The Chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Institution and Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Senator Binta Masi, yesterday said Nigeria currently spends over $2 billion annually as capital flight on education abroad. She made this known in Abuja,during the official Commissioning … read more
Two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up in a refugee camp in north-east Nigeria, killing at least 56 people, officials have said. The health and rescue officials said a further 78 people were being treated for wounds following the … read more
A Singapore-registered container vessel, Safmarine Kuramo, was hijacked off the Nigerian Coast, but all crew members are reported to be safe. In a statement today, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it received a report about the … read more
Nigeria’s president has warned his fellow citizens to stop trying to make asylum claims in Britain, saying that their reputation for criminality has made it hard for them to be “accepted” abroad. Muhammadu Buhari, the tough ex-general elected last year, … read more
Amnesty International on Monday slammed the reinstatement of a senior Nigerian army officer it wants probed for war crimes and the mass murder of detainees in the fight against Boko Haram. The rights group in June said Major General Ahmadu … read more
Nigeria has sought a declaration of assets from its UAE-based officials, according to a report. Sahara Reporters, an online news agency based in New York City, reported that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has given the Nigerian embassy in the UAE … read more
Thousands of Nigerian refugees, who fled to neighboring Cameroon in 2014 to escape Boko Harm militants, have returned to the liberated northeastern town of Gamboru only to find their homes and their livelihoods destroyed, residents and officials told AFP Friday. … read more
The Lagos state government has revealed that 438 persons are being monitored across the state as a result of the outbreak of Lassa Fever. Jide Idris, commissioner of health, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday. He said the … read more
Several high-profile Nigerians are facing charges as part of a drive against corruption but there are concerns the government is settling old political scores and flouting due process. President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to recoup what he said were “mind-boggling” … read more
The attack last week on a major pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is raising fears that a long-dormant insurgency could reignite and put the country’s oil industry in its crosshairs. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, … read more