The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is the only militant group from the Niger Delta region who are presently engaged in a dialogue with the Federal Government of Nigeria – through oil companies and security agencies … read more
Switzerland and Nigeria have signed a new corruption-fighting accord that sets the stage for returning more Nigerian money frozen by Swiss authorities. The diplomacy is part of Switzerland’s broader, decades-old effort to return stolen or embezzled funds seized from accounts … read more
Nigeria is deploying troops into strategic positions in the Niger Delta to prepare to use force against militants if peace talks fail, defense chiefs said on Friday. Last week the government said it was talking to militants who have attacked … read more
Nigeria’s women’s 4x400m quartet has been disqualified from Rio 2016 by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Nigeria’s medals prospect in the track and field of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, diminished by one when Tosin … read more
The Nigerian Turkish International Colleges have described the call by the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, for the closure of 17 ‘Turkish’ schools in Nigeria as “a spurious request.” In a statement issued on the school’s website Friday, the … read more
Northest Nigeria is “close” to famine with hundreds of thousands trapped without help, and must be declared a “top emergency” by the UN, said Medical charity Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday. The charity known by its French acronym MSF said … read more
The United Nations has temporarily suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno, the former stronghold of jihadists Boko Haram, after a humanitarian convoy was attacked, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Thursday, July 28, The Guardian reports. … read more
Turkey’s government has asked Nigeria to close down 17 Turkish schools in the West African country that it says are linked to Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based cleric that Ankara blames for the recent failed coup. Members of the Gulen Movement, … read more
The Nigerian naira tumbled to a fresh record low on Monday, taking its losses against the dollar to 55 per cent during the past month and sharpening the pressure on policymakers in Africa’s largest economy to raise interest rates. Nigeria’s … read more
Oil militants say they have blown up a gas pipeline in Nigeria’s southeastern Akwa Ibom state, but police blamed the explosion on a technical failure. The state-owned pipeline carries gas used to generate electricity for industries including Nigeria’s only aluminum … read more