Negotiators representing militants in Nigeria’s oil region in talks with the government said they’ll pull out of the process if some demands aren’t met by November, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of not doing enough for peace. The efforts of … read more
The home of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital, Abuja, has been “stripped bare” by burglars, according to a statement from his spokesperson quoted by the Premium Times newspaper. The burglary happened last month but Ikechukwu Eze said that he … read more
More than 40 men were arrested over the weekend for homosexual acts in Nigeria, police say. They are due to appear in court later. A 2015 survey conducted by London-based gay Nigerian activist organization found that 87% of Nigerian residents … read more
No fewer than two million containers laden with various cargoes worth over N5 trillion are currently stranded at the Lagos port complex, due to the inability of importers to evacuate them. The Guardian’s investigations showed that many of the cargoes … read more
After trading at over U.S.$100 per barrel for some years, the price of oil began to tumble down around July, 2014, falling to below U.S.$30 per barrel. The collapse of the price of crude created serious economic crisis for oil-reliant … read more
Boko Haram Islamists have published a video showing three kidnapped members of an oil exploration team, after an ambush in northeast Nigeria earlier this week that killed at least 50. In the four-minute video, the trio identify themselves as being … read more
A four-storey residential building collapsed in Nigeria’s largest city and killed at least eight people, emergency officials and an Associated Press photographer in Lagos said yesterday. Authorities said at least 15 people had been rescued from the rubble of the … read more
Suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed an exploration team working for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., killing 10 people, the Nigerian army said. The dead include one civilian and the rest of those killed were soldiers escorting the oil company employees, … read more
Nigeria’s upper house of parliament voted on Wednesday to weaken the power of the presidency and strengthen the legislature. The move came with approval of a series of amendments to the country’s constitution. If approved by the lower house and … read more
A Nigerian court has struck out a criminal case against a man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Joachim Iroko Chinakwe has been standing trial since August last year in Ota, southwest Nigeria, … read more