The British Government yesterday declared that the Nigerian government has no legal basis to ban foreign airlines operting in the country over controversial airfare disparity. In an exclusive online interaction with The Nation yesterday in Abuja, the British Deputy High … read more
Nigeria is facing a “high risk” of a terrorist attack over the Easter holiday, the United Kingdom warned its citizens Thursday, as the U.S. issued a similar warning to those living in the West African nation that sees near-daily attacks … read more
Nigerian authorities have recovered a cache of arms, including explosives and rocket launchers, in two separate raids in the restive northern city of Gombe and arrested six suspects, a senior official said. “Following weeks of surveillance we gathered enough intelligence … read more
Reeling from allegations that he solicited and obtained a church ‘gift’ from a foreign construction company doing business in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has denied ever soliciting or receiving a church as a bribe from any contractor. ‘Yes, a contractor … read more
African governments will have gleefully pulled up a chair to watch a riveting battle between Nigeria’s aviation regulator and powerful blue-eyed foreign carriers in what analysts say could trigger a new era of tighter and unpredictable regulation in the $67.8 … read more
The candidature of Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the presidency of World Bank has, for once, seen Nigeria making news for the right reasons. Her suitability for the job has generated considerable enthusiasm, nationally and internationally. London’s Financial Times … read more
Apparently disturbed by the gory details of the armed robbery attack on 42 female students along the Ore-Sagamu expressway in South-west Nigeria, Acting Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar has ordered a 24-hour patrol of the nation’s highways. The police boss … read more
Suspected members of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have killed seven people in a market in Maiduguri, the police said on Thursday, the latest in almost daily killings in the restive northeast. Boko Haram, an Islamist group which wants sharia … read more
A former militant leader in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta is linked to a private security company that signed a $103 million deal with the government to patrol the West African nation’s waterways to stop piracy, officials have told the Associated … read more
The Nigerian Army has issued a warning of a possible terrorist attack in Kano during the Easter. The warning was released on Wednesday by the General Officer Commanding 1 Mechanized Division, Kaduna, Major-General Garba Wahab, following the killing of three … read more