The parents of the nearly 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, who have been held captive by Boko Haram since April 2014, remain hopeful along with the activists that the girls will regain their freedom but are “justifiably worried” by the government’s “lethargy…and … read more
Nigeria has resumed payments to former militants in the Niger Delta region as part of an amnesty deal reached in 2009. The payment of cash stipends were granted to militants on condition they stop carrying out oil pipeline attacks and … read more
Arik Air flights were yesterday grounded at the Lagos Airport over its inability to secure aviation aviation, it was learnt. According to a source close to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the inability of carrier to air lift passengers … read more
Concerns over inconveniences and revenue loss notwithstanding, domestic airlines in the country may be in for a boom when the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway is closed for repair. Experts, who made this disclosure, said several foreign airlines currently … read more
Nigeria’s peace drive in the oil-rich delta region suffered a major setback on Sunday night when a key militant group slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly stalling the peace process. In a statement, the Movement for the Emancipation of the … read more
Nigeria’s naira currency lost around a third of its offical value against the dollar in 2016 while the stock market declined 6.17 percent over the same period, reflecting the economic crisis in Africa’s biggest economy. The currency closed at 305 … read more
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Friday shut down the lubricant section of French oil giant, Total over allegations of anti-labour practices. The South-West Chairman of NUPENG, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, told the News Agency of … read more
Around 100 bags of “plastic rice” seized in Lagos have turned out to contain real but contaminated rice, authorities said Friday in Nigeria, where prices for the staple have rocketed. Tests on the rice have shown that the product is … read more
Video surfaced online Thursday apparently showing two Toronto sisters, believed to be detained in Nigeria, delivering a scripted apology to a billionaire. It was an odd turn in an already confounding case that has seen the glamorous pair reportedly tangled … read more
A human rights lawyer says three convicted criminals have been secretly executed in the first hangings in Nigeria since 2003. The executions breach a seven-year moratorium on the death penalty here. Chino Obiagwu of the Legal Defence and Assistance Project … read more