Niger is betting on increased oil exploration and gold mining to help modernise its economy. ... The fall of the Songhai Empire marks the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads.

The Nation Newspaper Ibas rues Songhai Farm's neglect in Rivers. Tuesday, July 8, 2025 ... “What we have seen today is not just neglect—it is a loss for our economy, our food security, and our ...

In the 1590s, Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur appointed Spanish military leader Judar Pasha to lead a campaign, conquering the Songhai empire in West Africa. Thanks to his army, Morocco took control ...

Rivers Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, inaugurated a 5-man task to undertake the immediate reviving of the State Government-owned Songhai Farms with a charge on them to deploy their ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...

The fall of the Songhai Empire marks the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads. ... Economic difficulties, droughts, corruption and food shortages trigger a military coup.

Rivers Administrator Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) has lamented the abandonment of Songhai Integrated Farms in Rivers State, describing it as a loss to the economy.. Ibas, who said the neglect ...