About four centuries later, British journalist Flora Shaw allegedly formulated the name "Nigeria" for the Niger River and its environs. Nonetheless, some historic publications debunk this story.

One of the most polluted places in the world is located at the heart of the Niger Delta where decades of oil exploitation ...

The President Bola Tinubu's led administration revealed that the federal government has released 30 percent mobilisation for the commencement of construction of two bypasses on the 2nd Niger bridge, ...

On the islands of the Niger River in northern Nigeria, there once lived the Gungawa people. They made their homes among the water, living in harmony with its flow.

Nearly 6,000 hectares of mangrove forests in the Niger Delta are lost to ... with the University of Ilorin in Nigeria. The delta of the Niger River is a vast estuarine environment that hosts ...

Decades of oil spills have blighted Nigeria’s Niger River delta region, causing widespread environmental damage that has destroyed the livelihood of millions in the local communities and ...

Amidst heightened concern of likely drug use by boat operators leading to many boat mishaps along River Niger, the National ...

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. Niger is 'the fifth ...

Operatives of the Operation Puff Adder of the Bayelsa State Police Command have recovered the speed boats used by the kidnappers of the two staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) ...

Midfielder, Victor Okoro will miss Niger Tornadoes' Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday 28 fixture against Rivers ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness ... Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Venezuela ...