Shell Oil Co., facing allegations of international bribery in Nigeria in 2009, told federal prosecutors that one of its senior petroleum engineers, Robert Writt, approved and facilitated the bribes and then lied about his role in interviews with company lawyers. … read more
More than 175 Nigerian medics arrived in Liberia and Sierra Leone on Friday to join the fight against Ebola, the first of 600 volunteers promised by the regional giant which contained its own outbreak earlier this year. The medics will … read more
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria announced this week that Nigeria’s military had cancelled specialized training by American soldiers on fighting Boko Haram militants. A former U.S. ambassador says the move is puzzling, given the Nigerian military’s struggles to defeat the … read more
The Western Ports Command of the Nigerian Police has sounded the alarm that the Boko haram sect is planning to bomb Lagos, with Apapa seaport as its likely target. The Commissioner of police, Mrs Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison said this during the … read more
A globally-acclaimed independent think-tank, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) which provides resources that help individuals and corporate bodies to better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries has described Nigeria’s population … read more
Nigeria has slashed the oil price assumed in its 2015 budget by 11 percent to $65 a barrel from $73, in light of lower world oil prices, a Finance Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday. It was the second time in … read more
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Thursday stormed two towns in northeast Nigeria, raiding banks and burning government buildings as well as political party offices, residents told AFP. Scores of gunmen dressed in military uniform arrived in Bajoga, 60 kilometres (37 … read more
The Nigerian naira was little changed on Thursday after the central bank increased the amount of dollars it sold at a twice-weekly auction the previous day, dealers said, citing ample of dollar liquidity on the interbank market. The unit opened … read more
Despite President Goodluck Jonathan’s pledge that his administration would end the scourge of corruption ravaging the country, Nigeria only performed marginally better than its 2013 rating in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, CPI, released on Wednesday. Out of … read more
The United States on Wednesday advised the federal government to address the issue of gender-based violence, saying that its neglect would have grave consequences on the growth of the society. Public Affairs Counsellor of the US Embassy, Ms Victoria Sloan, … read more