Nigerian women protesters have besieged the site of a Chevron Corp. natural gas pipeline project in the Niger River delta, halting construction work for the second time in two months. The women, who are demanding electricity for their community and … read more
Residents of Eti-Osa East and West Local Councils in Lagos State yesterday blocked traffic along the Lekki- Epe expressway to protest plans by the state government to collect tolls from vehicles plying the 24km road. Workers, students and other commuters … read more
Speculation has been growing as President Goodluck Jonathan, who was appointed to his post earlier this year, ponders whether to run for election. On the streets of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, unusual posters are appearing. Hastily formed lobby groups are plastering … read more
As part of efforts to prevent a repeat of the attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old suspected Nigerian terrorist, who tried to blow up a US- bound aircraft on December 25, 2010, Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding … read more
Shell in Nigeria on Wednesday said it has warned it may not meet contractual obligations on Bonny Light crude, after oil thieves sabotaged two pipelines in the country’s south. “The force majeure we declared is effective from August 16 at … read more
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has slammed the New York- based Human Rights Watch (HRW) over its report, released Tuesday, revealing pervasive police corruption in Nigeria. In a statement issued in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, by its spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the … read more
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will next month announce his intention to run in the 2011 general elections, ending speculations on whether or not he will run. The local media reported Wednesday that the President’s decision to run followed the report … read more
Officials with Nigeria’s security services say they’ve intercepted 52 Kalashnikov rifles and more than 1,700 rounds of ammunition rounds heading for an area that has been the scene of religious violence. The Borno state director of the Nigeria State Security … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday swore in Precious Kassy Garba as the nation’s first female chief economic adviser, with a charge to develop blue prints that will help in turning around the economic fortunes of the country. Mrs. Garba, an economist, … read more
New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tue sday urged the Nigerian government to rein in the pervasive problem of police corruption in Africa’s most populous nation, saying “it’s time the Nigerian government at all levels took the devastating … read more