Nigeria’s president has announced that the families of slain young poll workers will each receive more than $30,000. President Goodluck Jonathan said in a statement Tuesday that he wanted to show gratitude to the college graduates who had paid “the … read more
By PHILLIP EYAM-OZUNG Though Ambassador John Campbell is a US diplomat who served as the USA ambassador to Nigeria under the administration of President Gorge W. Bush and now serves as a senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the … read more
Fresh fuel scarcity looms in Delta and other states in the Southsouth as the Warri Depot of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) was yesterday shut down following Monday afternoon’s explosion and fire outbreak at the loading bay. The … read more
EXCEPT Cote d’Ivoire, other African countries defeated Nigeria in global competitiveness report recently released by the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Economic Forum. The country dropped from its previous 96th position to 127 in the current global … read more
The federal government at the weekend took the search for more investments into the Nigeria’s multi-billion dollars oil and gas industry to Houston, Texas in the United States (U.S) where the minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke restated that the … read more
The general secretary of Nigeria’s main opposition Congress for Progressive Change [CPC] says his party is legally challenging the outcome of the April 16 presidential elections, saying they were marred by “irregularities.” Buba Galadima says his party can sufficiently document … read more
A radical Islamist sect in remote northeastern Nigeria, blamed for almost daily killings and attacks, has rejected an offer of an amnesty. Kashim Shettima, governor-elect of Borno state, made the amnesty offer to the Boko Haram sect shortly after winning … read more
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said it had not been allocated slots in the proposed cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. The party disclosed this in a statement issued to reporters on Sunday, saying that it would not be … read more
Marketing around the world is becoming dynamic. Clients are daily exploring avenues to reach their target audience. Internet as a channel of marketing is complementing the role of traditional media by clients who are determined to reach their consumers at … read more
The Akwa Ibom Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Witchcraft Accusations and Child Abuses yesterday concluded its sitting in London, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. The commission was established in November 2010 by the state governor, Godswill Akpabio, with … read more