An alleged telephone conversation between two suspected members of Boko Haram, to bomb Lagos Third Mainland Bridge has led to their arrest. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday at Ogba area of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria when their alleged dastardly … read more
The bodies of three Indian crew members who went missing after an explosion on a cargo ship off Lagos, Nigeria have been recovered, Nigerian officials say. The blast on the MT Jacksonville, carrying 15 Indian crew, occurred on Sunday. Ten … read more
Nigeria’s foremost business group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has expressed concern over the rate at which expatriates, especially from Asia, have been flooding the country and taking over jobs in areas where Nigerians have competence. According … read more
India is helping to provide skills to over 200 youths from Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta where there have been years of unrest, said a senior Indian official. Suresh Makhijani, counsellor at the High Commission in Abuja, said teaching skills to … read more
Today, Nigeria has about 90 million people who are willing and able to work, but about 70 million of them have no gainful employment. This is an alarming figure, but when the 4.7 million people captured in the formal sector … read more
Despite apparent connections between Nigerian militant group Boko Haram and al-Qaida, the main threat is to the Nigerian state, an expert said. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for an attack that left dozens of people dead and many more injured at … read more
US diplomatic cable reports recently leaked by Wikileaks report that now deceased Nigerian ruler, Umaru Yar’Adua, authorized the disbursement of $57 million to members of a Supreme Court panel who ruled to uphold his “election” in 2007. Citing information gathered … read more
Private security officers removing deportees from the UK showed “a shamefully unprofessional and derogatory attitude” which did not give confidence that any serious incidents would be dealt with effectively, inspectors have said. Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, said … read more
Muslim youths hacked a Christian family of eight to death in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state on Sunday, local officials said, continuing a week of violence that has pitted gangs from the two faiths against each other and civilians. More than … read more
Seventeen Indians have been arrested and four arraigned before a Nigerian court for allegedly trying to illegally export four container loads of scrap metals from the African country. They were attempting to export four container loads of scrap metals illegally … read more