Nigeria’s navy arrested a vessel carrying 441,953 liters of suspected stolen crude oil in the country’s southern Niger River delta, Jerry Unoarumhi, a navy commander, told reporters today in the oil industry hub of Port Harcourt. The crew of the … read more
Piracy attacks are escalating in the Gulf of Guinea, endangering the future of one of the world’s emerging shipping hubs and highlighting the weak state of maritime security in West Africa. The Gulf of Guinea stretches along a dozen West … read more
A shadowy Islamist insurgency that has haunted northern Nigeria — surviving repeated, bloody efforts to eliminate it — appears to be branching out and collaborating with Al Qaeda’s affiliates, alarming Western officials and analysts who had previously viewed the militants … read more
A radical Muslim sect responsible for assassinations and bombings across northern Nigeria may be trying to link with two al-Qaida-linked groups in other African countries to mount joint attacks in this oil-rich nation, the commander for U.S. military operations in … read more
The Nigerian government is set to carry out a comprehensive review and restructuring of the operations of the 24 licensed Free Trade Zones (FTZs) across the country, according to Trade and Investment Minister Olusegun Aganga. The private Guardian Newspapers quoted … read more
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu has died following a brief illness. Aikhomu, 72, was admitted to a London hospital a few months back to treat prostate cancer and has struggled with his health since then. He died … read more
The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Austen Oniwon, is worried over the dwindling standard of education in Nigeria. He said yesterday that 80 per cent of job seekers failed the corporation’s recruitment test. Group General … read more
The air smells like poison, the creek water carpeted with crude, and the boat operator covers his nose as he steps on a jetty in a region hit by what may be the world’s worst oil contamination. “We have been … read more
Nigerian authorities say gunmen attacked two police stations in separate parts of the country’s north late Monday, killing seven people. Authorities released details of the attacks Tuesday. In the deadliest incident, the assailants fired on a police station in the … read more
The police in Lagos have begun a clamp-down on motorcyclists operating outside approved hours in the state. Mr Samuel Jinadu, the Lagos State Police Command spokesman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos recently that the clampdown was … read more