Police arrested seven people in connection with Muslim-Christian clashes in northern Nigeria as the death toll from the weekend unrest rose to 11, police and Red Cross officials said Monday. “So far the number of those killed stands at 11,” … read more
Thirteen Filipinos convicted and sentenced for stealing crude oil in Nigeria have been given a lawyer by their employer, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. DFA spokesman Bayani Mangibin said the owner of the M/T Akuada had retained a … read more
Gunmen ambushed a busload of football fans travelling to a match in southern Nigeria on Saturday and killed at least six in an apparent revenge attack, police and local officials said. The supporters were travelling from Yenegoa in Bayelsa state … read more
Two Russians abducted in Nigeria’s restive Niger Delta in December have been rescued after escaping from their captors, the Nigerian military said Thursday. The Russians “escaped from an unidentified militant camp” and had been wandering in the creeks for five … read more
The Delta Police Command on Thursday raided the hideout of a gang of kidnappers in Okpanam community, Asaba and freed an eight-year-old girl and arrested two suspects. One of the suspects was shot in the right leg while trying to … read more
Nigeria’s Capital Oil & Gas Industries Ltd. plans to build a refinery in Lagos with the state government. The partners want to form a joint venture and are carrying out an environmental impact assessment for the 100,000-200,000 b/d refinery. They … read more
Avian flu was detected in Africa 2006 when cases were confirmed at poultry farms in Nigeria. The news sparked fears that the conditions in Africa – poverty, porous borders and the lack of any regulation in the poultry markets – … read more
A United States armoured vehicle manufacturing firm, Texas Armouring Corporation (TAC), said to be the leader in lightweight armoured vehicles, announced yesterday that the company was working closely with high-profile Nigerian government officials and key business leaders to help implement … read more
A global environmental group, the Greenpeace, says Nigeria has become a dumping ground for potentially toxic electronic waste such as televisions disguised as second-hand goods from developed countries. “Nigeria is just one of many destinations for the developed world‘s toxic … read more
Nigeria lost $12,600,000 (about N1.827 billion) on Wednesday, two days after Shell cut 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) from its production. On top of that, there is a languid price of oil on the international market, which sank below $35 … read more