Business activities were brought to a halt at the cargo section of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Wednesday following a clash between officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and clearing agents over alleged manhandling of a senior customs … read more
A female suicide bomber has blown herself up at a market in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 12 people. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for Sunday’s blast in Azare, a town in Nigeria’s Bauchi State, but similar bombings … read more
Nigeria and Chad may be heading for a diplomatic showdown over indications that Boko Haram are receiving huge supply of arms from the northeastern neighbour of Africa’s largest economy. Indications emerged recently that a number of gunrunners had been arrested … read more
Everyday they cross the border from Nigeria on motorbikes, donkeys or even on foot, and all are looking for safe haven from the Islamist militants of Boko Haram. They arrive at the already teeming refugee camp in Minawao in northern … read more
The military has reportedly launched a fierce battle against Boko Haram militants in Chibok, Borno state North East, Nigeria. The same town where more than 200 school girls were abducted by the terrorists in April this year. The sect members … read more
The Nigerian army, aided by local hunters and civilian vigilantes, has recaptured two northeastern towns that had been overrun by Islamist insurgents, a state governor and residents told Reuters on Thursday. Boko Haram militants took control of Mubi in Adamawa … read more
Swiss group Bellevue Asset Management has cut exposure to Nigeria in its flagship African equity funds due to a ‘perfect storm’ of potentially damaging challenges on the horizon. The comments came in an update for the Bellevue F (Lux) BB … read more
Fuel giant Shell failed to act on its own internal advice to replace a 30-year-old pipeline years before it wreaked havoc on the Niger Delta by rupturing and spilling thousands of barrels of oil into the area, according to court … read more
A Nigerian air force helicopter burst into flames midair and crashed near a university in Nigeria’s restive northeast, witnesses and the military said on Friday. The crash — the second to down a military chopper in a week — occurred … read more
WHO has acknowledged that number of deaths is likely far higher, given fatality rate in current Ebola outbreak is known to be around 70%. The World Health Organization said today that 5,160 people have so far died of Ebola across … read more