President Goodluck Jonathan looks increasingly like a leader who plans to be in office after January polls, but it remains unclear how easily he can secure the core northern backing he needs for victory. With less than six months to … read more
Senate will next week consider a spending plan of up to $500 million from the country’s electoral commission to fund a badly needed update of voter lists ahead of January elections, a senior lawmaker said. Parliament last month passed a … read more
A former Nigerian bank chief accused of taking part in corruption blamed for helping cause a financial crisis turned himself in on Wednesday after returning from Britain, an official said. Erastus Akingbola, ex-chief executive of Intercontinental Bank, faces money laundering … read more
Nigeria yesterday called on United States to assist the nation in countering some negative and destructive stereotypes about the country. Addressing the Council of Foreign Relations (US most influential non governmental organisation), where he presented a paper on “Challenges and … read more
Against the background of protests by Obubra community in Cross River State and notable Nigerians over the use of the National Youths Service Corps Orientation camp for the training of repentant militants, the Federal Government still insists on sending ex-militants … read more
Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Inumidun Akande, has accused some Magistrates within the state judiciary of attending conferences and seminars without official approvals from her office. Addressing the Lagos State Head of Service, HOS, Olusegun Ogunleye, when he paid a … read more
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Wednesday it was sacking the director-general of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and suspending its president over governance concerns. It said it had taken the action following concerns about inadequate oversight, ongoing … read more
Islamic police smashed 80,000 bottles of beer in the Nigerian city of Kano on Tuesday to enforce a sharia law ban on consumption of alcohol that exists in much of the country’s north. Over a dozen veiled female sharia police, … read more
A Frenchman who thought he had found a wife in Nigeria over the Internet was instead scammed out of 25,000 euros by a man pretending to be a woman, authorities said on Tuesday. Two suspects, Omodara Adedapo Oluseye and Adesuyi … read more
Nigerian tanker drivers on Tuesday suspended the supply of petrol to Abuja in protest against the state of the country’s roads, especially in and around the nation’s capital, their union said. The drivers’ action followed the expiration of a 21-day … read more