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	Niger - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria and south of Algeria and Libya, named after the Niger river.
		Niger is a landlocked nation in West Africa located along the border between the Sahara and Sub-Saharan regions.
		Fourteen percent of Niger's GDP is generated by livestock production--camels, goats, sheep, and cattle--said to support 29% of the population.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /niger.htm (3715 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		Niger's independent judicial system is composed of four higher courts-- the court of appeals, the supreme court, the high court of justice and the court of state security.
		Niger's agricultural and livestock sectors are the mainstay of all but 10- 15 percent of the population.
		Niger's 1993 elections were smooth and successful, in part due to the donors' 56 percent contribution (25 percent of the total from the French) to the election budget.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/niger9407.html (3318 words)

	Niger State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		NG-NI Niger State is a state in the Middle West of Nigeria.
		It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.
		Two of Nigeria's major hydroelectric power stations are located in Niger State: the Kainji dam and the Shiroro dam.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Niger_State (133 words)

	Ethnologue report for Nigeria
		Benue State, Otuko Divison, districts of Agatu, Ochekwu, and Adoka; Nasarawa State, Awe and Nasarawa LGAs.
		Niger State, Borgu LGA; Kebbi State, Bagudo LGA, from Senji in the north to Kenugbe and Kaoje, 150 km to the south and Demmo, 50 km to the east, 35 villages.
		Abia State, Anambra State, Aguata, Anambra, Awka, Idemili, Ihiala, Njikoka, Nnewi, and Onitsha LGAs; Enugu State, Awgu, Enugu, Ezeagu, Igo-Etiti, Igbo-Eze, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu, Nsukka, Udi, and Uzo-Uwani LGAs; Imo State; Rivers State, Ikwerre, Bonny, and Ahoada LGAs; Delta State, Oshimili, Aniocha, and Ndokwa LGAs; Akwa Ibom State, Ika LGA.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Nigeria (6114 words)

	Niger Delta Fund Initiative - Additional Information on the Current Situation in the Niger Delta
		The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is characterized by deep poverty.
		The gross underdevelopment and environmental devastation prevalent in the Niger Delta oil bearing communities is the direct result of decades of neglect by successive governments and calls for a serious restoration and revilatization initiative in the area.
		The core Niger Delta states from where the bulk of oil is produced are Bayelsa State, Delta State, Akwa Ibom State, Ondo State, and Rivers State.
	www.earthrights.net /nigeria/moreinfo.html (1754 words)

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		The Niger Delta is an area of more than 28000 square kilometers of mangrove swamps and meandering waterways which stretches for over 300 miles from the Benin River in the West to the Cross River in the East.
		It is not part of Niger Delta as a geographical and political concept nor is the neighbouring country Niger entitled to lay claim that River Niger connection is part of Niger Delta.
		Niger Delta: is a special area in the southern part of Nigeria where oil wealth is produced.
	www.nopa.net /Useful_Information/clinton/niger-delta.htm (741 words)

	Niger (09/05)
		Niger's new constitution was approved in July 1999.
		Niger maintains an embassy in the United States at 2204 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
		Millet, sorghum, and cassava are Niger's principal rain-fed subsistence crops.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5474.htm (4213 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Long before the arrival of French influence and control in the area, Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai Empire, Mali Empire, Gao, and Kanem-Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
		A transition government was installed in November 1991 to manage the affairs of state until the institutions of the Third Republic were put in place in April 1993.
		Hama Amadou (born 1950) is the Prime Minister of Niger.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Niger (1900 words)

	Niger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa situated north of Nigeria, east of Mali, and south of Algeria and Libya, named after the Niger river.
		Niger was an important economic crossroads, and the empires of Songhai, Mali, Gao, Kanem, and Bornu, as well as a number of Hausa states, claimed control over portions of the area.
		Niger also has small borders in its far southwest frontier (Burkina Faso at 628 km and Benin at 266 km) and to the north-northeast (Libya at 354 km).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Niger.htm (3664 words)

