Nigerian oil tanker truck drivers have commenced a nationwide strike action Monday over poor working conditions. The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association (PTD) of the main Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) instructed members on Sunday not to … read more
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeastern Nigeria, residents and vigilantes told AFP Friday. In the first attack on Thursday, the jihadists raided the village of Pulka near the border with Cameroon … read more
The Federal Ministry of Health in response to the current cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak across some states in the country has issued a public advisory note on how to curtail the spread of the disease and advised Nigerians to remain calm … read more
Most Nigerian sports fans only follow football, boxing, basketball and athletics. Rarely do games like bobsled interest us, or mean anything to us. Which is why many people may not yet know about Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga. The … read more
Nigeria is facing a major shortfall in vaccines to control an outbreak of meningitis that has claimed nearly 300 lives. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control says closer to 2,000 suspected cases have been reported in 15 states. This is the … read more
The ambitious plans produced by the Lagos state government to redevelop the most populous city in Africa are often lauded in Nigeria. Moving around in this buzzing yet often dysfunctional commercial capital is often tortuous, with thick traffic and poor … read more
After Drake & Wizkid kicked open doors with “One Dance,” could “Pana” become a U.S. hit? Last year, the Nigerian star Tekno heard an instrumental that reminded him of his breakout hit, “Duro.” Though the producer, Krizbeatz, was planning to … read more
Nigeria’s military is “ransacking” territory it said it has recaptured from Boko Haram in recent months in a search for its elusive leader, the country’s defence minister said on Tuesday. The Nigerian military has said on multiple occasions that it … read more
One out of five Africans is a Nigerian. Nigeria dominates the continent and it is hailed as the most populous place in the region. A visit in this tropic place will put anyone in a culturally rich region, diverse society … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reviewed down the rate at which it was selling dollars to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators nationwide. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), told the News … read more