The Muslim fundamentalist group, Boko Haram, has given conditions to enable its members stop slaughtering innocent Nigerians in some parts of the North. The group said it would stop inflicting pains on the people if the Borno State Governor, Senator … read more
IN a swift response to deep-water horizon oil spill and subsequent explosion of the drilling rig in the Macondo prospect oil field of the Gulf of Mexico, the Federal Government said it would soon establish ‘search and rescue’ and aerial … read more
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the voter registration, which was due to end Saturday, the commission has announced. However, the two-day extension will only be in areas of the country where the exercise did not begin … read more
Nigeria’s largest helicopter company, Bristow Limited, has said that the federal government’s amnesty programme for militants has improved the level of aviation safety in the area. Describing the amnesty initiative as one that has “positively worked” for the aviation industry, … read more
Former Nigeria’s Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who contested against President Goodluck Jonathan in the presidential primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 13 Jan., has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the cancellation of the primaries, won … read more
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will tomorrow storm the National Assembly to commence the battle for the passage and implementation of the N18,000 national minimum wage. The congress said after its National Executive Council meeting, at the weekend, that the … read more
Nigeria’s state-run oil firm used its unique trading position to make profits at the expense of the government between 2006 and 2008, according to an independent audit of Nigeria’s oil sale payments. The report, released this week, said the Nigerian … read more
Change is coming to Nigeria. The demography of Nigeria’s voting population is changing. A younger population is taking an active interest and knows it can be empowered to have a significant influence on the structure and function of Nigeria’s government. … read more
Nigeria made a final push to register voters in Africa’s most populous nation on Saturday ahead of April elections after a process that was sometimes chaotic and violent — but better than past years. The aim was to provide what … read more
Police have responded to the case involving two teenagers, Abdul Bashir and Rabiu Bashir, who were alleged to have been found with $9,734,225 and €664,100 at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and have transferred … read more