The wail of 6-week-old Quari Babaola cut through the air like the blade that had just sliced through his chin. His mother, Kafilat, shuddered but kept a determined grip on his tiny limbs as a traditional healer chanted incantations and … read more
Nigeria’s accumulated external debts now stand at $2.608 billion which comprises outstanding obligations by both Federal Government and the 36 states of the federation to multilateral institutions. The multilateral institutions include the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB). … read more
Nigeria’s trade unions have called off their general strike over a recent rise in petrol prices, after talks with government officials. Union leaders said they had accepted the government’s proposal to freeze petrol prices for at least a year. The … read more
Four foreign hostages employed by oil services giant Schlumberger were released unharmed on Saturday after more than three weeks in captivity, security sources said. The men, from Britain, France, the Netherlands and Pakistan, were abducted on June 1 from the … read more
The Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), an umbrella body of the militant groups in the Niger Delta has threatened to carry out a reprisal attack against the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NOAC) in Ogboinbiri, Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa State. According to … read more
EIGHT persons were killed in Onicha community, Onicha Igboeze local government area of Ebonyi State during a ritual cleansing of the community after they were accused of practicing witchcraft by their kinsmen, the Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG) zone … read more
The Federal Govern-ment has threatened to invoke the relevant labour laws if workers continue with their indefinite strike action, which has paralysed business activities in the country. The government, which appeared to have finally run out of patience in its … read more
Nigerian unions dug in for a long battle with the government on Friday after the collapse of talks on the third day of a general strike over fuel prices. Unions threatened to extend the strike, which has already crippled most … read more
THE Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members in export terminals and production platforms to shut down operations from yesterday in continuation of the strike to protest the last increase in fuel prices … read more
A petrochemical engineer from Surat in Gujarat who was abducted in Nigeria has said that he was yet to decide whether he will continue to work in that country. “I would like to stay with my family for at least … read more