What does it take to generate electricity as a nation? The politicians will include electricity generation in their election promises. The government will look into privatization of existing properties. Members of Congress will talk of contracts and repairing power plants, … read more
Eight Nigerian ex-militants sent for a training programme in Sri Lanka have been brought back to face trial at home after they fought and destroyed property, an official said on Saturday. “They came back home yesterday (Friday) as scheduled and … read more
In the wake of concerns over emergency response in the country, the Israeli government has pledged to train Nigerians on emergency management. The Deputy Head of Israeli High Commission, George Deek, said this in Abuja while presenting a paper, entitled: … read more
No fewer than 1,075 youths, desperate to be part of the Post Amnesty training programme, have been turned back since the 16th batch of trainees began their training on Aug. 14. Frederick Anesah, the camp commandant, disclosed this in an … read more
Spiritualist who ply their trade in Lagos have warned that the state will experience another deluge of torrential rainfall and flooding of Biblical proportions unless 50 virgins can be found for a ritual to appease the gods. The virgins, who … read more
The United States has stated that the Nigerian security apparatus lack the capacity to fight terrorism within the nation’s borders. The position of the US government is contained in a document titled ‘Country Reports on Terrorism 2010‘, an annual Congressionally … read more
Suspected Islamists have killed three police officers and a civilian in north-eastern Nigeria, officials say. They say gunmen burst into the house of one of the policemen who was watching TV with his friends in the city of Maiduguri and … read more
Nigeria launched two observation satellites that could monitor Earth’s weather in areas prone to natural disasters, officials said. The Wednesday launch was “another milestone in our nation’s effort to solve national problems through space technology,” Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said. … read more
The recently released United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on the level of despoliation of Ogoniland, if anything, has confirmed the cries of the people of Niger Delta against the calamities that oil explorers, doing business in this oil rich … read more
A seven-man committee appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to review almost daily attacks by a radical Islamist sect in Nigeria’s northeast has been granted a two-week extension to complete its report. Boko Haram, which means “Western education is sinful”, has … read more