Nigeria’s Senate has voted to move up general elections to January, pressuring President Goodluck Jonathan’s ruling party to resolve a split between the mainly Christian south and majority Muslim north. The House of Representatives must still approve the new election … read more
Nigerian lawmakers on Thursday approved three billion dollars in new spending months ahead of elections, while also lowering the benchmark oil price the country’s budget is based on. The 444-billion-naira spending increase (three billion dollars, two billion euros) will finance … read more
Benin police have arrested four Nigerians on suspicion of kidnapping a Lebanese businessman at the weekend, police who freed the hostage said Thursday. “The four kidnappers arrested on Tuesday are all Nigerians,” Louis-Philippe Houndegnon, commander of the elite police unit … read more
An estimated 7,000 jobs will be created in Nigeria’s southern Bayelsa State when a refinery is built there in a joint project with China, state oil officials said on Thursday. State-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said in a statement … read more
Protesting women and elders of Ugborodo community, Warri South local government area of Delta State, who had laid siege at Chevron premises for the past six days to protest the federal government’s alleged neglect and failure to build shore protections … read more
Reports that a Nigerian couple residing in the UK gave birth to a white baby girl made headlines news in Nigeria Wednesday, with almost all newspapers reporting the story on their front pages. The picture of the Nigerian couple’s family … read more
The commercial launch of Main One Cable yesterday has opened a new era in Nigeria’s internet access market, with promises of new terabits up-grades that beat analysts’ expectations and have begun to erase doubts that the cable company has its … read more
Talks to shelve the planned strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) commenced on Tuesday in Abuja, but negotiation was shifted to August 3. A statement signed by Emmanuel Aziken, the special assistant on media … read more
NO fewer than five persons were killed in the Plateau State capital, yesterday, in another violence which was sparked off by the burial of some of those killed in last weekend’s attack on Mazah, near Jos. Eye witnesses said emotions … read more
Nigerian police have arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping of four journalists freed after being held for a week in the country’s oil-rich south, authorities said on Monday. “Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnap … read more