Security was beefed up in Kaduna metropolis Friday over fears of a likely attack by members of the muslim sect, Boko Haram. Armed policemen and other security agencies paraded all the major roads and areas identified as potential flash points … read more
Motorcycles were completely banned on Thursday in a northeastern Nigerian city wracked by violence blamed on an Islamist sect, with many of the attacks carried out by gunmen on motorbikes. “The ban includes private as well as commercial motorcycles of … read more
Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer and the world’s eighth largest producer but is looking for other than its traditional oil-producing areas to increase its holdings. The Nigeroan oil industry produces 2.2 million barrels of oil a day. That provides … read more
A man has been convicted of trafficking two Nigerian girls who had been controlled by Juju magic rituals – the first case of its kind in Europe. Anthony Harrison, 32, imprisoned both girls – aged 14 and 16 – at … read more
Nigeria’s returning oil minister may have the support of the president but with Africa’s largest energy industry stalling she will need to show swift progress to prove her critics wrong and attract much-needed investment. President Goodluck Jonathan showed his faith … read more
Nigerian authorities say they’ve found two more bodies two days after a four-story building collapsed in a busy market in the commercial capital of Africa’s most populous nation. A National Emergency Management Agency official said the death toll rose to … read more
At least 10 per cent of all heavy equipment for use in the Nigerian oil and gas industry must be manufactured and supplied locally, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has said. NCDMB executive secretary, Ernest Nwapa, said … read more
At least six people were killed Wednesday and 30 rescued when a four-storey building collapsed in the central business district of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, an emergency rescue source said. “Six people were pulled out dead and there are more … read more
Three soldiers were injured Wednesday when a bomb hit a military checkpoint in the troubled northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri where attacks by suspected Islamist radicals have killed dozens, the army said. The blast occurred early morning near a food … read more
‘At the end of the exercise, we will know what to adopt. They are Nigerians and we have to talk to them to drop their reasons,’ Ogar said, adding that “yes, we have arrested key commanders of the cells. And … read more