The commercial launch of Main One Cable yesterday has opened a new era in Nigeria’s internet access market, with promises of new terabits up-grades that beat analysts’ expectations and have begun to erase doubts that the cable company has its … read more
Talks to shelve the planned strike by the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) commenced on Tuesday in Abuja, but negotiation was shifted to August 3. A statement signed by Emmanuel Aziken, the special assistant on media … read more
NO fewer than five persons were killed in the Plateau State capital, yesterday, in another violence which was sparked off by the burial of some of those killed in last weekend’s attack on Mazah, near Jos. Eye witnesses said emotions … read more
Nigerian police have arrested four suspects in connection with the kidnapping of four journalists freed after being held for a week in the country’s oil-rich south, authorities said on Monday. “Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the kidnap … read more
THERE are some peculiarities that make Nigeria stand out in the comity of nations. Unfortunately, almost all of these peculiarities are on the negative side. They are issues or factors that tend to provide a wide gap between Nigeria and … read more
Sections of the former military president, Ibrahim Babangida’s campaign organisation collapsed at the weekend as state coordinators of his campaign in the 2007 general election, at the weekend, dumped him for President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign team. The former Babangida state … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated the determination of the government to tackle the problem of insecurity in the country. The President was responding to concerns of leaders from the South East, who visited the State House on Monday. In their … read more
The problems associated with the operations of the 30 oil wells belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Ogoniland is set to be resolved as the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), the producing arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation … read more
The four Nigerian journalists who were freed from one week of captivity by their abductors Sunday have revealed that their kidnappers threatened to kill them during their incarceration. One of the journalists, Sylvester Okereke, said the gunmen blindfolded them and … read more
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) has warned that it will soon stop supplying petroleum products to Abuja and its environs as a result of what it described as insensitivity of the federal government to its demands. … read more