Rising energy costs due to worsening electricity supply may force more industries in Nigeria to collapse, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has warned. The local media Friday quoted Chamber President Goodie Ibru as saying that industries rely … read more
After years of delays, Nigeria’s president signed into law the country’s first Freedom of Information bill last year, supposedly cutting away old colonial-era secrecy laws and allowing the public access to government documents in this democracy for the first time. … read more
Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okaru, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has stepped down, putting an end to an eventful tenure. Ifueko who was first appointed as the Chairman of FIRS in 2004 under the tenure of former President … read more
In an attack that didn’t happen — well, not officially — a police inspector and four of his officers were ambushed by Islamist militants last month in this northern Nigerian city. Two of them died, two crawled away and hid … read more
The British Government yesterday declared that the Nigerian government has no legal basis to ban foreign airlines operting in the country over controversial airfare disparity. In an exclusive online interaction with The Nation yesterday in Abuja, the British Deputy High … read more
Nigeria is facing a “high risk” of a terrorist attack over the Easter holiday, the United Kingdom warned its citizens Thursday, as the U.S. issued a similar warning to those living in the West African nation that sees near-daily attacks … read more
Nigerian authorities have recovered a cache of arms, including explosives and rocket launchers, in two separate raids in the restive northern city of Gombe and arrested six suspects, a senior official said. “Following weeks of surveillance we gathered enough intelligence … read more
Reeling from allegations that he solicited and obtained a church ‘gift’ from a foreign construction company doing business in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has denied ever soliciting or receiving a church as a bribe from any contractor. ‘Yes, a contractor … read more
African governments will have gleefully pulled up a chair to watch a riveting battle between Nigeria’s aviation regulator and powerful blue-eyed foreign carriers in what analysts say could trigger a new era of tighter and unpredictable regulation in the $67.8 … read more
The candidature of Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the presidency of World Bank has, for once, seen Nigeria making news for the right reasons. Her suitability for the job has generated considerable enthusiasm, nationally and internationally. London’s Financial Times … read more