In line with his promise to make changes in critical sectors President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered immediate review of Nigeria’s foreign policy, to reflect current realities. President Jonathan who gave the directive during a breakfast meeting with the Presidential Advisory … read more
An ex-militant in Nigeria’s oil region Tuesday led a march of over 1,000 youths and warned of a possible return to armed struggle if conditions did not improve in the impoverished delta. Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, head of the Niger Delta Peoples … read more
Following post-election violence in which an estimated 800 people were killed and 65,000 displaced, according to Human Rights Watch, state prosecutors need to follow through on arrests to try perpetrators and seek justice, rather than initiating new commissions of inquiry … read more
Since President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential ambition was the focus of Ambassador John Campbell’s book entitled “Nigeria: Dancing on the brink”, it’s become almost impossible to discuss President Jonathan’s ground-breaking election without mentioning the former USA ambassador to Nigeria who currently … read more
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday that deadly election-related and communal violence in northern Nigeria, following the April 2011 presidential poll, left over 800 people dead and displaced 65,000 others. In a statement obtained by PANA here, … read more
Nigeria’s state oil company said on Monday Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) has until Thursday to express its interest in three large oil-drilling licenses that the U.S. energy firm says it has already been granted. Exxon says it signed agreements in 2009 … read more
A renegade militant group targeted in recent days by Nigerian troops in the southern oil producing delta on Monday said it had surrendered, but the military said it was unaware of such a declaration. The military last week said it … read more
Nigeria’s rising internet penetration rate poses a significant threat to critical sectors of the economy as the level of cybercrime activities may increase tremendously in the coming years, analysts told Business Day. Though the nation’s internet penetration rate remains low … read more
The authorities implementing the Presidential Amnesty Programme of the former Niger Delta militants have disclosed that it they have trained 16,336 demobilised as part of the 20,192 that are billed to undergo non-violence transformational training in their Obubra camp in … read more
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said giving alms to beggars on roadside is an offence punishable by two years imprisonment without an option of fine. It further stated that instead of risking jail term, the citizens of the state … read more