At least 63 people have been killed in bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu, the Red Cross says. Witnesses said the bombs hit several targets, including churches and the headquarters of the Yobe state police. … read more
Pirates have released an oil tanker and its crew they seized off the coast of Nigeria a week ago, the Nigeria Maritime Administration said on Saturday, the latest in a string of attacks on ships in the oil-rich Gulf of … read more
Nigeria and the United Kingdom are flexing their muscles over weekly flight frequencies between their two airlines, Arik Air and British Airways respectively. The spat has even forced Nigeria’s aviation authorities to launch a review of the Bilateral Air Services … read more
Nigerian and international human rights bodies have opposed that country’s draconian proposed anti-same-sex marriage bill. The bill would punish people of the same sex who live together as a couple with up to three years in prison. Anyone who “witnesses, … read more
Residents fearfully left their homes Saturday to bury their dead in northeast Nigeria following a series of coordinated attacks that killed at least 69 people and left a new police headquarters in ruins, government offices burned and symbols of state … read more
The spat between Nigeria and Britain over the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, signed years ago to regulate commercial air transportation between both countries, has worsened. The Nigerian Ministry of Aviation has slashed British Airways flight slots from seven to … read more
Ten Indians who survived a ship explosion three months ago are still stranded in Nigeria, awaiting a nod from the authorities to return home. The sailors, who lost their five colleagues while attempting to repair a ship with faulty engines, … read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to unveil a new policy that would help address the fluctuations in the naira, in order to check the volatility of the country’s currency in the exchange rate market. The new policy, … read more
As the world commemorates the seventh billionth population day, Nigeria has taken over from Pakistan as the sixth most populous country in the world with its 167 million people, according to UNFPA’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Agatha Lawson. In … read more
The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday next public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Sheidu Ozigis, on behalf of the Minister, … read more