IT was a tragic day in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Tuesday when people suspected to be cultists unleashed mayhem on the Choba Park campus of the University of Port Harcourt, killing a lecturer, two students, a woman passerby and … read more
Productivity in the Nigerian economy is likely to fall in the next four years, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligent Unit (EIU), contradicting government�s projection for the same period. According to the report, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), … read more
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 80 metric tonnes of cannabis in one of its largest ever hauls, officials say. The drugs were seized by NDLEA agents in a single raid in the south-western city of Ibadan, … read more
As the deadline for the voluntary disengagement of staff of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) expired last Friday, the management of the oil company is set to lay off about 2,500 of its workforce, who refused to cash in on … read more
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state yesterday took a cursory look at the high level of insecurity in the Niger Delta region and declared that he had never been involved in the arming of any militant group either for political … read more
Mobile telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Communications Limited will on Saturday pay N175 worth of airtime to each of its 15 million subscribers as compensation for the pains they suffered as a result of congestion on its network during the month … read more
Operational problems and keener competition caused by the convergence of technologies have shut down more than 50 percent of the country�s cyber cafes. Industry watchers say even more will be forced to think up new survival strategies or close down … read more
Extra precautions taken by the Nigerian security agencies may have scuttled plans by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to carry out planned deadly attacks in the oil region Thursday, to coincide with the observance of … read more
Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar-Adua embarks on a four-day state visit to South Africa today amid attempts by his country to seek compensation for victims of anti-immigrant violence. “The president will leave Abuja on Monday and return on Thursday,” for a … read more
Nigeria�s coastal waters are proving increasingly perilous for mariners. Some 42 attacks on ships were reported in 2007 compared with 28 in 2004, according to the International Maritime Bureau. But the attacks are increasing by the day so much so … read more