ExxonMobil Nigeria weekend listed the major challenges to be faced by operators in the oil and gas industry in the implementation of the Nigerian Content Development Act. The company’s manager in charge of the Nigerian Content Development, Pekun Oyeleke, listed … read more
SPAR, the world’s largest food retailer with approximately 20,000 stores in 35 countries, is opening its first flagship store in Lagos in August to set up a fierce competition with retail leader, Shoprite, which first opened in Nigeria more than … read more
Nigerian politicians are attempting to sabotage an amnesty deal aimed at ending years of unrest in the country’s oil-rich south, the ex-leader of an armed group said on Saturday. Ateke Tom, who has joined the amnesty programme, said a protest … read more
The summit of the Developing 8 (D-8), a new national minimum wage for workers and Nigeria’s last-minute escape from FIFA sanctions were the top stories this past week in Nigeria. While ThisDay newspaper headlined its story “Jonathan Calls on D-8 … read more
Gwale Local Government Area in Kano State has distributed 2,000 goats to indigent people, as part of its efforts to alleviate poverty in the area. The council Chairman, Abbas Sani, disclosed this at Gwale on Friday during a community session … read more
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said the Nigerian Federal Government deliberately misinformed the government and people of Ghana through Nigerian Commission in Ghana about the Niger Delta struggle. The group alleged that the Nigerian High … read more
Nigeria has asked the United Kingdom to extradite the former chief of one of the banks rescued in a $4 billion bailout last year so he can face graft charges at home, the anti-corruption police said on Friday. Erastus Akingbola, … read more
The Federal Government, in an effort to underscore its commitment in reduction of maternal and child mortality rate in the country yesterday flagged off phase 1 field ambulances distribution to 16 states. Three of each out of the 48 ambulances … read more
The rising wave of communal clashes, including the recent Jos crises in Plateau State, has significantly increased the population of Nigerians living as refugees in the country to 1.6 million. This latest number obtained in Abuja at the National Commission … read more
The European Commission is seeking to dismantle the drug cartels that use West Africa as a courier channel to funnel illicit drugs to Europe. According to Mitchell Ofoyeju, spokesman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), a team of … read more