Nigeria will not increase its gasoline prices, President Muhammadu Buhari told his oil minister and state oil firm head, summoned to his villa last week, sources at the compound said. Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, the head of state oil … read more
Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air resumed flights on Wednesday after it had suspended operations after an insurance related problem, Punch reports. Arik Air confirmed on its website that its flight schedule had resumed as usual from 11:00 on Wednesday after … read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria’s over-dependence on oil is to blame for the recession the nation’s economy is passing through. Mohammed made the assertion at a news briefing at his residence in Oro, Irepodun Local … read more
Hundreds of air travellers booked on Nigerian Arik airline are currently stranded across the country, following the inability of the airline to airlift them to their destinations. Since early morning today, none of the airline’s aircraft has been operated to … read more
Forty-one Nigerian students have sued Alabama State University for misusing their government’s scholarship money, overcharging the students, and treating them “like animals.” Though it is one of America’s historically black colleges, the students think discrimination was a contributory factor. “I’m … read more
About 65 police personnel have been arrested for various offences in the last one-month in Lagos State. The arrests were made in different parts of the state by the Anti-Extortionist Squad in the Lagos State Police Command. Already, some of … read more
Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria have started to refuel abroad to bypass pricey, and increasingly scarce, jet fuel as the oil producer battles a hard currency shortage that has made fuel available only at a very high price. It is … read more
Six U.S. citizens and a Nigerian national were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for their roles in online fraud schemes that distributed more than $40 million in counterfeit checks using “mystery shopper” websites and work-from-home scams. The criminal enterprise was … read more
The Nigerian Navy ( NN ) on Saturday said that it raided illegal crude oil bunkers and arrested seven suspected oil thieves. This is contained in a statement signed by its Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in Abuja. “In … read more
The police in Lagos State has foiled a kidnap-attempt and rescued an Indian national from suspected kidnappers in Ikorodu area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Fatai Owoseni, confirmed this on Thursday to newsmen at … read more