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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria and Niger have signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, the Nigerian military said on Thursday, despite tensions between the neighbours since a coup in Niger a year ...
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Nigeria, Niger foreign ministers meet for security talks
Niger’s Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare hosted his Nigerian counterpart for talks in Niamey – Copyright POOL/AFP Pavel Bednyakov The foreign ministers of ...
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Analysts welcome Nigeria's security pact with Niger
Nigeria and neighboring Niger have signed an agreement to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions following a coup in Niger more than a year ago. The Nigerian army announced the security ...
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Security analysts concerned as Nigeria warns of new terror group
Nigerian security analysts are voicing concerns after defense officials on Thursday warned of a new insurgent group known as the Lakurawas, operating mainly in the country's northwestern region.
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Niger Miners' Deaths - Suspended Niger NSCDC Commandant Admits 'Costly Mistake', Apologises
The suspended Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, Siaka Zubeiru Anirive, has admitted that the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the corps' custody ...
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Nigeria looks to boost security cooperation with Benin and Niger
Nigeria is expanding military cooperation with Benin and Niger to ward off jihadist groups from the Sahel trying to enter its northwest. A new tri-border military sector is being created to secure the ...
News Nigeria » Niger » Security: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hit back at Nigeria’s president after he blames them for Nigeria’s worsening security crisis
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have sharply criticised Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over remarks linking Nigeria’s worsening insecurity to instability in neighbouring Sahel states, exposing ...