Former Nigeria’s Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who contested against President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 13 Jan., has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the cancellation of the primaries, won … read more
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will tomorrow storm the National Assembly to commence the battle for the passage and implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage. The congress said after its National Executive Council meeting, at the weekend, that the … read more
Nigeria’s state-run oil firm used its unique trading position to make profits at the expense of the government between 2006 and 2008, according to an independent audit of Nigeria’s oil sale payments. The report, released this week, said the Nigerian … read more
Change is coming to Nigeria. The demography of Nigeria’s voting population is changing. A younger population is taking an active interest and knows it can be empowered to have a significant influence on the structure and function of Nigeria’s government. … read more
Nigeria made a final push to register voters in Africa’s most populous nation on Saturday ahead of April elections after a process that was sometimes chaotic and violent — but better than past years. The aim was to provide what … read more
Police have responded to the case involving two teenagers, Abdul Bashir and Rabiu Bashir, who were alleged to have been found with $9,734,225 and €664,100 at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and have transferred … read more
Following the interception of $10 million cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, yesterday by a joint team of the State Security Service and the police, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs. Farida Waziri, has … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s decisive victory in ruling party primaries makes him clear front-runner for April polls, but local election battles will be more closely fought, raising the prospect of further unrest. Jonathan’s solid win at the People’s Democratic Party … read more
FIFA official Amos Adamu’s three-year ban for seeking bribes during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding races was upheld Friday by the governing body’s appeals committee. FIFA executive committee colleague Reynald Temarii also lost his appeal of a one-year … read more
More than 6,000 employees of the Nigerian Railway Corporation have begun various training programmes aimed at repositioning the organisation. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the nine-week training programme was going on simultaneously in six centres across the country. … read more