A month after Nigeria’s ruling party ruled he may stand for re-election next year, President Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday he intends to run. Jonathan said he plans to make a formal declaration about his candidacy Saturday. “In presenting myself for … read more
A day after the South-South Peoples Assembly (SSPA) suspended media mogul, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, for joining ex-military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida’s presidential train towards the 2011 elections, a foremost militants’ coalition in the Niger Delta, Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), has declared … read more
Industry professionals in Nigeria’s aviation sector are of diverse views concerning the ‘pay as you go’ mode of payment aimed at collecting terminal navigational charges from domestic airlines, which was recently introduced by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). With … read more
Muslims in the largely agrarian community of Ago-Iwoye, in Nigeria’s South-west Ogun state, Friday joined their counterparts across Nigeria and beyond to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fasting as signified by the Eid-el-Fitr festival. Dressed in colourful attires, they … read more
The Nigerian government is struggling to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months. About 13,000 people have been sickened, according to the nation’s health ministry, and poorly funded clinics are jammed with patients. The … read more
Chevron Corpsuccessfully beat back an attempt by Nigerian villagers to holdit liable for a deadly clash on an oil platform in Nigeria, afederal appeals court ruled Friday. In 2008 a Northern California jury decided Chevron did nothave to pay compensation … read more
Two Russian sailors kidnapped a month ago in Nigeria’s restive oil rich Niger Delta have been freed, an intelligence chief said on Wednesday. Ivanoc Igov and Pukki Andrey, who were seized from their cargo vessel on August 11 off Nigeria’s … read more
Nigeria has set off on what some may consider a near impossible task in Africa’s most populous nation — holding fair elections — and has upped the ante by giving itself only four months to prepare. The electoral commission said … read more
Nigeria is ranked 127th in the list of country’s economic competence, falling six steps from last year’s ranking of 121th according to the Global Competitive Report. This is coming as the nation battles with fixing critical infrastructure such as power … read more
Muslims across the country today joined their compatriots around the world to celebrate the end of the month-long Ramadan. Prayers and festivities marked the Eid-el Fitri, with many taking advantage of the two-day public holiday declared by the federal government … read more