SIX additional ports are to be built by the Federal Government along the lower River Niger in the Niger Delta region. They are to be built at the completion of the dredging of the River Niger, according to the 42nd … read more
A fresh cholera outbreak has claimed the lives of 20 people while 200 others have been infected in Adamawa State in the last five days. The Adamawa State Health Commissioner, Zainab Baba Kwanci, told AFP on Wednesday that, “We have … read more
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday sought the endorsement of the National Assembly for a N352.2 billion supplementary appropriation to enable the Federal Government address emerging challenges of the post-amnesty period in the Niger Delta region. The supplementary budget was received … read more
Kidnappers released the father of former Central bank governor Charles Soludo a few hours ago according to reliable sources. Pa Simon Soludo, 79, was kidnapped by gun men from his country home in Isoufia village in Anambra State last week. … read more
Nearly a month after he beat a Nigerian, John Adeniyi, into a state of coma, a German staff of a construction company, Rainhardt Fleischer, has been deported from the country following the insistence of the leadership of the Senate that … read more
FORMER militants are beginning to doubt the sincerity of the Federal Government over the amnesty which they accepted 30 days ago, as their leaders expressed regret before the Presidential Amnesty Committee led by the Minister of Defence, Major General Godwin … read more
Nigeria’s central bank has ordered the country’s banking sector to report suspicious cash transactions from people involved in politics. The move is part of sweeping reforms made by central bank governor Lamido Sanusi to try and stop corruption. Mr Sanusi … read more
The death toll from last week’s boat accident on a river bordering Benin and Nigeria has risen to 50, most of them being Beninese primary school pupils, a local Red Cross official said on Monday. Thirty-five other passengers were rescued … read more
As the Federal Government fails to firm up its position on its proposed deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector, the price of petrol now sells for =N=150/litre on the streets of Abuja. The confusion over government’s position caused petroleum marketers … read more
Nigeria’s anti-graft police on Monday said they have recovered more than 171 billion naira (1.1 billion dollars) from bad debtors of banks whose chiefs were recently sacked for maladministration. Femi Babafemi of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) told … read more