspora Agency Bill to strengthen economic, cultural ties
Alexa.ng
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The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the Niger State Diaspora Agency Bill, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at engaging the state’s diaspora community and creating fresh opportunities for economic growth, trade, and cultural...
Niger offered 200 university scholarships for 2025-26
University World News
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MOROCCO Since 1990, Morocco’s scholarship programme for Niger – part of a broader cooperation dating back to 1976 – has enabled over 2,000 Nigerien students to study in Morocco, with about 700 currently pursuing education in the country, reports...
Pregnant Women, Children Left Helpless As Kagara Hospital Collapses Amid Niger State Govt’s Broken Promises –Report
Sahara Reporters
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A civic accountability organisation, MonITNG, has called out the Niger State Government over the deplorable state of Kagara General Hospital in Rafi Local Government Area, describing the facility as a “ghost of its purpose” despite the...
Niger Assembly passes Diaspora Agency Bill
Daily Post
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August 20, 2025
The Niger State House of Assembly has passed the Niger State Diaspora Agency Bill in line with the state’s efforts to engage with its diaspora community. The bill was passed after the House Standing Committee on Women Affairs, Humanitarian and...
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bandits attack in Katsina State: A Catholic church and a mosque attacked within days
Fides
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August 20, 2025
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – "The people of Katsina State deserve to live in security, not fear," said Farouk Lawal Jobe, acting governor of Katsina, in an appeal to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. He called for urgent measures to address the dramatic...
Education Cannot Wait And Strategic Donor Partners Announce New US$7 Million Investment To Provide Life-Saving Education For Children In Niger
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The new investment will be delivered by Save the Children, in coordination with the Government of Niger. In all, 25% of funding is going to national organizations. The First Emergency Response grant seeks to reach displaced,...
Nigeria - Bandits in Katsina State target a Church and a Mosque
Vatican News
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August 20, 2025
“The people of Katsina State deserve to live in security and not in fear.” These are the words of Farouk Lawal Jobe, the acting Governor of Katsina. The Governor has since appealed to the President of the Nigerian Federation, Bola Tinubu, to take...
Cornelius Adebayo: Life of Service, Sacrifice
This Day
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August 23, 2025
Tunde Olusunle He was already a household name in the old Kwara State by the time I first heard of him. “Old Kwara State” within this context will include the sprawling Borgu part of contemporary Niger State, and the Okun-Yoruba and Ebira sections...
Niger Gov Bago condoles APC Chairman Yilwatda over mother’s death
Daily Post
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August 18, 2025
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has commiserated with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over the loss of his mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda. Bago in a condolence message through his Chief Press...