THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) made good its threat to cripple activities in Nigeria yesterday as it recorded success in its sit-at-home protest against the inauguration of President Umaru Yar�Adua. NLC and its civil society allies under the aegis of … read more
A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing president Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria’s new leader Tuesday in the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in Africa’s most populous country. Mr. Umaru Yar’Adua, 56, took … read more
Nigeria’s justice minister has condemned as “unconstitutional” the early handover of power in Abia State between two men accused of corruption. Theodore Orji won last month’s elections for state governor, even though he was in police custody. He was freed … read more
The Federal government yesterday increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol from N65 to N75 per litre. The prices of other products such as the Automative Gas Oil (AGO) or diesel and household kerosene are … read more
TWENTY-FOUR hours to the inauguration of new political leadership at both the federal and state levels, Nigeria today is on tenterhooks. Police presence was beefed up across the cities yesterday ahead of the two-day sit-at-home protests declared by the civil … read more
The Nigerian Navy has deployed six patrol ships in the Niger Delta region to check the activities of militants operating in the area. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Nigerian … read more
African countries spend over $4 billion (about 512 billion) to import 150,000 expatriate professionals yearly. An administrator with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. Kemal Dervis, while speaking on the effects of brain drain in Africa at the on-going … read more
We strongly recommend all Brits read the following and cross check with their employers, insurance companies etc on safety, security, liability and coverage. The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Nigeria. We are now advising against all travel … read more
The Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Action Congress in the April elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will not be returning to the country before May 29. Speaking with Empowered Newswire during the week in the United States where he had … read more
In Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, one area, Ogoniland in Rivers State, resists oil production. Residents there say oil companies refuse to meet their demands to redistribute wealth and protect the environment. VOA’s Nico Colombant reports. Young men walking along roads … read more