Nigeria’s federal government is to file a class action suit against British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA), after both indicated unwillingness to pay a fine of US$235 million imposed on them by the regulatory Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority … read more
A 21-year-old man, Chinwendu Hart Amanya, was at the weekend arrested alongside four others by officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command for allegedly killing his employer, Barrister Afishetu Abdullahi and hiding her body inside the deep freezer … read more
The U.S. ambassador to Nigeria has urged it to address “appalling” social problems in its restive north and ease off on heavy-handed security crackdowns if Africa’s most populous nation is to overcome a growing Islamist militant threat. Boko Haram, an … read more
Gunmen boarded two fishing vessels just off the coast of Nigeria and took two people hostage, security sources said on Saturday, the latest in a series of hijackings in the waters around Africa’s largest oil business. The captains of the … read more
United States Marines have been deployed to Nigeria to help fight Islamic militants known as Boko Haram, sources have told SaharaReporters The Special Forces, consisting of 10 units from Fort Carson in Colorado, will move into Nigeria through the borders … read more
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the military is moving to fight and defeat what he calls the evil of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram. The sect is being blamed for more than 100 deaths across the northern states of … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday said his government would soon ban the importation of rice into Nigeria, insisting the country had adequate arable land that could be cultivated to feed its citizens and the rest of Africa. Receiving the report of … read more
Nigerian authorities have fined British Airways $US135 million and Virgin Atlantic $US100 million for allegedly overcharging on fares, the head of the country’s civil aviation authority said Thursday. Harold Demuren said the fines were “$135 million against BA, $100 million … read more
According to the press, on November 16 President Goodluck Jonathan tried to make the case for the removal of the fuel subsidy to both houses of the National Assembly in a special meeting at Aso Villa, Nigeria’s White House. Removal … read more
This year, global piracy has risen to its highest levels since the International Maritime Bureau first started recording attacks back in 1991. The majority of attention has focused on Somali pirates, who have successfully hijacked dozens of vessels in the … read more