Coordinated bomb attacks and gun battles in Nigeria’s second-largest city have killed at least 28 people, a witness and sources said on Saturday, with bodies in the streets of one neighbourhood. “I am now walking along the street of my … read more
This is the second warning sent through a press release to 247ureports.com by the group by the name OGBUNIGWE to the northern muslims residing in the south east region of Nigeria to leave the south east or be killed. The … read more
Nigerian police are offering a reward of over $300,000 for information leading to the recapture of the alleged mastermind of a deadly Christmas Day church bombing. Officials say Kabiru Sokoto escaped custody on Wednesday when gang members attacked a police … read more
Indian expatriate employees at Pramod K Mittal’s Nigerian steel company have been cut adrift without pay or living allowances, angering the government and potentially tarnishing India’s image in Africa’s largest nation. Some 117 employees of Delta Steel Company, controlled by … read more
Nigeria has discovered a discrepancy of more than $4 billion a year between the amount of motor fuel it subsidises and actual consumption, a legislative committee said, supporting the idea of massive corruption in the government subsidy scheme. When President … read more
In Nigeria, 2012 started with a bang. On January 1, the Nigerian government announced its plan to cut a critical fuel subsidy and, almost overnight, gas prices across the country increased by 50 percent. And although President Goodluck Jonathan has … read more
Nigeria is to produce a new draft of a law to overhaul its oil and gas industry, following the controversy that dogged an earlier bill which has been with parliament since 2008, Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke said. Alison-Madueke who said … read more
Chevron Corp. says it is still trying to extinguish a five-day old fire on its rig off Nigeria’s coast after presuming two foreign workers dead. Chevron said Friday it is preparing to drill a relief well to fight the fire. … read more
Bombings and shootings by the militant Islamic group Boko Haram – also known as Jama’atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid Da’awati Wal Jihad – have increased sharply in recent months, leaving many worried that wide-scale sectarian violence could break out. Some 80 … read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives is considering legislation which will bring to an end the long-standing monopoly held by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) in the country’s energy sector. Leading debate on the bill here, Patrick Ikhariale said … read more