Nigeria denied on Thursday its customs officials were behind a blockade at the border with Niger that has stopped all imports including food entering its impoverished, land-locked neighbour. There has been no official explanation for the blockage, which has paralysed … read more
AS fuel queues continue to emerge in most cities in Nigeria, the Federal Government has again declared that it is yet to take a decision on the take-off date of the deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil and … read more
The organised labour in the country has threatened a nationwide strike if the Federal Government goes ahead to implement the deregulation of the nation’s downstream oil and gas sector without meeting the set precedent conditions to cushion the effect on … read more
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Dimeji Bankole and his deputy, Honourable Usman Bayero Nafada, are said to have acquired nine bullet-proof cars each for their official use and in preparation for 2011 governorship elections in their respective states. … read more
is facing allegations of playing ‘bangers’. This time, Nigeria are in the dock over claims that their U-17 captain, Fortune Chukwudi, is actually 25. Nigeria are currently hosting the U-17 World Cup and are through to the last eight after … read more
Mercel Awokulehin, a Judge of the Federal High Court Asaba, today Friday, November 6, 2009, adjourned the case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against former Delta State governor, James Ibori. The case was adjourned to Monday, November … read more
LEADER of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah and the Chairman, Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, Mr. Ledum Mitee, have expressed serious doubts over the effort by the Federal Government to tackle … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has assured that the position of its leader, Mr. Henry Okah on the amnesty programme of the federal government while reflecting the truth of the situation will not lead to … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua said yesterday that there was no going back on the planned deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. The policy also received the backing of the House of Representatives as the Lower Chamber asked … read more
Health officials in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, have urged Nigerians not to panic following the detection of the first case of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, in the country. A nine-year old American girl in Lagos … read more