Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has, for the second time, refused to accept an honorary title from his home country. The author of the internationally-acclaimed novel Things Fall Apart would have been one of the Nigerians named a “Commander of the … read more
Ahead of Tuesday’s expiration of the deadline given to the British Airways to slash its Lagos-London flights from seven to three times weekly, Nigerian aviation authorities have continued to talk tough, insisting the British government was wrong in disrespecting the … read more
The Nigerian Government has ordered the reactivation of 22 border security posts in a bid to curb the growing wave of terrorism in the country, according to local media reports. The affected borders include those the country shares with Chad, … read more
Nigeria’s government may be finally pushing things too far in the eyes of many citizens fed up with corruption: It wants to end what is widely seen as their only benefit from the nation’s oil wealth. The irony is that … read more
A newborn baby in Nigeria got added to a government payroll, earning about $150 for the last two or three years, a discovery indicative of the widespread corruption starving the oil-rich West African nation of much needed funds, authorities said … read more
Intelligence reports show there is coordination between the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram and the Algerian-based north African branch of al Qaeda, the Algerian deputy foreign minister said on Sunday. Boko Haram has killed dozens of people in Nigeria, and … read more
Anglo-Dutch energy major Shell said on Sunday it was containing a new oil spill in Nigeria’s onshore delta, the latest in a string of leaks from the company’s pipelines, which it has blamed on sabotage attacks and oil theft. The … read more
Samuel Shoyeju, 53, a UK-based Nigerian and an immigration officer with the UK Border Agency, has pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at the Basildon Crown Court for visa racketeering. According to a report in the Friday issue … read more
Crack Nigerian Army commandos, who just concluded a special training in the United States, have been deployed in the North to combat the terrorist attacks. Our correspondents gathered that the commandos were part of the personnel of the Nigeria Army … read more
Raising the debate on the planned removal of fuel subsidy and the proposed single-tenure for the President to another level, Nigeria’s main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to subject the issues to a … read more