**Uranium Properties In Niger **“We are extremely confident in the uranium potential of our concessions in this under-explored region of Niger and our team is working to move them quickly forward,” said Marek J. Kreczmer, President and CEO of Northwestern. “Management expects results from this extensive field program to put Northwestern in the enviable position of being the first North American explorer since the 1970s to conduct a uranium drill program in Niger, with drilling tentatively scheduled to begin in spring 2007.”