The fact that the facilities at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport, Owerri, Imo State, are inadequate to handle the increased volume in traffic occasioned by the temporary closure of the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) for rehabilitation works is a … read more
President Olusegun Obasanjo has instructed that all negotiations for development projects with oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta should henceforth be conducted under the leadership of relevant State Governments, not by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Niger Delta Development Commission, … read more
When authorities raided a traditional shrine and found blood-drenched magic charms along with a register listing young girls sold into prostitution, they were closing in on Nigeria’s first conviction for human trafficking. The crackdown has exposed a sinister subtext to … read more
Federal investigators, who have been looking into a possible bribery scheme involving Houston�s Halliburton Company and a Nigerian natural gas plant, are scrutinizing �multiple� projects both within and outside Nigeria, according to company filings.A report by Houston Chronicle on Thursday … read more
The National Population Commission (NPC) says the results of the National Population and Housing Census held earlier in the year will be released by December this year. According to the commission, the processing of data collected during the exercise have … read more
IN the past seven and a half years, the present administration has continuously promised Nigerians reform in the power sector, resulting in regular, if not uninterrupted power supply, to boost the economy and to facilitate opportunities in both industry and … read more
About N30 million ($234 000) is to be spent in the construction of a national internet exchange point in Nigeria. It will facilitate the keeping of local internet traffic within the country’s telecommunications networks. An exchange otherwise known as an … read more
Illiterate squatters are damaging the city of Abuja, authorities said yesterday. Speaking at an international day raising awareness on illiteracy, an FCT official said illiterate squatters are “distorting the master plan” of the city. Over one third of Nigerians are … read more
A court in the southern Nigerian city of Benin has jailed a 31-year-old father of five for human trafficking in what human rights activists consider a significant victory against a growing problem. Justice J.A. Acha of the city’s high court … read more
Nigerian politicians have started allying themselves with militant groups that have kidnapped foreign oil workers as elections approach, says a report released Thursday by an international think tank. The report by Brussels-based International Crisis Group says that while militant groups … read more