A Nigerian Olympic soccer team stranded in Atlanta will be able to play in the Olympic Games thanks to Delta. The Nigeria U23 Olympic team is scheduled to play Japan at 9 p.m. Friday in Manaus, north of Rio where … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has suddenly changed its policy toward money transfer operators, effectively blocking many services used by Nigerians to send money to and from the country. The decision to revoke the licenses of all but three money … read more
The United Nations has expressed concern over the 350 million illicit weapons which, it said, are in wrong hands in Nigeria. The global body disclosed that this figure accounts for 70 per cent of the estimated 500 million small arms … read more
The forex crisis rocking businesses and other establishments may have taken its toll on the education sector with the refusal of some elitist private schools to renew contracts with their expatriate teachers. Findings by our correspondent show that these schools … read more
On a mostly disused railway line in Ikeja, central Lagos, Bola Jimo has spread out her wares: drinks and snacks and small goods on stools, fabrics laid out directly on the tracks. “I get here at 7 or 8 am … read more
When 36-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur Jason Njoku talks about embracing failure, he is speaking from experience. He had 10 start-up dead ends before co-founding iROKOtv in 2010 in an apartment in Lagos. He looks back at them as blessings in disguise. … read more
Nigeria’s Olympic football team are facing a race against time to travel to Manaus, Brazil after being left stranded in Atlanta, USA. Samson Siasia’s men are due to face Japan in their opening game on Friday and were originally scheduled … read more
Water taxis could revolutionize commuter transport in Lagos, if the price came down a bit and more people used them. One activist wants to increase the number of water taxi commuters threefold in the next three years. read more
French actress, Aissa Maiga jetted into Lagos, Nigeria last week to join Fabian Adeoye Lojede and other cast and crew on set for the filming of the second part of pan-African movie, Comatose, produced by 1Take Media. According to the … read more
Nigeria’s government has resumed cash payments for former militants in the restive Niger Delta, an official said on Monday, in a bid to end a wave a wave of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities. In February, Nigeria stopped … read more