A United Nations (UN) staff member, who was injured in late August when a suicide bomber attacked a UN building in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, has died, officials confirmed on Thursday. Fred Simiyu Willis, an employee of the UN … read more
Over Christmas, around 40 people died in what were the worst acts of terror against Christians this year. Several hundred have fallen victim to the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram since 2010. Exact figures are unknown. The Christian Association of … read more
The highest paid chief executive among the seven major listed petroleum products marketing companies in Nigeria is the managing director of Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc. His annual remuneration is N85 million per annum, which is about 23 percent more than … read more
Gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more when they attacked a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano on Sunday, a university worker told Reuters. The man, who asked not to be named, … read more
Radical Islamic terror group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the bombings at offices of major Nigerian newspapers in the capital city of Abuja and neighbouring Kaduna state and warned of more such attacks. The bombings, which took place on … read more
Nigeria’s aviation authorities have said they will not implement their decision to ban foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, but has yet to stop alleged disparity in air fares, until the outcome of the probe by the Senate. The Ministry of … read more
A NEW York-based Nigerian, Bayo Ogunlesi, has led his fund management company, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in acquiring Edinburgh Airport from the British Airports Limited, (BAA) for £807 million ($1.3billion). The sale complied with an order by the Competition Commission, … read more
MTN Nigeria says it has lost network availability in over 1,000 base stations cumulatively across the country in the last few days after damage to its fibre infrastructure. In a statement, MTN said this has disrupted services in the South … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Kaduna said that the welfare, equipment professionalism of the nation’s armed forces were not comparable to best international practice, declaring that the Nigerian Armed Forces were lagging behind among the comity of nations. The … read more
Spanish physician Jose Manuel Machimbarrena, kidnapped in Nigeria on April 04, has been freed and is in good health though “pretty tired”, officials at Spain’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The 58-year-old doctor was set free on Friday by his … read more