An accident involving a boat carrying passengers on the Niger River in north-central Nigeria has killed at least 26 people, an official said Wednesday.

"The Niger River in Western Africa is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a 4200 kilometers or 2600 miles long course winding through the African savannah, Desert and Rainforest. The fertile ...

Over 100 people, predominantly women and children, are still missing after a boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, authorities are reporting. The incident occurred on Monday night along the Niger ...

Families who have lived along West Africa's Niger River for generations have watched their livelihoods disappear as their fishing nets come up empty — or worse, filled with plastic waste. Fish stocks ...

The Niger State Government has warned residents living along the River Niger and River Kaduna to relocate to safer areas following the release of water ...