The soldiers arrived in the middle of the night, tearing through the village of Nigerian refugees, barging into stick huts where families slept in knots on the floor. For years, those refugees had been on the run from Boko Haram … read more
There was confusion in Abuja on Thursday between the Residents of Games Village Estate and the leader of the Lebanese community, Albert Alwan, for allegedly blocking the road to the estate with a container. The Lebanese community was said to … read more
Nigeria’s health minister has declared that the outbreak of meningitis in the country is over, but only after it killed 1,166 people, most’, of’ them children. “We have formally declared the meningitis outbreak over,” Isaac Adewole told reporters in the … read more
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Michel Arrion, says EU will not increase its financial assistance to Nigeria. Mr. Arrion made this known in Abuja while delivering a Distinguished Lecture organised by the IBB Golf Club, with … read more
Nigeria’s state-owned oil company said it signed a deal with Schlumberger Ltd. to provide $700 million for the development of two oil fields in the country’s crude-rich south. The Anyala and Madu fields, estimated to have reserves of 193 million … read more
The Presidency on Thursday said the retention of the Presidential Aircraft, NAF 001, in London where President Muhammadu Buhari is currently receiving medical attention was borne out protocol, national security, diplomacy and prestige. The Senior Special Assistant to the President … read more
The widows of four of nine men executed by Nigeria’s military regime in 1995 have filed a civil lawsuit seeking compensation and an apology from Royal Dutch Shell for alleged complicity in a military crackdown, according to a writ filed … read more
In a sharp contrast to 10 years ago when Nigerian private sector companies were responsible for just 6 percent of daily production despite owning over 30 percent of licences, indigenous private sector players have started to develop the technical expertise … read more
Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram is believed to have released a video confirming the abduction of policewomen in the country’s north-east in June. The video was released through Nigerian journalist Ahmad Salkida, who has close connections to some members of … read more
Indications emerged yesterday, that abductors of the six Senior Secondary School students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, in Epe area of Lagos, have threatened to relocate the victims following a close call at their camp by security agents. The students … read more