Traders at Alade Market on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos State were beneficiaries of a free medical service put together by members of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS).The Ikeja sub-zone of NAS provided the free...
African folklore is often passed down for years through different generations. It is common that in most households the grand parents will seat the children around the fire and tell stories of adventure and mystery...
Nigeria’s central bank said there’s “no cause for alarm” after its policy of restricting the supply of dollars caused the naira to plunge and foreign- exchange trading between banks to seize up....
THE news reached me in Canada where I was participating in a conference whose theme, with a humiliating appropriateness was - Understanding Nigeria. I do not recollect when last I focused all my psychic energies so...
The Federal Government has just put itself in a sticky mess. On Wednesday, last week, it attempted to justify its refusal to reduce the price of fuel products (petrol and kerosene) on the grounds that the domestic...
Nigeria took the first major step this week toward rewriting its constitution. It is the third such attempt in under a decade to bolster democracy in the country. From the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Gilbert da Costa...
A four-man military panel in Nigeria is investigating an assault earlier this month by navy men on a woman for allegedly failing to make way for their boss in traffic. The widely reported attack is not an isolated...
Nigeria's multi-million dollar communication satellite is spinning out of control just 18 months after launch. The Chinese built Nigcomsat at a cost to Nigeria of $340 million. It was expected...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights is probing Nigeria's rights records. Watchdog groups have accused security agencies of excessive use of force and extra judicial killings. The government denies...
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua needs to name a new cabinet quickly if he is to restore investor confidence, quell insecurity in the Niger Delta, and tackle severe power shortages, diplomats and...
NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday advised the Federal Government to jettison its plan to name a street after him in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. He said he would only take the offer if...
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's inability to fund its share of joint venture oil projects means it could struggle to keep output at current levels in coming years, let alone meet an ambitious target of doubling it,...