The UN has warned that 50,000 Nigerians, ensnared by an insurgency by Boko Haram that the government says has been all but defeated, are at risk of starving to death. Large rural areas in Borno State in Nigeria’s north-east are, … read more
There has been renewed talk lately about the need for Nigerians to patronise locally made goods, (someone should have added… and services!). Championed by Senator Ben Murray Bruce, and supported by the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the Minister of State … read more
Neighbouring country, Ghana has followed in the footstep of Nigeria by placing an embargo on some items from entry into its domain, just as the latter had restricted 41 items from access to foreign exchange. The Ghanaian Minister of Trade and … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the over-dependent on oil as a single source of revenue for the present economic crunch experienced in the country. Buhari made the disclosure while receiving a team of members of the British parliament led by … read more
Two in every five Nigerians use either Blackberry messenger (BBM), Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Whatsapp, Skype or all of the above. In fact, citizens are increasingly turning to these services to communicate with their loved ones and colleagues, almost exclusively. While … read more
In fulfilment of its promise to assist Nigeria combat Boko Haram insurgency , the United States of America ,U.S.A on Wednesday at Jaji, Kaduna commenced the training of t 750 soldiers selected from various units of the Nigerian Army. Speaking … read more
Nigeria’s currency fell to record-lows against the dollar Monday, as Africa’s largest oil producer faces its worst financial crisis in years. The naira exchanged 345 to the dollar and 485 to the British pound, a depreciation of 20 and 45 … read more
If you didn’t fall for the one about a Nigerian prince needing help transferring his money, perhaps you’d be willing to instead help a lost-in-space Nigerian astronaut whose vast fortune is up for grabs? If it wasn’t criminal, the latest … read more
A MENTAL health nurse has officially been removed from the nursing register for smuggling a Nigerian woman into Britain to work as a sex slave under the threat of a black magic curse. Florence Obadiaru, 50, and two other traffickers … read more
On January 31, Anja Ringgren Love, the founder of the African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation, posted a series of photos to her organization’s Facebook page showing a starving 2-year-old boy, naked and wandering the streets of Nigeria alone because he’d … read more