At least 30 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria’s central Nasarawa State, witnesses say. Local people have described armed men driving from house to house shooting. Farms and homes have been destroyed in the … read more
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil giant, has launched a shake-up of its controversial operations in Nigeria by offering oilfields valued at up to $5 billion (£3.1 billion) for sale. The auction comes as Nigeria prepares to impose harsher terms on … read more
Nigeria’s economic growth is expected to retain its slide in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted. The IMF stated this in its recently released November edition of the monthly country report on Nigeria. It added that until well … read more
As expected, the state of health of President Umaru Yar’ Adua and a crippling fuel shortage nationwide continued to dominate newspaper pages in Nigeria. The private Vanguard newspaper headlined its story on the President’s health thus: “24 days after, Ministers … read more
The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG), Lagos State branch, Friday directed tanker drivers to stop lifting fuel over an alleged assault on their members by some officers of the Nigerian Navy. … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:39 AM To: Chief Oyibo Subject: Warning Strike The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) can confirm that a warning strike carried out by five boats involving thirty five … read more
Nigeria’s leaders still need to shed some of the attitudes and values built up under military rule if Africa’s most populous nation is to reach its full potential, according to a review by its continental peers. The African Peer Review … read more
Following Thursday ruling by federal high court in Asaba quashing the 170-count charge bordering on money laundering filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Governor James Ibori of Delta State, the commission has said the ex-governor … read more
After decades of military rule, coups and strong-armed elections, Africa’s most populous nation now finds itself with a seriously ill, and absent, president. For weeks, President Umaru Yar’Adua has been hospitalized in Saudi Arabia for what staffers say is a … read more
Former Delta State Governor Chief James Ibori walked away a free man yesterday when the Federal High Court, Asaba quashed all the 170 charges of money laundering instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). When the … read more