Gunmen have attacked a church in north-east Nigeria during a prayer service, killing at least five people and wounding others in an assault that occurred amid an increasingly violent campaign by a radical Muslim sect. Pastor Johnson Jauro said the … read more
Police in Nigeria fired teargas to break up a sit-in demonstration as massive fuel price protests threatened to bring the country to a standstill. Amnesty International warned against excessive use of force by the police after one protester was killed … read more
Facebook may have served Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan well during his electioneering campaign, but it has now turned to a double-edged sword for the Nigerian leader. In the wake of his administration’s hike in the price of petrol on 1 … read more
The indefinite strike called by Nigeria’s organized labour for Monday, to protest high fuel prices, will shut down the country’s oil production, close air and sea ports, as well as banks, markets and fuel stations, the organizers said on Wednesday. … read more
NIGERIA’s government vowed to stick to its decision to end fuel subsidies as protests against the doubling of fuel costs mounted yesterday, with workers vowing to shut ports and oil operations in Africa’s largest crude producer. While it was a … read more
Two bomb blasts shook the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, and a gun battle in another town killed at least one civilian, police said, the first uptick in violence since President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency … read more
Tension heightened in the country yesterday, as the organised labour advised Nigerians to stockpile food stuff and other essential basic needs ahead of its planned nationwide strike on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in a communiqué issued at the … read more
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said Tuesday it has shut down 70,000 barrels per day of oil production after thieves attacked a pipeline to draw off oil in southern Nigeria. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SDPC), the company’s subsidiary in Nigeria, said … read more
The National Mirror reports that suspected Ijaw militants besieged the highway as early as 6am, halting the free flow of traffic on the strategic road, which serves as the gateway to the heart of the South-South and some parts of … read more
Barring any last minute reversal of Nigeria’s Federal Government decision to remove subsidy on fuel, the organised labour has fixed January 11 for the commencement of a nationwide strike. Similarly, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday declined comments on the … read more