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 ...

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 ...

A 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth Peter, from Korokpa in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, has drowned in the Chanchaga River while fetching water. Miss Peter was an SSS1 student of Saint ...

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 ...

River Niger Black Mother follows the 4184kilometerlong River Niger from its source in Guinea through Mali Niger and Benin to Nigeria A passionate ode to the river the cultures that have arisen on ...

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 ...