The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Monday directed its members to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its three-day warning strike scheduled for Wednesday. A statement by the National Secretary of the union, Shuaibu Leman, directed the members … read more
A suspected member of an Islamist sect that launched an uprising last year tried to shoot a local traditional leader at his house at the weekend in northern Nigeria, the military said on Monday. Military spokesman Lieutenant Abubakar Abdullahi said … read more
THE Federal Government at the weekend said it was changing its strategy towards its earlier target of producing a truly made-in-Nigeria car by the year 2017. It was learnt that because the steel and plastic industries which the government thought … read more
The US Department of Justice hit the London-listed oil super-major with the penalty, after Panalpina, which was employed by Shell, agreed to plead guilty to taking bribes on behalf of its clients. Panalpina, a major Swiss freight and logistics company, … read more
A blast rocked a government lodge located near a state headquarters in southern Nigeria’s restive oil producing Niger Delta region on Wednesday, an official said. No casualties were reported in the explosion which occurred around 1400 GMT in Asaba, the … read more
An overhead water tank collapsed and crushed to death six pupils of the College of Education Model Primary School at Agbor, in Nigeria’s Southern Delta state, and left over 20 others injured on Tuesday, the local press reported. The report … read more
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board says it is determined to enforce provisions of the Nigerian Content Act for indigenous and international oil companies operating in the country. Ernest Nwapa, its executive secretary, said Monday, in Abuja, at the … read more
Eighteen suspected militants have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy near the Atlas Cove Jetty belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation at Apapa. The suspected militants were paraded at the naval base at Apapa by the Flag Officer Commanding, … read more
Thirty-three people died on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Yobe when two buses collided and burst into flames, a road safety agency official said. “We had an accident today on the outskirt of Potiskum (city) involving two commuter buses … read more
Soldiers from the military Joint Task Force, JTF, yesterday, invaded Ifiekporo community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, backed by two armoured tanks and overran the community, even as the community has called for the withdrawal of … read more