Depressed oil prices, rampant corruption, and pipeline vandalism are only parts of Nigeria’s oil problem. It’s now losing a massive 400,000 barrels of crude daily to pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, an amount equal to the entire daily export … read more
Nigeria’s oil output is set to decline sharply over the next decade, according to industry executives and analysts, because of uncertainty over promised reforms to the cash-strapped and debt-laden state oil company. President Muhammadu Buhari came to power a year … read more
While students of the University of Lagos and University of Port Harcourt are still grappling with the realities of being away from school under controversial circumstances, the University of Ibadan (UI) has taken after the duo. The school was down … read more
Despite the promises of the Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to make available fuel and end the excruciating scarcity currently being experienced across the country, it does appear the … read more
A court in Nigeria has sentenced a former local MP to 154 years in jail for corruption and money laundering. Gabriel Daudu, from central Kogi State, was found guilty of 77 charges, Nigeria’s anti-corruption body says. But the judge ruled … read more
Nigerian-born, Brooklyn- based artist, Laolu Senbanjo is back again with yet another huge gig. This time, his work was featured in Beyoncé‘s recently released visual album, Lemonade. Fresh off his megawatt collaboration with Nike, which saw the talented artist creating … read more
With over 7.8 million cases of malaria, Nigeria has the highest caseload on the African continent. The disease remains one of the leading causes of avoidable death, especially in children and pregnant women. It is also responsible for about 30 … read more
Six Turkish crew members on a private tanker who were taken captive two weeks ago by pirates off Nigeria have been released, said a lawyer representing the company owning the tanker on Tuesday. “The personnel have been undergoing a health … read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has begun the use of Electronic Passenger Registration System (e-PARS) to monitor and control activities of expatriates due to security threats in the country. Mr. Ekpedeme King, NIS Public Relations Officer, said on Thursday in … read more
The Nigerian government is planning to plant tracking devices on trucks as nearly a third of the country’s fuel supply is being stolen in the midst of crippling shortages in Africa’s largest oil producer. About 30 percent of Nigeria’s refined … read more