A four-day international maritime military exercise, code named Obangame Express 2012, began in the Gulf of Guinea Monday. The exercise, which is being hosted by Nigeria through the Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy (NN), is being attended by … read more
There is perhaps no better time to analyze the implication of social media for Nigeria than at this moment in time. After all, the biggest of the social media companies, Facebook, just announced its intention to go public a few … read more
The head of Nigeria’s state oil company on Monday said corruption within NNPC was overblown, casting doubt on whether the firm intends to tackle what several reports have highlighted as a major problem. Numerous reports and audits have said graft … read more
Nigeria has again pushed back the timeframe for selling off state-owned power assets, its privatisation agency said on Monday, another setback for reforms which investors hope will unlock the potential of Africa’s second largest economy. Despite holding the world’s seventh … read more
Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria was a theatre of war yesterday morning as scores of youths from Idungaran in Isale Eko area stormed Isalegangan Street (Onola) with dangerous weapons, including AK 47 rifles, knives, cutlasses and gallons of petrol and … read more
The anti-bomb unit of the Nigerian police said they have demobilized a bomb in Ungwar Sarki area in Kaduna city. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found in an area close the Sultan Bello mosque at the same spot an … read more
A BOMB planted by an abandoned car exploded outside a church in the middle of a worship service near Nigeria’s capital, wounding five people amid a continuing wave of violence by a radical Islamist sect, authorities and witnesses say. No … read more
Suspected militants killed three Nigerian Navy officers and injured two when they fired on their patrol boat off the coast in the oil-producing Akwa Ibom state, the private Punch newspaper reported Sunday. It said the incident occurred on Saturday morning, … read more
A feckless political system and excessive reliance on an oil industry that generates few jobs have conspired to reverse Nigeria’s battle against poverty despite economic growth, analysts say. Many see Nigeria as a classic victim of the “resource curse” where … read more
Three persons were killed and 39 vehicles burnt when a tanker loaded with petrol overturned and exploded in flames early on Saturday in Nigeria’s economic capital city of Lagos, the local media reported on Sunday. The accident occurred at the … read more