	REPORT ON A ONE-DAY SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON THE WORLD COMMISSION ON DAMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Niger State, he pointed, was chosen as venue of the meeting because it hosts three large hydroelectric dams in Nigeria.
		The Niger State Government, he said, sponsored journalist to go round affected communities as well, adding that it is not that Niger State government do not want to lead the way for the realization of the yearnings of the people but that the people are not pushing for their rights.
		Chairman of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, Alhaji Alhassan Bawa Mohammed in his reaction to the presentation made by Hope Ogbeide, said even though there are several communities affected by dams in Nigeria, there was need to classify the dams communities according to their values.
	www.econdad.org /DamWorkshop.htm (4728 words)

	CNN - Military siezes control in Niger - Jan. 27, 1996
		Niger state radio said a soldier and a presidential guard were killed when army soldiers surrounded the presidential palace and government headquarters.
		Mainassara declared a state of emergency and said the constitution had been suspended, the government and parliament dissolved, and political parties banned.
		The first civilian leader of Niger was ousted in a military coup in 1974.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9601/niger_coup (434 words)

	Nigeria - SendMail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1976, when a further state creation exercise was embarked upon by the General Murtala Mohammed administration, the previous North-western state was bifurcated into Sokoto and Niger States.
		Furthermore, the State shares a common international boundary with the Republic of Benin at Babanna in Borgu Local Government Area of the state.
		At the apex of this council is the Estu Nupe who is the Chairman, Niger State Council of Chiefs.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /links/send.asp?blurb=329 (477 words)

	Niger -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The Republic of Niger is a large landlocked West African country that was part of French West Africa prior to its independence in 1960.
		It is also bounded by the states of Kebbi and Sokoto to the north, Kaduna to the north and northeast, Kogi to the southeast, and Kwara to the south.
		The Abuja Federal Capital Territory is on Niger state's eastern border, and the Republic of Benin is its western border.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276093 (801 words)

	Niger State -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Niger State is a state in the Middle West of (A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country) Nigeria.
		The state capital is (Click link for more info and facts about Minna) Minna.
		Two of Nigeria's major (Click link for more info and facts about hydroelectric) hydroelectric power stations are located in Niger State: the Kainji dam and the Shiroro dam.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ni/niger_state.htm (138 words)

	Urhobo and the Nigerian Federation, A Guest Lecture By Peter Ekeh at Seminar of Urhobo National Assembly, October 27, ...
		In the normal course of the state's existence, these axioms of governance remain largely unstated and are only implicit in its actions for as long as the nation-state adequately performs its responsibilities of serving the needs of the people.
		In the Niger Delta region, these elections were marked by such widespread fraud that, though pleased to be rid of military rule, few members of the electorate regard those "elected" as their real representatives.
		It is remarkable that many state and local governments, which are close to the people, have since moved to remedy those electoral abuses by forceful governance for the benefit of their people.
	www.waado.org /Organizations/UNA/GuestLecture_Ekeh.html (10743 words)

	Business : Bida indigenes set new development agenda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the state level, despite the fact that Bida is perhaps the most populated town in the state, there is little or no significant state presence in Bida”.
		You know Niger state is a power state in term of electricity supply, most of the important Dams, Shiroro, Kianji, Jebba and so on are located in Niger state.
		If you remember very well, the governors of states along the River Niger, Niger state and others have been calling for the setting up of Hydro Power Area Development Commission (HYPADEC) or something like is in the case of the oil producing states, because of the environment hazard.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/business/b118012005.html (727 words)

	NgEX! NigeriaExchange - States
		Niger State shares boundaries with Kaduna and Plateau States in the East and South-East respectively as well as with Sokoto in the North and Kwara State in the East.
		The State was excised from the defunct North-Western State in February 1976 and became a full-fledged State in the Federation in April of the same year.
		The three principal ethnic groups of the State are the Nupe, the Gwari and the Hausa.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/niger.htm (403 words)

	The Left Coaster: Treasongate: The Niger Forgeries v. the CIA Intel Reports - Part 5: The State Court of Niger
		Iraq and Niger had been negotiating the shipment since at least early 1999, but the state court of Niger only this year approved it, according to the service.
		On 10/15/01, it is stated that the State Court of Niger approved the alleged uranium deal in late 2000.
		On 10/18/01, it is stated that the State Court of Niger approved the alleged uranium deal in [early] 2001.
	www.theleftcoaster.com /archives/005927.php (664 words)

