About 20 armed men have kidnapped 11 persons in Fufore Local Government Area of Adamawa State and demanded a ransom of N11 million from their families, police say in Yola, the state capital. Addressing a news conference in his office, … read more
(Reuters) – Local residents blew up a Nigerian oil pipeline operated by Italy’s Eni in the restive Niger Delta, cutting output further in the world’s eighth largest oil exporter, a state governor said on Thursday. It was the second attack … read more
For the umpteenth time, Lagosians groaned and moaned as flood brought the city to a halt yesterday after a heavy downpour. Bitter Lagosians queried why the celebrated capacity of the state government to extract taxes, levies, fines and penalties from … read more
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has temporarily shut the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport to tow the Chanchangi Aircraft, B737-200, which overshot the runway on Monday evening when it landed at the airport. The closure came as … read more
Britain and Nigeria will be seeking ways to tackle one of the fastest growing criminal rackets in the world, the industrial-scale theft of Nigerian crude oil, when Gordon Brown, Britain�s prime minister, hosts the Nigerian president Umaru Yar�Adua in London … read more
As oil prices and profits soar, Nigeria is struggling with how to share the wealth for the benefit of the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja that a top Nigerian legislator is seeking a more judicious use … read more
MORE than 80 per cent of Nigerian youths are unemployed, the Minister of Youth Development, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi has said. He based his assertion on data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Even the 10 per cent of the entire … read more
(Reuters) – Armed pirates raided a Norwegian freighter in Nigerian waters on Tuesday, officials said. Norwegian company Spar Shipping AS, which owns the 53,000 dead weight tonnes Spar Gemeni vessel, confirmed the raid occured and that the crew were again … read more
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua in London on Wednesday and is expected to discuss ways to help Nigeria tackle lawlessness in its oil-producing Niger Delta. Below are answers to some questions about the … read more
Britain is offering to help Nigeria crack down on violence in the troubled Niger Delta, which he said has disrupted oil supplies from the African nation, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Speaking ahead of talks in London with Nigerian … read more