United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, on Thursday said Nigeria must address the challenges posed by corruption, security and power to foster economic progress. McCulley told newsmen in Ibadan that it was important for the country to improve … read more
Lukman Ayodeji makes his living pumping air into tyres next to a tattered shack in a bustling Lagos market — and now he’s worried he’ll end up flat broke. His pump runs on a small generator, and a litre of … read more
Nigeria has threatened to pull out of the African Union just because its leader (Jonathan Goodluck) lost his bid to take over from the Equatorial Guinean leader (Theodoro Mbasago Obiang) as the Chairman of the AU. He lost to Benin’s … read more
Domestic issues and violence, including the Boko Haram menace and the mass burial of its victims, dominated front pages in Nigeria this week. The week, the first in February, followed January, which has been aptly described as “A month of … read more
Shippers are on the alert as instability in Nigeria threatens to worsen an already serious problem with piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, a key trade route for commodities such as crude oil and cocoa. “The risks off Nigeria are … read more
Suspected gunmen from the Islamic sect Boko Haram on Wednesday night killed six persons at Shehuri, north of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state which is regarded as the spiritual base of the sect, the local Leadership newspaper reported Thursday. … read more
IF Al Qaeda can be in Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan and North Africa, why can’t the Taliban be in Nigeria? However, whereas Al Qaeda retains its name wherever it goes, the Taliban in another country may adopt a different name. It … read more
With 1,646,212, volumes of geo-located Tweets in the last three months of 2011, Nigeria is one of the five most active countries on online interactions in Africa; a research study has revealed. According to ‘How Africa Tweets’, a new research … read more
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Terence McCulley, has debunked claims that the US government predicted Nigeria’s break up by 2015. Rather, he said that the US government is very optimistic about Nigeria’s future despite its many challenges. The … read more
Men suspected to be members of the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram struck early this morning in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, North Central Nigeria, killing four persons. A police station and a first generation bank were burnt by the group. Though … read more