South Africa on Wednesday slammed on Henry Okah, a fresh charge of trying to cause harm to an internationally protected person. The case is related to the October 1, 2010 Independence Day bombings in Nigeria. According to the charge at … read more
Nigeria needs to diversify away from a reliance on oil, reduce public spending, boost job creation and finish failing infrastructure projects, the country’s top new economic overseer said. Coordinator of the Economy and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Nigeria should … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, set up in 2002, was supposed to crack down on corruption in Africa’s most populous nation but it has failed to deliver, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. “There were high hopes for the Economic and Financial … read more
-Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSA, RDSA.LN) Nigerian branch, the Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria, or SPDC, has declared force majeure on Bonny Light exports until October, the company said in a statement Tuesday. The declaration follows several cases of … read more
Nigeria has recognized the Libyan rebel council as the “legitimate representative of the Libyan people.” In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Nigeria’s minister of state (junior minister) for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri, also called on longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to … read more
Nigeria has recognized the Libyan rebel council as the “legitimate representative of the Libyan people.” In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Nigeria’s minister of state (junior minister) for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri, also called on longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to … read more
Angered by the involvement of soldiers in the kidnapping of football star John Mikel Obi’s father, the Nigerian Army Tuesday vowed to take disciplinary action against those involved, either directly or indirectly. The reaction followed Monday night’s arrest of two … read more
Of the 48,000 prisoners in Nigeria, over 33,000 are awaiting trial. Minister of Interior Comrade Abba Moro yesterday called for a speed trial of pending cases to decongest the prisons. Moro said the over populated awaiting trial prisoners are causing … read more
By Jomo Gbomo After careful perusal of the above titled document released by the group calling itself the Movement for New Nigeria, The Movement for the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta.(MEND) deems it appropriate and perhaps crucial … read more
Sabotage has led to six oil spills from one Shell pipeline in Nigeria since the start of the month, the company said on Monday, while damage to another line has caused a temporary production halt. The six spills have occurred … read more