The United States has approved three Nigerian carriers: Arik Air, Bellview Airline and Virgin Nigeria, to fly to different cities in America. The Federal Government and the United States signed open skies agreement when former US President, Bill Clinton visited … read more
Concerned by the continued crisis, especially child kidnapping and hostage taking in the Niger Delta, the Action Congress has called on the Federal Government to create a separate ministry for the region. The party said the creation of the Ministry … read more
TO achieve its dream of ranking among the strongest economies of the world by 2020, Nigeria must make infrastructure development one of its topmost priorities. The advice came at the weekend in Abuja from the lead Economist, Poverty Reduction and … read more
HOPE for full restoration of peace, which has eluded troubled Okrika community in Rivers State, has emerged, following a declaration to that effect by the leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante, Ateke Tom and the leaders of other rival militant … read more
Major contractors handling federal government projects in five oil producing states of the Niger Delta and another non-oil bearing state in the South East, have abandoned their projects because of rising cases of insecurity and youth restiveness in the areas. … read more
THE Lagos State Police Command, in its effort to reduce crime in the metropolis, said it has carried out a six-day crime fighting operation, leading to the arrest of 640 suspected armed robbers and a number of arms and ammunition. … read more
The Education Secretary of Aba South Local Government Education Authority in Abia, Mrs. Ejindu Ejindu, on Friday narrowly escaped death when a bomb exploded in her office. The blast, which occurred around 1.30 p.m., shattered parts of her office, situated … read more
Kidnappers operating from Anambra River and River-Niger axis of Onitsha, Thursday evening, abducted seven men working for a local dredging company at Onitsha end of the River-Niger. Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Oliver Osuchukwu, comfirmed the incident. He identified the … read more
United States President George Walker Bush has nominated a senior Foreign Service career diplomat, Ms. Robin Renee Sanders, as the new United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered from a listing by the US Senate on … read more
A top U.S. Energy Department official will visit Nigeria next week in an effort to help to resolve ongoing instability in the petroleum-producing country. Violence in Nigeria – the fourth-biggest exporter of crude to the U.S. – has cut crude … read more