The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has disclosed that the deadly explosion in Sabon Pegi, located in the Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, which resulted in the tragic deaths of three individuals and the destruction of 40 houses,

Dele Alake, the minister of solid minerals development, says the explosion that occurred in the Sabon Pegi community, Mashegun LGA of Niger state, on Sunday, was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by a resident.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday said the explosion at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State was caused by the illegal stockpiling of explosives by a resident of New Bussa, Yushua Maikampala.

A suspected kidnapper pushed his luck too far and got caught when he was recognized while visiting a victim’s residence to offer condolences in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state,

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmanman, has paraded twelve suspects for vandalizing government properties in Minna, the

According to the minister, "Security agencies have been put on the trail of the suspected culprit. He will be apprehended to face justice."

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of

A devastating explosion rocked a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Sunday.

This will happen on Wednesday, all three countries having ignored ECOWAS's call to extend the period by six months to try to find a solution.

Minna – Twenty-five persons have been confirmed dead following another mining explosion in Niger State yesterday. This incident comes barely a week after a tanker carrying fuel exploded along the Dikko-Maje-Minna road.

Orano is lodging a second arbitration procedure vis à vis the State of Niger in order to assert its rights following the loss of operational control of SOMAÏR. The Group has filed its request for arbitration with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).