U.N. Children’s Fund warns that about 75,000 children will die next year in Nigeria. The horrible prediction is based on famine-like conditions created by Boko Haram if donors don’t respond quickly. The Fund stresses that’s far more than the 20,000 … read more
Nigeria’s government can take the local units of Chevron Corp. and Total SA to trial for illegally exporting oil, a judge said. Justice Cecilia Olatoregun dismissed claims from the companies that they had no cases to answer at a hearing … read more
21 Nigerians have so far died while performing this year’s hajj in Saudi Arabia, Head of the medical team of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, has said. He spoke on Thursday at a meeting between … read more
THREE persons were feared dead after a school building located in the densely populated Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, collapsed, yesterday. The victims were; headmaster of the school, a parent, who had come to pay her child’s school fees and … read more
A 35-year-old man, Ejike Onyejekwe, has been killed in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos State. It was learnt that the victim, who lived on 21 Road, K Close, FESTAC, was stabbed to death after winning a lot of money … read more
Emirates Airlines has rejected the Nigerian currency, naira, for payment by travellers to Brazil.The Dubai-based airline is rather demanding a credit card mode of payment from passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The development, which caught many … read more
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, says Nigeria’s foreign reserves have reduced from $26.51 billion in the second quarter of 2016 to $24.74 billion in September. Udoma on Tuesday said this at the 57th annual … read more
MTN shares slumped the most in almost two months after Nigerian lawmakers raised new allegations about the wireless carrier, this time accusing the company of illegally moving almost $14 billion out of its largest market. Nigeria’s Senate will thoroughly investigate … read more
Tired of watching her five children go hungry in a camp for people fleeing Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, Amina Ali Pulka decided to befriend a young man who worked in the kitchen. Desperate due to the lack of aid … read more
The much anticipated Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island areas of Lagos, South commenced simultaneously on Saturday with officials of the State Task Force and other agencies clearing illegal structures and shanties and same being carted away by trucks … read more