The management of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has restored power to the airport, following last Saturday’s power outage that crippled activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. A statement issued by FAAN’s spokesman, Yakubu Dati, yesterday … read more
Nigerian businesses are struggling to get hold of foreign exchange even after the central bank devalued the currency in June to try to attract investment from abroad, according to the West African country’s main manufacturers’ lobby group. Many factory owners … read more
A six-storey hotel building under development collapsed on Monday morning on 444 Crescent, Citec Villas, Gwarinpa, Abuja. The incident happened at about 1a.m. Five labourers were trapped inside and three have been rescued by combined efforts of the Police, NEMA … read more
Flight operations were disrupted at the international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, for two days; Saturday and Sunday, following continued power outage. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the power outage affected international flights. The … read more
A self-proclaimed prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State after 28 persons were allegedly found chained in his apartment in the Oke-Ira, Ogba area of the state. Our correspondent learnt that there was confusion on … read more
At least eight people were killed after a Muslim mob in northern Nigeria torched the house of a man who tried to save a Christian student accused of blasphemy, police said on Tuesday. “Eight people were killed in the house … read more
Nigeria’s air force said it had killed a number of senior Boko Haram fighters and possibly their overall leader, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for talks on tackling the militants. Government planes had attacked the Islamist group … read more
(AFP) – A Nigerian rebel group has announced a conditional ceasefire and agreed to hold talks with the government following months of attacks on key oil and gas facilities that have hammered the economy. In a message posted on the … read more
Meet the bowser, a navy blue 7-ton, 10-foot-high, 25-feet-long Ford F750 jet refueling truck. Across its tank in white lettering are the words “Nigerian Air Force.” The hulking machine sits in the driveway of Justice Chuku on Thomasville Road, leaking … read more
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. Some 50 girls wearing headscarves are seen behind a Boko Haram militant who demands the release of fighters in return for … read more