A United Nations human rights expert today called on the Nigerian Government to increase funding for water and sanitation in next year’s budget to address the needs of 21 million residents of Lagos, the country’s largest city, which continues to … read more
Nigeria has approved a policy that offers protection for anyone who blew whistle on corruption acts as well as reward whistle blowers with 5% of funds recovered through credible information they offer. “If you whistle blow in public spirit and … read more
Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season. He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and “only God knows what would have happened” if … read more
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency is reviving a five-year-old scandal involving one of Africa’s richest oil blocs, in which a former petroleum minister and his allies allegedly made $1.1bn and the state oil company $210m. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission filed … read more
A recent survey has shown that Nigerians shop more online than other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. According to GeoPoll, which conducted the survey on five African countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Ghana, said though there have been … read more
James Onanefe Ibori, former Delta state governor who was released from a UK prison today is still facing two obstacles before he can return to Nigeria. He must face a deportation hearing and then also pay £18 million to the … read more
Nigerian government forces have rescued another 1,880 hostages from the den of the terror group Boko Haram, the army authorities said on Thursday. The hostages, all women and children, were freed from inside the Sambisa Forest, known as the largest … read more
Aviation staff have launched an indefinite strike targeting Arik Airlines, Nigeria’s largest carrier, amid a dispute over salary arrears and contracts, three trade unions said. Nigeria is in its first recession in 25 years and earlier this year two other … read more
Nigeria plans to close the airport in the capital Abuja for six weeks from February to repair its badly damaged runway, the government said on Tuesday, after airlines threatened to stop flying there. Nigeria has delayed infrastructure investment for decades, … read more
Air passengers were yesterday stranded at airports across the country as domestic airlines ran short of aviation fuel to carry out scheduled flight operations. While most of the passengers were delayed for several hours before takeoff in Lagos, others in … read more