United States Marines have been deployed to Nigeria to help fight Islamic militants known as Boko Haram, sources have told SaharaReporters The Special Forces, consisting of 10 units from Fort Carson in Colorado, will move into Nigeria through the borders … read more
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the military is moving to fight and defeat what he calls the evil of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram. The sect is being blamed for more than 100 deaths across the northern states of … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday said his government would soon ban the importation of rice into Nigeria, insisting the country had adequate arable land that could be cultivated to feed its citizens and the rest of Africa. Receiving the report of … read more
Nigerian authorities have fined British Airways $US135 million and Virgin Atlantic $US100 million for allegedly overcharging on fares, the head of the country’s civil aviation authority said Thursday. Harold Demuren said the fines were “$135 million against BA, $100 million … read more
According to the press, on November 16 President Goodluck Jonathan tried to make the case for the removal of the fuel subsidy to both houses of the National Assembly in a special meeting at Aso Villa, Nigeria’s White House. Removal … read more
This year, global piracy has risen to its highest levels since the International Maritime Bureau first started recording attacks back in 1991. The majority of attention has focused on Somali pirates, who have successfully hijacked dozens of vessels in the … read more
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has, for the second time, refused to accept an honorary title from his home country. The author of the internationally-acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart would have been one of the Nigerians named a “Commander of the … read more
Ahead of Tuesday’s expiration of the deadline given to the British Airways to slash its Lagos-London flights from seven to three times weekly, Nigerian aviation authorities have continued to talk tough, insisting the British government was wrong in disrespecting the … read more
The Nigerian Government has ordered the reactivation of 22 border security posts in a bid to curb the growing wave of terrorism in the country, according to local media reports. The affected borders include those the country shares with Chad, … read more
Nigeria’s government may be finally pushing things too far in the eyes of many citizens fed up with corruption: It wants to end what is widely seen as their only benefit from the nation’s oil wealth. The irony is that … read more