A condemned building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital has killed 19 people, police said on Thursday, while squatters who lived there described jumping from two storeys up to escape. The collapse early Wednesday involved a half-built building that authorities said … read more
Nigeria’s ruling party chief said Thursday President Goodluck Jonathan can run in upcoming elections amid a dispute over whether a candidate from the mainly Muslim north should be chosen instead. Okwesilieze Nwodo’s comments, however, did not endorse the president. “Jonathan … read more
Nigeria will have its own nuclear power plant in the next three years, the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) said here Wednesday, adding, however, that the plant would be only for the generation of electricity. Director General of NAEC, Dr. … read more
A cholera outbreak has killed 40 people while 115 others have been infected in northern Nigeria’s Borno State in the past week, a senior official said on Thursday. “We have recorded cholera outbreak in eight of the 27 local governments … read more
Body scanners bought for Nigeria’s international airports in the wake of a Christmas Day bomb attempt remain unused months later, though officials said Wednesday that U.S. air marshals now protect flights coming into the West African nation. Harold Demuren, director … read more
A residential building collapsed on Wednesday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, killing at least two people and trapping several others under the rubble, officials said. “Some people are still trapped,” a government official speaking on condition of anonymity said … read more
Nigeria has begun sending air marshals on flights and selectively using full-body scanners after the Christmas Day plot by a man accused of having a bomb in his underwear, officials said Wednesday. The air marshal programme began some two months … read more
Nigeria’s government will buy three new jets for the president at a cost of 155 million dollars, officials said Wednesday, even as the oil-rich country seeks financing to provide adequate electricity. Dassault Aviation of France will supply two Falcon 7x … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan swore in three new ministers on Wednesday, including two opposition members from the country’s mainly Muslim north ahead of elections early next year. The moves come with Jonathan, a Christian from the south, facing a dispute within … read more
US oil giant ExxonMobil said Wednesday it had resumed oil deliveries from Nigeria after cleaning up a spill from an offshore platform in the country’s oil-rich south. “Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN joint venture) … read more