U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA July 2, 2007 Warden Message This Warden Message is being issued to advise American citizens that there has been a recent increase in the reporting of criminal activity impacting the expatriate community in Lagos. This … read more
Fours persons are feared dead and property worth millions of Naira destroyed by armed youths who invaded Nkpor- Rumuolumeni, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Saturday’s attack, which forced hundreds of persons to flee Rumuolumeni to other parts of … read more
THE controversy generated by the eleventh-hour sale of two of Nigeria’s refineries may not abate so soon owing to emerging revelation in the public domain. For instance, immediate past administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo spent a princely N140.8 billion ($1.1 … read more
There was a mild drama at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed airport on Friday as some Nigerian Airforce men attached to the lounge engaged some airport police men attached to the new terminal 2, under construction, in hot … read more
Activities of the militant youths in the Niger Delta have continued to take their hard toll on the telecommunications sector of Nigeria’s economy as telecom operators on Friday reported over 43 base stations rendered inactive as a result of vandalisation … read more
A Nigerian school has received a gift of 300 laptops — one per pupil — but has no electricity to power them up, the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Friday. Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, coordinator of the One-Laptop-Per-Child programme (OLPC) … read more
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, may have begun another battle for his health few days after he regained freedom from his 21-month incarceration by the federal authorities. The fresh hurdle is that no embassy … read more
Kidnappers Friday released the three-year-old son of a lawmaker who had been abducted in southern Nigeria’s Rivers State, after receiving 13 million naira (102,000 dollars) ransom, officials said. “The child has been released unharmed this morning (Friday) around 10 am … read more
The decision by President Musa Yar�Adua to declare his assets publicly may have upset the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, some governors and members of the National Assembly. However, two governors – Jonah Jang (Plateau) and Adebayo Alao-Akala (Oyo) … read more
PIPELINE vandals and communities, which the facility traversed, have put the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) out of production. While the vandals have destroyed the Escravos-Warri pipeline, which supply crude oil to the plant in 24 separate areas, the … read more