Between falling oil prices and instability in the country’s north linked to a militant insurgency by Boko Haram, Nigeria could be on the brink of social and political collapse. Nigeria must re-invigorate a national effort against the militant group. Boko … read more
A pirate attack that killed a supertanker crewman off the coast of Nigeria this week has highlighted a growing threat off oil-rich West Africa, as vessels carrying millions of barrels of crude traverse a region that has become known as … read more
Nigerian authorities have yet to issue visas to scores of foreign journalists wishing to cover Feb. 14 elections, leading to accusations by rights groups that Africa’s largest democracy risks becoming another example of what they say is a trend toward … read more
Amid predictions that Nigerian elections scheduled for next week will be a “train wreck” leading to disputed results and violence, protesters in the capital called Wednesday for the nation’s independent electoral commission to delay the vote. A commission news conference … read more
The Mail Online has reported the case of a 53-year-old American who has sent over $100,000 to a woman he has never met in Nigeria. The man, an obvious victim of online dating scam insists he is only providing financial … read more
The subsidy on petroleum products on Wednesday recorded a sharp increase to N12.27 per litre. It was N8.47 on Monday. Punch reports: Subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, has increased to N12.27 per litre, the highest since … read more
At least 300 militants of Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram were killed Wednesday in a fighting with a joint army of Cameroon and Chad in Cameroon’s Far-North Region, according to the latest unofficial figure. Military sources who declined to be … read more
Nigeria’s naira fell 0.75 percent in volatile trades against the dollar shortly after the forex market opened as demand for the greenback surged amid thinning liquidity, dealers said. The naira, which opened at 192.70 to the dollar, quickly hit a … read more
Gunmen have attacked a cargo ship in western Nigeria, killing one man and kidnapping three others, authorities in Greece say. The government’s Merchant Marine Department said a Greek first officer of the Maltese-flagged ship Kalamos was killed in the attack … read more
Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, has received a long awaited audit into billions of dollars of allegedly “missing” oil revenues just eleven days before a closely fought presidential election.The auditor general was asked to release key findings of the audit … read more