More than 27,000 people have been killed in attacks in northeastern Nigeria since 2009, the United Nations said. “The humanitarian crisis in northeast Nigeria is one of the most severe in the world and is first and foremost a protection … read more
Nigeria overtook Indonesia in global piracy incidents in the maritime sector, accounting for one out of every four reported cases in 2018, according to the latest report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, a global corporate insurance carrier and a … read more
Gunmen in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state kidnapped two Lebanese workers helping to build a road, a police spokesman told Reuters. The workers were abducted from a site in the Andoni local government area, Rivers state police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni said. … read more
Swvl, the Egyptian transportation startup, is set to launch in Nigeria’s Lagos in July by first operating 50 buses, with Swvl’s Country General Manager in Nigeria also announced, according to a Swvl representative who revealed no further details to MENAbytes. … read more
Barely 24-hours after a controversial closure, a Federal High Court in the capital Abuja has ordered authorities to restore rights to broadcast to Daar Communications Plc, operators of Africa Independent Television, AIT. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, on Thursday suspended the licenses … read more
The Kano State Police Command has suspended issuance of permission to hold any form of rally, demonstration, procession or assembly in the State. This was contained in a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna. … read more
Just like yesterday, another transition is here. The 2015 – 2019 ‘Change’ era of President Muhammadu Buhari, which took over from the 2011 – 2015 ‘Transformation Agenda’ of former president Goodluck Jonathan with so much hope and optimism expired in … read more
Nigeria‘s broadcasting authority shut down private radio and television stations owned by a key opposition figure who hours earlier said his media operations were being targeted in a crackdown. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said on Thursday it suspended the … read more
Lengthy power cuts are pretty much a daily experience in Nigeria. The country’s epileptic power supply has been identified by businesses as the second biggest obstacle to doing business in the country, after a lack of access to finance. This … read more
The Nigeria Police Force say they have uncovered specific plots by ‘some subversive elements’ to attack oil installations across Nigeria. According to a statement by the police spokesperson, Frank Mba, on Wednesday, these ‘elements’ are masquerading as climate and environmental … read more