Two stories which occupied the headlines the past week pathetically illustrate not only the moral morass into which the nation has sunk, but also how bestial and uncaring we have become towards one another at different levels in our society. … read more
A Maersk Line container vessel came under attack from Nigerian pirates on Saturday according to a report by a security broker. The Singapore-flagged, 61,614 dwt boxship Maersk Cotonou was attacked Rivers State Nigeria close to Bonny Island according to a … read more
Three days after Chijioke Obioha, a 38-year-old Nigerian, was executed in Singapore for drug trafficking, The Guardian has received a prison note smuggled out of Dong-guan prison in China by a source, which gave graphic details of the plights of … read more
The Nigerian economy shrank further by 2.24% year-on-year in the third quarter on the back of a slump in oil production, the country’s economic mainstay, according to government figures Monday. Nigeria, which was Africa’s largest oil producer until a few … read more
Nigeria may be set for a total blackout as power generation as well as distribution companies say over N400bn debts are stifling their operations, Punch reports. While GENCOs’ debt is put at over N300bn, DISCOs have complained of being owed over … read more
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is fighting lawsuits this coming week in London and the Netherlands over its environmental record in Nigeria, highlighting the quagmire of problems the energy company faces there as it tries to pivot away from the West … read more
Nigerians are demanding justice for the seven-year-old boy who was lynched for stealing garri. A video which went virile on social media showed group of people beating, stoning and finally setting a boy between the ages 7-16 ablaze. “So the … read more
An escalating food crisis in Nigeria threatens to overwhelm an already desperately under-funded humanitarian response. Here’s what you need to know. What’s the situation? Children are paying the price as fighting between insurgents and the Nigerian government has intensfied – … read more
Three suicide bombers, two females and a male, on Friday struck in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Two of the bombers, however, killed themselves at a police checkpoint near the Federal High Court Complex in Maiduguri, after police officers on … read more
Summary Throughout the year, Nigeria’s oil sector has been caught in a cycle of sporadic attacks and fitful negotiations to resolve local grievances and restore peace — and oil production — in the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Avengers militant group announced … read more