The Federal Government has approved Arik Air as one of Nigeria’s private airlines permitted to fly direct from Abuja to Istanbul starting from June this year. The Minister of Aviation, Fidelia Njeze, said while speaking during President Goodluck Jonathan’s meeting … read more
A radical Islamist sect in northeastern Nigeria threatened an uprising against the government on Wednesday and claimed responsibility for the killing of a prominent local politician last week. Boko Haram, which is behind months of unrest and targeted killings, put … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Wednesday he expected lawmakers to approve a sweeping overhaul of the country’s oil industry before the current electoral term ends in May. His comments, however, were the latest in a string of pronouncements by … read more
The inability of Nigerian universities to absorb the high number of secondary school graduates due to its insufficient spaces has been identified as one of the major reasons Nigerians go to study abroad. British Council, Nigeria, at a press conference … read more
In view of the ongoing violent demonstration in Egypt and as directed by President Goodluck Jonathan that all Nigerians in the country be evacuated immediately, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has chartered a jumbo jet to this effect. NEMA, … read more
Sustaining the progress recorded under the Federal Government amnesty programme for former members of armed militant groups in the Niger Delta is important for lasting peace in the oil producing region. Timi Alaibe, the outgoing special adviser to the president … read more
Nigeria’s government is sending new troops to tackle violence in the central city of Jos, with the first batch of more than 500 soldiers reaching the area yesterday, Brigadier-General Umaru Hassan said. The troops will replace members of a special … read more
A Nigerian court on Tuesday set a new trial date for later this month for an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member charged over an illegal arms shipment seized in October in the West African country. Azim Aghajani and Nigerian suspect … read more
Mukhtari Ibrahim Aminu, the man arrested and arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Dutse for allegedly insulting Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State on Facebook has been remanded in prison till February, 7, 2011. The accused person was arrested by … read more
The Ministry of Aviation is planning to build a new international airport in Abuja and to remodel seven others across Nigeria. The permanent secretary of the ministry, Ann Ettah, said this yesterday in Abuja while assessing the performance of the … read more