Nigerian officials have suspended fishing off the southern coast after about 40,000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) of crude oil was spilled from a Shell production platform in the Bonga oil field. The oil leaked into the Atlantic Ocean on December … read more
Heavily armed troops and tanks patrolled the streets of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria Sunday, witnesses said, after the president declared a state of emergency in parts of the north affected by an Islamist insurgency. President Goodluck Jonathan imposed the state … read more
A coalition of civil society organizations, under the aegis of the Joint Action Front (JAF), is due to kick-start the protest against the plan by the federal government to remove fuel subsidy with a rally in the economic capital city … read more
Nigeria is cleaning up its’ image in the eyes of millions of air passengers who pass through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, terminal building yearly, as the Federal Government has begun expanding and renovating the 32 year old … read more
Nigerian villagers say oil washing up on the coast comes from a Royal Dutch Shell loading accident last month that caused the biggest spill in Africa’s top producer in more than 13 years. Shell denies that any of the oil … read more
Islamic militants in Nigeria gave Christians three days to leave the north following President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in four northern states. Boko Haram, a Taliban-inspired group that has carried out a series of raids and … read more
The cleric in charge of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, near Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, Very Rev. Isaac Achi, has put the death toll from the Christmas Day bombing of the church at 43, with 73 injured. The … read more
At least four people have been killed and several others wounded due to a bomb explosion in Maiduguri on Friday. A Maiduguri resident and eyewitness said the blast occurred near a local Mosque while people were finishing Friday prayers. “There … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan summoned his security chiefs for an emergency meeting on Thursday, the police chief said, to discuss a growing Islamist militant threat after Christmas Day bombs on churches and other targets. The attacks – the deadliest was on … read more
Attackers threw explosives and fired shots at an open-air bar in northeastern Nigeria, residents said Thursday, but no one was reported hurt amid a wave of violence blamed on Islamists. The attack occurred in the city of Gombe on Wednesday … read more