Nigerian police and navy patrol boats intensified efforts on Thursday to find a group of construction workers including three Australians, two Nigerians, a New Zealander and a South African kidnapped in an ambush that killed their driver, police said. They … read more
Kiwi engineer Jamahl Khan is among a group of mine workers kidnapped in Nigeria.The New Zealander now lives in Brisbane and works in Calabar in southern Nigeria. Seven foreigners were kidnapped, two escaped and five are being held captive. They … read more
A South African man who is among seven people kidnapped in Nigeria has been identified, Department of International Relations and Co-operation spokesman Nelson Kgwete revealed in a tweet on Thursday. However, he would not reveal the man’s identity. “#NigeriaKidnapping We … read more
As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man. When the government restricted the supply of dollars in June 2015 to prop up the value … read more
Nearly 200 refugees, who fled Boko Haram attacks, have died of starvation and dehydration in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bama in the past month, Doctors Without Borders said on Wednesday. The refugees “speak of children dying of hunger and … read more
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have killed a local driver and kidnapped as many as seven people, at least three of whom are Australian citizens and one an Australian resident, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday. There was some … read more
A single source report says: 1 American 2 south African expats. 2 Nigerian supervisors 1 Nigerian driver kidnapped in calabar Unicem area today 1 driver killed. We will publish more as we get it. read more
Nigeria’s naira weakened against the dollar for a second day on Tuesday after the central bank removed its currency peg in an effort to alleviate chronic foreign currency shortages choking growth. The naira traded 1.1 percent weaker at 285 to … read more
Nigerian officials on Tuesday said the government has clinched a deal for a 30-day truce with Niger Delta militants, though a Twitter account for the most prominent armed group later denied it had agreed to stop attacking oil facilities. The … read more
A section of the Lagos Airport Hotel on Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, was gutted by fire on Monday, destroying no fewer than three halls, two rooms and other valuables worth millions of naira. It was learnt that the inferno resulted … read more