The Niger Delta Avengers militant group said on Friday they had blown up a large gas and crude pipeline operated by the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Company near the town of Warri and protected by soldiers. “At 11:45pm on Thursday … read more
Chicago-based United Airlines is the latest casualty of Nigeria’s economic slowdown as the company has announced that it will stop flights to the country after June 30th. A United spokesman cited a “downturn in the energy sector” as well as … read more
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has threatened to start exchanging naira for Biafran currency in Igboland. Speaking in Onitsha, Anambra State, the MASSOB Anambra North Director of Finance, Mr Martins Ezeaka, said since the … read more
Nigerians probably have to come to terms with the fact that not every ex-federal government official who leaves the country after their tenure is trying to escape a form of persecution. In most cases, some of them may simply travel … read more
At least the taxi drivers in Lagos are happy, even if businessmen in Nigeria’s commercial capital are not. A year after becoming president, Muhammadu Buhari pulled out of his first official visit to Lagos on Monday, averting citywide gridlock but … read more
Nigeria has been free of polio for an entire year, thanks to an aggressive vaccination policy supported by the Gates Foundation. The world’s biggest philanthropic organisation has dedicated itself to eradicating polio by 2018, and CEO Dr Sue Hellman says … read more
On Monday, the Kaduna state government declared a state of emergency on tomato farming in the state as a result of destructive pests. This comes a week after Ventures Africa reported that the real reason for the scarcity of tomatoes … read more
A subsidiary of Italian oil producer Eni has declared a force majeure following an attack on a key gas pipeline in southern Nigeria, the company said Tuesday. The measure at the Brass Rivers terminal took effect Sunday after the Ogbaimbiri-Tebidaba … read more
Nigeria’s economy will probably slip into a recession after a four-month delay in the nation’s budget stalled economic stimulus programs, central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said. A “recession, which we signaled in July 2015, now appears imminent,” Emefiele told reporters … read more
The demise of the expat has long been predicted with the rise of technology making remote working, communication and video conferencing easier. But the reality is more expats than ever are moving around the world to work. During the past … read more