CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri expressed optimism that the detained former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori will soon be extradited to United Kingdom, UK, where he is expected to face charges … read more
Nigeria, recording more than 43 million Internet users, has surpassed Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Kenya as the largest Internet market in Africa. Nigeria, recording more than 43 million Internet users, has surpassed Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Kenya as … read more
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has outlined an end to the country’s power debacle; proposing 700 kilovolts- an estimated 3.5-billion-dollar electricity grid that will reduce the amount of power currently lost in transmission. But does his promise to generate more electric … read more
A total of 124 Nigerians have been deported from London following issues of indistinctness in their travel documents. The deportees who arrived the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos over the weekend through a chartered aircraft with registration number PVT009 … read more
A condemned building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital has killed 19 people, police said on Thursday, while squatters who lived there described jumping from two storeys up to escape. The collapse early Wednesday involved a half-built building that authorities said … read more
Nigeria’s ruling party chief said Thursday President Goodluck Jonathan can run in upcoming elections amid a dispute over whether a candidate from the mainly Muslim north should be chosen instead. Okwesilieze Nwodo’s comments, however, did not endorse the president. “Jonathan … read more
Nigeria will have its own nuclear power plant in the next three years, the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) said here Wednesday, adding, however, that the plant would be only for the generation of electricity. Director General of NAEC, Dr. … read more
A cholera outbreak has killed 40 people while 115 others have been infected in northern Nigeria’s Borno State in the past week, a senior official said on Thursday. “We have recorded cholera outbreak in eight of the 27 local governments … read more
Body scanners bought for Nigeria’s international airports in the wake of a Christmas Day bomb attempt remain unused months later, though officials said Wednesday that U.S. air marshals now protect flights coming into the West African nation. Harold Demuren, director … read more
A residential building collapsed on Wednesday in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, killing at least two people and trapping several others under the rubble, officials said. “Some people are still trapped,” a government official speaking on condition of anonymity said … read more