The World Bank Group on addressing Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) has said Nigeria is not a fragile state even with the current security challenges. FCV Adviser, Amara Konneh, made this known on Monday during a meeting by the group … read more
Two Lebanese nationals who were kidnapped in Nigeria earlier this month have been freed, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday. The two men, identified by the NNA as Toni Estfan and Shadi Lahhoud, were kidnapped on June 7 from … read more
Over 100 persons may have been burnt as villagers scramble for petrol from ruptured Pipeline in Oyigbo River State …Villagers raise alarm over imminent health disaster due pollution from fast decomposing bodies …No emergency rescue agency as villagers recover, bury the dead … read more
At least 96 people were killed in the past week in different states across Nigeria. Two other people were kidnapped. Majority of the victims were civilians but casualty included soldiers and officials of other security agencies. The attacks occur amidst … read more
Switzerland has petitioned a UN tribunal to release an ABC Maritime tanker and senior crew detained in Nigeria since January 2018. In a hearing at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), it demanded that Nigeria “take … read more
An investigation into the disappearance of 6.8 million naira ($22,000) from a zoo in northern Nigeria found it had been taken by armed robbers – not eaten by a gorilla as widely reported in local newspapers. Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor … read more
The British Government has advised its citizens against travelling to about 21 states in Nigeria. This, according to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom, is as a result of the growing security concerns in the country. … read more
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that Nigeria produces 2.32 million barrels of crude oil daily.Baru told a delegation of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, … read more
The population of the world hits an estimated 7,713,468,000, the United Nations Population Division said yesterday. According to the World Population Prospect released by UN yesterday, the medium-variant projection indicates that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion … read more
At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday – the biggest mass killing this year by Islamist militants. No group has yet claimed responsibility for … read more