Nigeria, which narrowly avoided a diplomatic spat with Iran over the importation of military-grade weapons into the African nation, may report the illegals arms shipment from Iran to the UN Security Council Tuesday, the local media reported Monday. Nigeria’s Foreign … read more
Nigeria’s special joint military force has arrested over 400 suspected kidnappers in four oil-producing states in the Niger Delta in under seven weeks, an army spokesman said on Sunday. “From the start of our operation on September 28, 2010 to … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group in its oil-rich southern delta has released a list of hostage names taken from an offshore oil rig. In an e-mailed communique Friday morning, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta identified the seven … read more
Nigerian workers on Wednesday called off a strike begun earlier in the day that had shut down government offices and public services, but vowed to keep pushing for a new minimum wage. Two main labour unions after emergency talks said … read more
Nigeria on Wednesday marked 15 years since the execution of activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, whose campaign against the oil industry drew the world’s attention to abuses in his native region. The anniversary came at a tense time for Nigeria, one of … read more
Authorities say a mother travelling with seven children has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle assault rifles for a violent Muslim sect into northern Nigeria. Local police chief Mohammed Abubakar said Wednesday the 35-year-old woman was arrested took a … read more
Authorities say an unidentified man jumped into the personal car of Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo and punched him. Airport police commissioner Chris Ola says the attack happened Monday morning at Lagos’ busy Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Ola says the … read more
Nigerian workers will go ahead with their plan to launch a nationwide pay strike on Wednesday, one of their union leaders said after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan on Tuesday cut short his official visit to Lagos to … read more
Security forces sought Tuesday to free seven foreign hostages after an attack on an oil rig and support vessel off Nigeria, as the incident raised new concerns over one of the world’s largest oil industries. The hostages taken in the … read more
At least, two persons were feared dead in a clash between youths from Egi community in Rivers State and security personnel guarding a facility belonging to an oil servicing firm. The News Agency of Nigeria reports said that youths from … read more