Members of Nigeria’s parliament have launched an investigation into the country’s oil and gas business. The probe aims to shed light on the impenetrable corruption that dogs the industry in the country. It follows a similar probe into the power … read more
The daughter of Nigeria’s former leader has told the BBC she is the victim of a “witch hunt” led by the country’s anti-corruption police. Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello says she is being persecuted for being related to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo. … read more
America has ruled out acting as a mediator between Abuja and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a key demand by the militants to end their attacks on oil facilities and personnel in the volatile area. … read more
The abductors of Mrs. Margaret Idisi, wife of the oil magnate and chairman of Lonstar Drilling, Chief Humphrey Idisi, are now demanding a ransom of N1 billion for her release. Nigerian Tribune learnt from a family source yesterday that the … read more
President Umaru Yar�Adua has directed the Minister of State for Transportation in charge of Aviation, Mr. Felix Hyatt, to investigate reports of maltreatment of Nigerian passengers by foreign airlines. The President, according to a source in the Presidency, was particularly … read more
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it was forced to shut 169,000 barrels of Bonny Light crude oil production in Nigeria for repair work following sabotage to a pipeline last week. Shell has declared force majeure on Bonny Light exports. … read more
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CA-COL), a Lagos-based non-governmental organization, is demanding a probe of Nigeria�s former President Olusegun Obasanjo over allegations of corruption. The group petitioned the National Assembly to look into how the former president acquired his wealth … read more
Polio cases have nearly doubled this year in the West African nation of Nigeria as officials struggle to fight various natural strains of the virus as well as an outbreak set off by the polio vaccine itself three years ago. … read more
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has claimed responsibility for yesterday�s attack on pipelines belonging to Shell and Cheveron in Isaka and Abonema (close to Idama flow station) of Rivers State. In addition, the group has written … read more
Women formed the majority of victims of the HIV/AIDS which claimed about 400,000 lives in Nigeria in 2007, just as N800 million has been earmarked to be expended in Nasarawa State on the control of the disease in 2008. The … read more