The Nigerian Navy said it would continue to clampdown on militant groups and criminal elements in the Niger Delta. This is contained in a statement signed by its Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in Abuja. It said that it … read more
Patience Jonathan, the colorful wife of Nigeria’s ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, has become the latest high profile Nigerian embroiled in a corruption-related scandal. Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has frozen accounts containing $31.4 million controlled by … read more
Niger Delta Militants have blown up a crude oil delivery line belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company in Delta State, South South region. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate says it is responsible for the attack which occurred on … read more
Nigeria will not increase its gasoline prices, President Muhammadu Buhari told his oil minister and state oil firm head, summoned to his villa last week, sources at the compound said. Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the head of state oil … read more
Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air resumed flights on Wednesday after it had suspended operations after an insurance related problem, Punch reports. Arik Air confirmed on its website that its flight schedule had resumed as usual from 11:00 on Wednesday after … read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil is to blame for the recession the nation’s economy is passing through. Mohammed made the assertion at a news briefing at his residence in Oro, Irepodun Local … read more
Hundreds of air travellers booked on Nigerian Arik airline are currently stranded across the country, following the inability of the airline to airlift them to their destinations. Since early morning today, none of the airline’s aircraft has been operated to … read more
Forty-one Nigerian students have sued Alabama State University for misusing their government’s scholarship money, overcharging the students, and treating them “like animals.” Though it is one of America’s historically black colleges, the students think discrimination was a contributory factor. “I’m … read more
About 65 police personnel have been arrested for various offences in the last one-month in Lagos State. The arrests were made in different parts of the state by the Anti-Extortionist Squad in the Lagos State Police Command. Already, some of … read more
Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria have started to refuel abroad to bypass pricey, and increasingly scarce, jet fuel as the oil producer battles a hard currency shortage that has made fuel available only at a very high price. It is … read more