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 ...

One of Africa's biggest countries has demoted French as its official language in favour of a native West African language.

Residents of the nineteen northern states of the country are predominantly farmers who produce crops, such as yams, maize, ...

Nigeria has slashed electricity supply to Niger, capping it at 46mw from 80mw, representing 42% of total supply, leading to ...

The foreign ministers of Nigeria and Niger held talks Wednesday on cross-border security, terrorism and economic cooperation, ...

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

This week, Niger's military junta released about 50 people from prison, including several former government officials, military officers, and a journalist who had been arrested following the July ...

PHOTO: Twitter Eagle Watch for Good Governance (EWGG), on Thursday, called on the political leaders and other stakeholders to always prioritise the development of the Niger Delta region to improve ...

A manager at a Philadelphia-area Planet Fitness allegedly refused to allow good Samaritans to use the gym’s defibrillator on a man who suffered a heart attack outside, a lawsuit says.

The oil sector contributes 88% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, with Shell being Nigeria’s largest oil operator – accounting for 39% of the country’s total oil output ... swathes of polluted ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors has issued an apology to Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” following backlash ...