Nigeria’s Central Bank governor says he has no regrets over his controversial shake-up and reform of the country’s banking system. Lamido Sanusi defended his position and answered listener’s questions on the BBC’s Africa Have Your Say programme. He said that … read more
The Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, who believes that Christianity is under attack from Islam, was elected primate of Nigeria earlier this month, making him one of the powerful figures in Anglicanism. Nigeria, where the Anglican church has 17 million adherents, … read more
For anyone who has seen the hit film District 9, it’s no surprise a Nigerian minister would be upset by it. The science fiction film, set in South Africa, is an allegory on segregation and xenophobia, with alien life forms … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua will today depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia on what the presidency said was a working visit to that country. In a press statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr … read more
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Rilwan Lukman had said a few weeks ago that the federal government would by Novemeer remove subsidy on pump price of petroleum products in the country to enable government use the subsidy funds in other productive … read more
Members of the notorious Boko Haram religious sect that scattered from Maiduguri after their violent clash with the authorities last July are regrouping in Kano State, state Controller of Prisons Alhaji Lawan Abubakar said in Kano yesterday. He also said … read more
Any moment from now, President Umaru Yar’Adua shall be travelling to Saudi Arabia again. He recently returned from the country where he had gone for medical check-up and allegedly performed Umrah, the lesser Hajj. This is coming on the heel … read more
ANOTHER twist has come into the controversial prosecution of former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, for alleged money laundering in the United Kingdom, with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) making … read more
A leading Nigerian lawyer and Niger Delta activist has appealed to militants to lay down their arm and pursue a legal option. The militants have waged violent attacks on Nigeria’s multi-billion-dollar oil and gas industry in a quest for a … read more
PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua will not be attending the United Nations annual General Assembly and the Climate Change summits starting on Tuesday, September 22 in New York. The President turned down the respective invitation of US President, Barack Obama and the … read more