The tyre of a Boeing 767 aircraft belonging to Qatar Airways exploded while attempting to take off at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos. The aircraft, which had hundreds of passengers on board, was said to have initiated take-off on … read more
Two Nigerian soldiers have been arrested and charged with assault after they were filmed beating a disabled man with sticks in a busy street. The army said the reason for the assault, in Onitsha in Anambra state on Tuesday, appeared … read more
The Nigerian Navy has rescued an oil tanker from pirates near Bonny Island, even as the number of high-seas hijackers is at an 18-year low, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). Nigerian Navy Captain Sulieman Dahun said the naval … read more
Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from Nigeria and across Africa under the rallying call “Be the change: unite for a better Internet”. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the people who … read more
Paxful, a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace for Bitcoin, plans to enter Nigeria and leverage growing interest in the digital currency in Africa’s most populous country. The new marketplace provides users with over 300 payment methods, including Paypayl, Western Union and Amazon … read more
Nigeria’s Arik Air was taken over by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), established by the government in 2010, yesterday to prevent the company from going bust. Arik Air, which had the biggest passenger turnover of all airlines in … read more
The Russian captain of a German-owned cargo ship abducted by pirates off the West African coast of Nigeria has informed relatives that all the crew members are alive, Russian state news agency, RIA Novosti, reported on Thursday. The ship, BBC … read more
Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday, said he would banish yellow commercial buses from Lagos roads this year. Ambode spoke at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Value and Leadership with theme: “Living Well Together, Tomorrow: The … read more
It is about a year since the photo of a Danish aid worker giving water to an emaciated Nigerian toddler went viral. The child was visibly weak, his limbs little more than flesh and bone. But a year later the … read more
Hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets in Lagos on Monday to protest against the government’s handling of the country’s economic crisis and demand solutions to a crippling recession. Some 500 people gathered from early morning at the National Stadium … read more