A militant group on Monday claimed an attack on a crude oil pipeline in Delta state, southern Nigeria, in the second attack on the same line in less than a week. In an emailed statement, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate … read more
In early August 2016, Nigeria was to announce it had been free of polio for two years; but the elation of defeating the disease on the African continent didn’t last long. Polio once again reared its ugly head when 2 … read more
Lagos is the commercial centre of Nigeria. Once known mostly for crime and dysfunction, the agglomeration’s international reputation has recently been improving considerably. Better governance is making a difference. Lagos State is a booming urban agglomeration with over 21 million … read more
Cash strapped Nigeria’s Federal Government is demanding $635 million from two multinational oil companies, Agip and Total, for undeclared crude oil shipped out of the country between 2011 and 2014. Two cases have been filed at the Federal High Court … read more
TWO events in the indefatigable city of Lagos have given young entrepreneurs cause to swing between celebration and despair in a matter of days. The jubilation came with Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise appearance in the city during his inaugural visit to … read more
Nigerian police have freed 14 kidnapped oil workers in the restive southern Niger Delta region, which has been hit by a series of militant attacks on oil and gas facilities, police said on Sunday. Kidnapping for ransom is a common … read more
Nigeria’s record-setting Paralympics athletes have returned to the country. The team, which won a record 8 gold medals at the Rio Paralympic games, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday evening to the scores of well wishers who … read more
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for plagiarizing President Barack Obama’s 2008 victory speech and says he will punish those responsible. Adeola Akinremi in her Friday column for ThisDay newspaper denounced “the moral problem of plagiarism on a day Mr. … read more
The President of Nigeria delivered some lines in a recent speech that sounded a lot like what President Barack Obama said in his 2008 victory speech. The plagiarism is pretty clear. “We must resist the temptation to fall back on … read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened a fresh probe into five choice assets linked to ex-First Lady, Patience Jonathan, reports Nation. Four of the properties are said to be located in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Port Harcourt, … read more