The pump price of fuel may soon go up from N65 per litre to N195 per litre, as part of moves by the Federal Government to remove oil subsidy. But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warned, on Friday, that it … read more
Nigeria’s authorities have been forced to reassure the public that a mobile phone number cannot kill, after rumours were spread by text messages. Viral text messages had warned that several people had died when they answered calls with the ID … read more
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, said Friday it has no plan to build a shipyard in Nigeria, flatly denying reports of a $7 billion development in the African country. “We have not considered building … read more
A memorial service was held Thursday in front of the heavily damaged UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital where 23 people were killed last month in a suicide attack claimed by a local Islamist group. Over 1,000 people attended the … read more
A Nigerian state recently hit by massive flooding that left over 100 dead is being ravaged by Cholera, the authorities said. The government of the South-west Oyo state said 30 people have died in the 947 cases of cholera recorded … read more
Some 33 million Nigerians, out of the country’s population of 150 million, are jobless, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The local media Thursday quoted the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale – who heads the … read more
Armed pirates raided a tanker off the West African coast and kidnapped 23 sailors Wednesday, taking off with the vessel in waters that are increasingly at risk of piracy, an international monitoring group said. The International Maritime Bureau, which tracks … read more
The Lagos State Tenancy Law which came into effect recently, is expected to bring relief to tenants in the state who have, over the years, suffered from the high handedness of landlords. The new law makes it illegal for any … read more
Following a report by an international Hausa radio station that Muammar Gaddafi’s head of security service, General Youssef Dbiri, had relocated to Kaduna State from Yobe State where he is said to have maternal root, a robust manhunt for Dbiri’s … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed talk that Nigeria will disintergrate by 2015 because of religious and ethnic clashes. Jonathan told journalists on September 12 that he was positive the West African country will soon overcome its challenges. “As the current … read more