A rampaging lion has killed two persons and 30 livestock in Nigeria’s northern state of Yobe, the local media reported Tuesday, The report said the lion, which apparently escaped from the Yankari Games Reserve in neighbouring Bauchi state, attacked and … read more
Victims of environmental disasters or other abuses inflicted by corporations in Nigeria are being denied justice as they are too poor or do not know how to seek legal recourse, jurists have said. “Poor rural victims of corporate human rights … read more
Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against a rising theft that is costing them an estimated 150,000 barrels of crude each day, an oil major official says. Ian Craig, vice president for Shell Exploration and Production Africa said militant attacks … read more
A wealthy Nigerian-born, British-based oil baron has been granted permission to use Nigerian tribal law to appeal a $21 million divorce payout to his former British wife, the Telegraph has reported. Michael Prest, the 50 year-old founder of Nigerian energy … read more
Reliable sources are confirming exclusively to Oyibos OnLine that a collision occured between a Nigierian Navy vessel and a vessel owned by Total. The incident occurred approximately 5 miles upriver from Bonny. the Total vessel has capsized and one crew … read more
Nigeria’s military said it killed eight Islamist insurgents who attacked a market in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Monday, but a local nurse said his hospital had received at least 20 bodies from the fighting. Residents said they heard gunfire … read more
A four-day international maritime military exercise, code named Obangame Express 2012, began in the Gulf of Guinea Monday. The exercise, which is being hosted by Nigeria through the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy (NN), is being attended by … read more
There is perhaps no better time to analyze the implication of social media for Nigeria than at this moment in time. After all, the biggest of the social media companies, Facebook, just announced its intention to go public a few … read more
The head of Nigeria’s state oil company on Monday said corruption within NNPC was overblown, casting doubt on whether the firm intends to tackle what several reports have highlighted as a major problem. Numerous reports and audits have said graft … read more
Nigeria has again pushed back the timeframe for selling off state-owned power assets, its privatisation agency said on Monday, another setback for reforms which investors hope will unlock the potential of Africa’s second largest economy. Despite holding the world’s seventh … read more