	The Nigerian Village Square Chat-Room
		Spoken as a first language in large areas of Sokoto, Kaduna, Kano and Bauchi states, and in Niger.
		: Southern states and in Sabon Garis of the northern states, coastal and
		Benue State, Makurdi, Gwer, Gboko Kwande, Vandeikya, and Katsina Ala LGA's; Plateau State, Lafia LGA; Gongola State, Bali, Takum, and Wukari LGA's.
	www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com /portrait/language.htm (716 words)

	Nasarawa State Official Website\|Governor Adamu In Niger State, Commiserates With Governor Kure
		Governor Adamu In Niger State, Commiserates With Governor Kure
		Governor Abdullahi Adamu, in his capacity as Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, has paid a visit to Minna, capital city of Niger State to commiserate with Governor Kure over a recent attack on his convoy.
		During the visit, Governor Adamu took time to visit the family of the Governor as well as send a message of sympathy to the family of a police officer who was killed during the attack.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news1/30826190804.htm (242 words)

	Niger on the Internet
		A list of Niger newspapers, on microfilm, held by the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago can be found through the Foreign Newspaper Database.
		Government telecom organization and Niger's first internet service provider.Their first web site customer was the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) in Niamey.
		There is a 48 page paper, in French, "Le Parc National du W du Niger, Réserve de Biosphère,"on why the Region du W should be a biosphere reserve.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/niger.html (2717 words)

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		ABIDJAN, 7 Aug 2002 (IRIN) - A state of alert imposed in Niger on Monday could threaten freedom of expression, according to Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), which has urged President Mamadou Tandja to repeal the decree through which he instituted the measure.
		"We ask you not to use the state of alert as a pretext for muzzling the independent news media, which would represent a serious regression in the democratic process," RSF Secretary-General Robert Menard said in a letter to Tandja.
		IRIN is a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=29227 (430 words)

	Nigeria - NigeriaExchange - Personalities
		It is an indication of the stress and turbulence of our times that Nigerians are everywhere re-examining the purpose of the Nigerian state and the relationships between their ethnic groups and the Nigerian federation.
		I dare say that the Urhobo and the other ethnic nationalities of the Niger Delta abundantly share in the heritage that belongs to Africans, namely, that we are the oldest humans in God's creation (see Lewis 1988).
		However, there was the overall assumption that independence meant the transfer of the ownership of the state from the colonizer to Nigeria's political communities.
	www.ngex.com /personalities/voices/pfpekeh110601.htm (10704 words)

	Governor Adamu Commiserates With Niger State over Burnt Market
		Speaking during a visit to Government House Minna, Governor Adamu urged the people of the state to see the incident as an act of God and to know that what ever came from God is for our ultimate good.
		Governor Adamu recognized that the unfortunate fire incident occurred at a time when the economy of the state and country was beginning to show signs of recovery and was bound to affect the business climate in the state.
		At the meeting attended by the Deputy Governor of Niger state and members of the Executive Councils from both Nasarawa and Niger states, Governor Adamu announced a donation of N1m (One Million Naira) to the victims of the fire incident.
	www.nasarawastate.org /news/burnt_market10608232712.htm (332 words)

	Sani Ndanusa, Niger State Water Board, Nigeria - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Engineer Sani Ndanusa, General Manager of the Niger State Water Board, Nigeria.
		The Water Board announced it would give priority to drinking water supply and disconnect all concrete blocking and car wash crates and flower garage operators from its main water supply, starting 2 Jan 2004.
		Therefore, links may not be active anymore, although they were checked at the moment of publication.
	www.irc.nl /page/7698 (155 words)

	Ahmadu Ibrahim and Fatima Usman
		The state's Shariah laws prescribe death as punishment for adultery.
		Decisions by a dozen states in Nigeria's mainly Muslim north to adopt the strict Islamic code since 1999 sparked clashes with the region's Christian minority that have killed hundreds.
		The latest was announced in the country's Niger state.
	www.ccadp.org /ahmaduibrahim-fatimausman.htm (1564 words)

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