Prosecutors accused four men Friday of organizing a suicide bombing at United Nations headquarters in Nigeria that killed 23 people, bringing charges that carry the death penalty. The four men charged came in a group of 19 brought before a … read more
Nigeria’s Emergency Management Agency (Nema) has accused state governments of overlooking early warning messages in the wake of flooding across the country that has killed around 140 people and displaced tens of thousands. In early 2011 the Nigerian Meteorological Agency … read more
Former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo may be seeking to initiate peace talks between the federal government and the Islamic sect Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the spate of bombings in the country in recent times, the private Nation … read more
Some residents of the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area on Thursday cried out over the increasing insecurity of lives and property in the area and urged the Lagos State Government to come to their aid. A cross section of the … read more
The pump price of fuel may soon go up from N65 per litre to N195 per litre, as part of moves by the Federal Government to remove oil subsidy. But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) warned, on Friday, that it … read more
Nigeria’s authorities have been forced to reassure the public that a mobile phone number cannot kill, after rumours were spread by text messages. Viral text messages had warned that several people had died when they answered calls with the ID … read more
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, said Friday it has no plan to build a shipyard in Nigeria, flatly denying reports of a $7 billion development in the African country. “We have not considered building … read more
A memorial service was held Thursday in front of the heavily damaged UN headquarters in the Nigerian capital where 23 people were killed last month in a suicide attack claimed by a local Islamist group. Over 1,000 people attended the … read more
A Nigerian state recently hit by massive flooding that left over 100 dead is being ravaged by Cholera, the authorities said. The government of the South-west Oyo state said 30 people have died in the 947 cases of cholera recorded … read more
Some 33 million Nigerians, out of the country’s population of 150 million, are jobless, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The local media Thursday quoted the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr. Yemi Kale – who heads the … read more