A Nigerian man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in US prison for orchestrating an advance payment scam that bilked victims out of more than $1.3m. Okpako Mike Diamreyan, 31, was ordered to serve 151 months in federal … read more
Nigeria’s economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country’s finance minister has told the BBC. Olusegun Aganga’s prediction comes after the Nigerian economy grew by more than 7% in the first half of … read more
The federal government at the weekend filed two different sets of charges in two courts in Abuja, against some men alleged to have been implicated in the Halliburton bribery scandal. This may well put an end to speculations that the … read more
The ex-militants stood in line like school children waiting to enter a camp and learn to abandon violence, but the question of who killed one of their leaders threatened the uneasy arrangement. “If at the end of the investigation the … read more
Nigeria risks social unrest in the coming years unless the oil-rich nation takes advantage of its resources and creates jobs for its swelling youth population, a report released on Wednesday warned. The report commissioned by the British Council said Africa’s … read more
Heavy rains in recent weeks have killed at least three people and displaced thousands in northern Nigeria where entire villages have been submerged and farms destroyed, officials said Wednesday. “We lost a whole village and its crop fields to the … read more
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it’s on course for holding the presidential election in January. An exact date is expected to be announced this week by the INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. Analysts say the commission has a … read more
Nigeria needs $5 billion annually over the next 10 years in order to achieve stable power supply in line with the Vision 20:2020. Barth Nnaji, special adviser to the president on power and chairman of the presidential task force on … read more
Domestic passengers in their thousands were on Wednesday left stranded at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), Lagos by Arik Air, as the carrier could not fly the travellers to their destinations after being grounded by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency … read more
Nigeria’s government locked out hundreds of workers who showed up late in the capital on Tuesday as part of efforts to instill discipline among notoriously nonchalant civil servants. Doors were locked at 8:30 am — the official, if widely ignored, … read more