The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.
The Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 21 minors suspected to be victims of human trafficking. The bus, with registration number 10B-87GM (Gombe State),
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease OnchocerciasisNiger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a parasitic disease causing blindness and suffering, as recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma, according to UN agency - Anadolu Ajansı
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21 trafficked minors intercepted at Nigeria-Niger borderThe Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, on Thursday intercepted 21 minors, suspected to be victims of trafficking, at the Geidam border post in Yobe. The
Stakeholders in Niger State have pledged to work together to develop a comprehensive policy framework to tackle the challenges confronting cassava
Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday.
The Niger State government has appealed to businesses and residents to embrace what it called a responsible mining policy.
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS
Exit of B/Faso, Mali, Niger from ECOWAS poses threat, says Tuggar
Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar yesterday gave insight to the consequences of the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He said the exit of the three nations would have far-reaching consequences on regional security, economic stability and integration efforts.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso leave West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS
APC chieftain, Jonathan Vatsa, has stated that the two most lucrative businesses in Northern Nigeria are illegal mining and banditry.
France’s Orano Group has announced the filing of a second arbitration procedure against Niger at the International Centre for
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Niger: Global Push Grows to Free Niger's Former President Mohamed BazoumNiger's president Mohamed Bazoum has spent 550 days as a hostage of the military junta in the capital, Niamey. His lawyers say that his detention is setting a dangerous precedent and have launched a global campaign to have him released.
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