The southern Nigerian oil state of Bayelsa accused its deputy governor of misconduct on Tuesday, deepening a political standoff and heightening the risk of unrest ahead of elections next year. World Police bolstered security around Government House and the House … read more
Nigeria’s central bank is extending a 500bn naira ($3.3bn; £2.3bn) bail-out to its troubled airlines. The fund, first announced in March, was originally meant to stimulate credit to the power and manufacturing sectors. The country’s aviation industry, already hit by … read more
A spokesman for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment has said a cloud of poisonous chlorine gas that swept over a densely-populated suburb of the northern city of Kaduna over the weekend has been brought under control. About 300 people, … read more
To stem the tide of extra judicial torture in the country, the Federal Government, has begun the probe allegations against security agencies in the country. Chairman of the National Committee on torture, Samson Sani Ameh, told the NEXT in a … read more
Following Saturday’s emission from a poisonous gas in Kaduna State , which led to the hospitalization of at least 500 residents, the Federal Government has awarded contracts for the establishment of special response centres across the country to handle cases … read more
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, would return to Nigeria on June 6, this year, after spending one year, five months and three days on self exile. He fled the country on January … read more
AS Nigerians await the appointment of a new Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has nominated a Nigerian whom he had not seen before to take up the plum job. The President, … read more
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades. We reached the edge of the oil spill near the Nigerian village of … read more
Being outside of the media spotlight for ‘rich’ countries, Nigeria doesn’t receive the same media attention as the ongoing oil leak of America’s coast. But it should. And here’s why… On 1 May this year a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline in … read more
UN chief Ban Ki-moon persuaded Malawi’s president to pardon a gay couple jailed for holding a wedding, but his call to reform anti-gay laws poses a challenge to most of Africa. Ban repeatedly praised President Bingu wa Mutharika for his … read more