GoviEx may have route back into Niger uranium project

URANIUM development firm GoviEx may well have a route back into the suspended Madaouela project in Niger after agreeing with the government to talks. In July, Niger withdrew GoviEx’s mining permit to the $343m Madadouela saying the Canadian company had …

Niger govt arrests 33 suspected illegal miners, vows stricter measures

The Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources, in collaboration with personnel from the Niger State Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Forest Hunters Association, has apprehended 33 suspected illegal miners at an illegal mining site in Gbakuchi-Kontongba, …

Lokpobiri reaffirms Tinubu’s commitment in transforming oil sector in Niger Delta

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Monday received Members of the South-South Caucus of the 10th Assembly House of Representatives. The lawmakers visited to express solidarity with the Federal Government’s …

We will host Niger Delta Music & Arts project as our CSR - Amb Fubara Blessing

Ambassador Fubara Blessing, the Managing Director and CEO of D'Consiglories LLC, has announced his commitment to organizing and hosting the Niger Delta Music and Arts Project (MAP) as part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This …

Orano looks to Mongolia as new source for uranium as Niger problems drag on

PARIS : French nuclear fuels company Orano is looking to increase output of uranium from new mines in Mongolia and elsewhere to meet rising demand from the nuclear power industry and offset production from its stalled projects in Niger, said CEO Nicolas …

Niger Turns To Satellites To Bridge Digital Divide

Less than a third of Niger's vast territory has internet access, so the west African country is betting on satellite broadband to bridge the digital divide in remote rural areas. The patchy coverage is mostly down to a lack of investment and the …

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Shift Mining Allegiances Away from the West

Group Warns against Planned Protest to Destabilise Niger Delta

Goddy Egene The Niger Delta Peace Advocates (NDPA) has warned  individuals or groups planning to disrupt the peace in the Niger Delta region to desist from such plans or face the consequences. NDPA, in a statement signed by its President,  Comrade Ebianga …

Niger Delta group warns against disruption of peace in region

1 day ago The Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Tuesday, matriculated 13,097 students for the 2024/2025 academic session. At the matriculation ceremony held in Ibadan, the acting Rector, Dr. Taiwo Lasisi, said the figure was from the 19,620 candidates who …

Study Reveals Extent of Ecological Damage from Niger Delta Oil Spills

An international research team led by University of Galway has used earth observation radar data to map oil pipeline networks covering a 9000 km2 region in the Niger Delta and pinpoint where crude oil spills have caused the most acute damage to the …