The new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) used his first official foreign trip on Monday to spotlight Nigeria’s nuclear energy ambitions, keeping quiet on other international issues. Yukiya Amano met Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss … read more
Nigeria have rejected the kit currently being marketed worldwide as their 2010 World Cup jerseys, saying a new design had yet to be signed off with kit makers adidas. The ‘new’ kit has been on sale in stores worldwide, and … read more
Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang on Sunday in Kaduna said the absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua had left the nation without a clear direction. Jang urged all Nigerians to embark on special prayers for peace and stability in the nation. … read more
Three of the world’s biggest oil companies are poised to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to hold on to prime concessions in Nigeria following keen Chinese interest in the planet’s 10th richest crude reserves. ExxonMobil, the largest US oil … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua remains in hospital in Saudi Arabia and it is not yet clear when he will be able to return home, a Nigerian ambassador said on Sunday. The 58-year-old leader was flown to a clinic in Jeddah three … read more
The President may write the National Assembly that he is proceeding on vacation to take care of his health, it was learnt yesterday. The vacation is to enable President Umaru Yar’Adua, who has been in Saudi Arabia since November 23 … read more
NIGERIA’s continued existence as a single entity depends on next year’s governorship election in Anambra State and the 2011 general elections, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, warned at the weekend in the United States (US). Talking on Out of Desperation, … read more
Nigeria’s opposition party Action Congress (AC) on Saturday held a congress to elect party officials and debate strategy ahead of general elections in 2011. Former vice president Atiku Abubukar condemned the poor performance of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). … read more
For the third week running, the state of health of the Nigerian President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has dominated front pages in Nigerian newspapers. Suffering from acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart, President Yar’Adua flew to Saudi … read more
Three former American Ambassadors to Nigeria abandoned diplomatese and attempted calling a spade a spade regarding Nigeria’s current global status, and their conclusions are not flattering at all: Nigeria’s so called strategic importance to the US can no longer be … read more