The Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, announced on Tuesday that his administration will introduce a residents’ identity card scheme. Mr. Fashola disclosed this while presenting the 2010 budget to the State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja. According to him, … read more
Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s second largest economy, will not sign free trade deals with the European Union until it is sure it can comfortably compete, a minister said on Wednesday. “Nigeria has not signed the EPA,” Commerce and Industry Minister Achike … read more
‘To before warned is to before armed,’ goes a wise saying which seems to be acting out in reality in the Nigerian entertainment scene lately. With the incessant kidnappings recorded in the South-East in general, entertainment practitioners all over the … read more
N37 million was spent by the Nigeria Police to purchase 150 trained security dogs and their accessories this year out of the N50 million budgeted for it, Police Affairs Minister Ibrahim Lame said in Abuja yesterday. He said capital appropriation … read more
Nigeria dropped nine places to 130th position out of the 180 countries ranked on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 by Transparency International (TI), a global anti-corruption watchdog. The survey measures domestic public sector corruption in selected countries and … read more
Over 300 Nigerians, mostly fishermen, have arrived the Ekpri-Ikang retu-rnees’ camp following continued harassment by the Cameroon gendarmes in the Bakassi Peninsula. The new arrivals have raised the number of Nigerians who fled the peninsula and are now putting up … read more
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted technical approval to Arik Airlines to begin flights to the U.S. from November 29, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority Harold Demuren, said yesterday in Lagos. The announcement … read more
THE reported abduction of Nollywood star actor and comedian, Nkem Owoh a.k.a. Osuofia on Tuesday, November 11, has added to the worsening wave of kidnapping, insecurity and criminality in the country. The incident has provoked fear among Nollywood actors and … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:52 AM To: Chief Oyibo; Subject: Threat to Ceasefire In the midst of negotiations towards a comprehensive resolution of the unrest in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian military Joint Task Force (JTF) … read more
The army says it will continue to beef up security around oil facilities in the Niger Delta to forestall illegal lifting of crude oil. Suspected oil thieves have increased attacks on oil facilities. The special military force in the Niger … read more