At least 18 people have been killed in an apparent suicide car bombing at the United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. The powerful blast destroyed the lower floors of the building. Dozens have been injured, some critically. A … read more
It was horror and condemnation galore yesterday in the wake of the bomb blast that rocked the United Nation’s building in Abuja, claiming at least 18 lives. The four-storey building housing the various offices and departments of the United Nations … read more
2002 ‑ Group is founded in Maiduguri, Borno State by Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf. In 2004, he sets up a base camp in neighbouring Kanamma, Yobe State, called “Afghanistan” where only Arabic is allowed spoken. July 26, 2009 – First major … read more
It is now illegal for landlords or their agents to demand, or collect rent in excess of one year, from would-be tenants in Lagos State . This comes as Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, yesterday gave his assent to … read more
South Africa on Wednesday slammed on Henry Okah, a fresh charge of trying to cause harm to an internationally protected person. The case is related to the October 1, 2010 Independence Day bombings in Nigeria. According to the charge at … read more
Nigeria needs to diversify away from a reliance on oil, reduce public spending, boost job creation and finish failing infrastructure projects, the country’s top new economic overseer said. Coordinator of the Economy and Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Nigeria should … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, set up in 2002, was supposed to crack down on corruption in Africa’s most populous nation but it has failed to deliver, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. “There were high hopes for the Economic and Financial … read more
-Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s (RDSA, RDSA.LN) Nigerian branch, the Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria, or SPDC, has declared force majeure on Bonny Light exports until October, the company said in a statement Tuesday. The declaration follows several cases of … read more
Nigeria has recognized the Libyan rebel council as the “legitimate representative of the Libyan people.” In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Nigeria’s minister of state (junior minister) for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri, also called on longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to … read more
Nigeria has recognized the Libyan rebel council as the “legitimate representative of the Libyan people.” In remarks to reporters Tuesday, Nigeria’s minister of state (junior minister) for foreign affairs, Viola Onwuliri, also called on longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to … read more