The Nigerian government is struggling to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months. About 13,000 people have been sickened, according to the nation’s health ministry, and poorly funded clinics are jammed with patients. The … read more
Chevron Corpsuccessfully beat back an attempt by Nigerian villagers to holdit liable for a deadly clash on an oil platform in Nigeria, afederal appeals court ruled Friday. In 2008 a Northern California jury decided Chevron did nothave to pay compensation … read more
Two Russian sailors kidnapped a month ago in Nigeria’s restive oil rich Niger Delta have been freed, an intelligence chief said on Wednesday. Ivanoc Igov and Pukki Andrey, who were seized from their cargo vessel on August 11 off Nigeria’s … read more
Nigeria has set off on what some may consider a near impossible task in Africa’s most populous nation — holding fair elections — and has upped the ante by giving itself only four months to prepare. The electoral commission said … read more
Nigeria is ranked 127th in the list of country’s economic competence, falling six steps from last year’s ranking of 121th according to the Global Competitive Report. This is coming as the nation battles with fixing critical infrastructure such as power … read more
Muslims across the country today joined their compatriots around the world to celebrate the end of the month-long Ramadan. Prayers and festivities marked the Eid-el Fitri, with many taking advantage of the two-day public holiday declared by the federal government … read more
Nigeria’s interior minister said Wednesday suspected Islamists who freed hundreds of inmates in an attack on a prison had “overwhelming firepower” and guards were unable to stop them. “Due to the overwhelming firepower which the attackers deployed on their mission, … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new military, intelligence and police chiefs, his office said on Wednesday, ahead of January elections in the oil-rich country. Jonathan, who took over after the death of president Umaru Yar’Adua in May, did not … read more
The corruption case brought against four former officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been adjourned until October 5. Justice Donatus Okorowa of the Abuja Federal High Court also disclosed that his officials have begun a verification of the … read more
About half of the Nigerian population cannot read, according to the minister of state for education on Tuesday in Abuja. Out of these, about 60 per cent are women. While briefing the press on yesterday’s celebration of International Literacy Day, … read more