A suicide bomber drove an explosives packed car into a church in the volatile central city of Jos on Sunday and killed three people, church leaders told AFP. The attack is the latest in a country grappling with what have … read more
The Supreme Court will weigh next week whether corporations can be sued in the United States for suspected complicity in human rights abuses abroad, in a case being closely watched by businesses concerned about long and costly litigation. The high … read more
Close to 100 Indian workers employed with Delta Steel Company Plc in Nigeria have alleged that they are yet to get arrears in salaries and benefits for the past 12 months, even after complaining to the High Commission two months … read more
Nigeria’s apex Supreme Court on Friday sacked the Governor of northern Kebbi state, Mr. Usman Saidu Dakingari, from office and asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize a fresh governorship poll in the state. Justice Walter Onnoghen, who … read more
A primary school has been attacked in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. Classrooms were set on fire overnight – the second non-denominational school to be targeted this week. Reporters say it bears the hallmarks of an attack by the … read more
A new electricity tariff regime which would see certain category of consumers paying more is to take effect in May or June, chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. Mr. Sam Amadi told journalists in Abuja yesterday that … read more
The former chairman and chief executive of KBR Inc. and his U.K.-based middleman were sentenced Thursday for their roles in a decade-long, $182 million bribery scheme. Albert “Jack” Stanley, the former head of KBR who pleaded guilty in 2008 to … read more
Police discovered the body of a 79-year-old Christian woman killed in northeast Nigeria, with a note in Arabic left on her chest reading: “We will get you soon”, a witness said. The slaying raises religious tensions in Nigeria as a … read more
Nigeria will stop granting waivers to foreign oil firms to import key equipment for oil and gas project from April next year, as it seeks to keep 68 percent of its annual $20 billion oil spend in the country, THISDAY … read more
Nigeria’s federal government has inaugurated a Lassa fever Rapid Response Committee in an attempt to curtail the spread of the disease which has killed 40 people in 12 of the country’s 36 states in recent times. The private Vanguard newspaper … read more