The Nigerian Army has restricted troop movements due to what is says is rising tension as the West African nation’s president remains in Saudi Arabia receiving medical treatment, a top general said Monday. Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau told reporters that … read more
Nigeria is continuing talks with Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Chevron Corp. on the renewal of their expired oil licenses in Nigeria’s shallow waters, Petroleum Minister of State Odein Ajumogobia said in a statement. Negotiations haven’t been affected by the … read more
Some Nigerian newspapers are reporting that intensive care health equipment is being flown into Nigeria to prepare for the return of President Yar’Adua to Nigeria. Punch newspapers is reporting that “There were strong indications on Sunday that the Presidency had … read more
ALLEGATIONS of bias by the military authorities in the deployment of troops in Jos, Plateau State have been refuted by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Armoured Division, Maj-Gen. Saleh Maina. Through his Public Relations Officer, Lt. Col. Galadima Shekari, … read more
Youths from Niger Delta region have demanded that Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan be sworn in immediately to steer the ship of state following the long absence of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua occasioned by ill health. Acting under the aegis … read more
Nigeria has an estimated 50 million illiterate adults, 60 per cent of whom are women, local newspaper, Daily Trust, quoted the Minister of State for Education, Hajiya Aishatu Jibril Dukku, as saying at the weekend. Speaking at the commissioning of … read more
Twenty-eight more bodies were on Sunday found in a central Nigerian village following Muslim-Christian clashes that have left hundreds dead, the Kuru Karama village head told AFP. “We found 28 more bodies today in a pit in a bush on … read more
There were indications yesterday that the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia may be getting increasingly uncomfortable with the continuing stay of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Jeddah, as they believe “he is … read more
Nigeria’s population of more than 149 million people is made up of over 250 ethnic groups. It is also split along religious lines with Muslims making up about 50 per cent of the population, Christians 40 per cent and the … read more
Nigeria said Saturday it was considering plans to use light vessels to supply crude oil to its dormant refineries after years of attacks on pipelines by armed militants in southern Niger Delta. “We are considering the use of smaller vessels … read more