Nigeria: Why Abuja Court Declared Deregulation of Petroleum Sector Illegal
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional, illegal, null and void the controversial proposal by the Federal Government to deregulate the prices of petroleum products in...
View ArticleNigeria: 164 Feared Dead in Niger Delta Boat Accident
A boat heading to a yet unknown destination has capsized in Oron, Akwa Ibom state, a rescue official in Nigeria has said.
View ArticleNigeria's Central Bank Governor Won't Renew Contract
Nigeria's central bank Governor Lamido Sanusi said he won't renew his contract when his five- year term expires next year.
View ArticleWife poisons, stabs husband to death over second wife
It was gory sight yesterday in Mgboshiminu community in Obio/Akpor Local Government of Rivers State as Charity Ovudah, 36, allegedly stabbed her husband to death after first poisoning his food.
View ArticleMore Flood Warnings
NIGERIANS cannot forget the 2012 floods. According to official figures, 360 people lost their lives with more than two million rendered homeless.
View ArticleAt least nine dead in Nigeria shipwreck
Abuja : At least nine people died when a boat capsized off the Nigerian coast, but two survivors were rescued, a spokesman for the national emergency service said Tuesday.
View ArticleLebanese president ends West Africa tour
... which [calls for] Lebanon's neutrality toward the crisis in Syria," Sleiman told the Lebanese community in Lagos, Nigeria, the last leg of his West Africa tour. "God willing, we hope that all minor...
View ArticleNorthern Nigeria car bomb explosions kill 44
Abuja: At least 44 people have been killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting a bus station in northern Nigeria.
View ArticleBoat Carrying 166 Passengers Sinks in Calabar Pictures/Photos
A Marine Transporter at the Calabar Inland Waterways, Ikechukwu Egwu confirmed the incident to National Mirror adding that the passengers of the boat were mostly Igbo traders who were travelling to Gabon.
View Article41 dead in suicide bomb attack in Nigeria
At least 41 people have died in a suicide car bomb attack in Kano, northern Nigeria's busiest commercial centre.
View Article2 survivors in Nigeria boat wreck
... stores in search of a girl whose family claims was abducted. Lagos - A boat that capsized off southern Nigeria in recent days was carrying an estimated 128 passengers and only two survivors have...
View ArticleMore Than 100 Feared Dead in Nigeria Boat Sinking
More than 100 people are feared dead after a boat capsized off the coast of southern Nigeria.
View ArticleBoat capsizes en route to Gabon; 164 of 166 lost
... a digital-only subscription for unlimited access to the E-Edition via computer and iPad. Subscribe today! CALABAR, NIGERIA - A wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized...
View ArticleIFE Services Cements Position as Leading African Content Supplier after...
Leading content service provider will supply Emirates with a broad selection of African movies for inclusion in their award-winning ice in-flight entertainment system.
View ArticleAlleged al-Qaida operative charged
... Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun was captured in 2005 without carrying out the plot targeting U.S. diplomats in Nigeria, prosecutors said. He was extradited to New York City last year and secretly...
View ArticleHotel Chains Target Sub-Saharan Growth
... Simon Vincent, told reporters in Berlin. Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson said his group was looking at Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa. "All seem to be pretty attractive markets,...
View Article50% of Nigerians at risk of heart diseases
AS Nigeria, yesterday,joined the rest of the world to mark the 2013 World Oral Health Day, Lagos State Government and the Nigerian Dental Association, NDA, raised alarm that over 50 percent of...
View ArticleEx stars unite in Warri for AYAC 2013
Many of those who had a hand in building the sport and raised it to the level that placed Nigeria in the world map were there.
View ArticleInvestors pay N73bn for PHCN successor firms
ELEVEN bidders for the successor companies of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, have paid $469, 031,940.46 , representing the mandatory 25 percent of the offer of their bids.
View ArticleNigeria: EFCC Arraigns NIPC's Director for Alleged N15.8 Million Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Wednesday arraigned a Deputy Director with the Nigeria Investment Promotion Council , Mr.
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