July 26, 2012

• Nigeria: Amaechi Receives Sports Festival Report, Lauds LOC

  RIVERS State governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has commended members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 17th National Sports Festival (NSF) for doing a good job. Read more »

• Nigeria: Gaaicom, Igbo Presidency and Boko Haram

  THE two-day pre-convention meeting of the General Assembly of All Igbo Christian Organizations and Ministries (GAAICOM) holding at the Ohaneze Ndigbo national secretariat on July... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Begins Payment of Oil Marketers

  THE Federal Government has directed the Debt Management Office (DMO) to commence payment of fuel subsidy expenditures incurred by marketers whose claims had been verified by... Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Kill Two Armed Robbers in Jigawa

  TWO suspected armed robbers were shot dead and five others escaped after a gun battle between policemen at Unguwar Muazu Quarters, Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Atiku Dazzles Art Enthusiasts in Sweden

  MERE mention of maverick sculptor, Prince Jelili Olurunfemi Atiku, often evokes a feeling of different art performances that are nether fine art totally nor dramatic arts. Read more »

• Nigeria: Sterling Bank Bags Citi Excellence Award

  THE decision of Sterling Bank to restructure its operational lines for efficiency and quality service delivery, especially in electronic banking, during the last fiscal year has... Read more »

• Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Scam - PDP Disowns Ali, Tukur's Sons

  THE PDP has disowned the sons of its National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, and its former National Chairman, Ahmadu Ali, who have been indicted in the fuel subsidy scandal. Read more »

• Nigeria: Thawing Ice - the Nigerian Petroleum Industry Reform

  THE draft Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently approved by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration has been viewed by many as a catalyst for hydrocarbon industry reform. Read more »

• Nigeria: NCPP Lacks Power to Award Contracts - BPP D-G

  THE Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has said that the National Council on Public Procurement had no statutory powers to award contracts on behalf of the Federal Government. Read more »

• Nigeria: NBA Election - Metaphor of a Dying Country [opinion]

  THE man-made calamities befalling this twisted nation are so overpowering that even the multitude of stoics, the throng of patient, indifferent citizens, who have given up through... Read more »

July 24, 2012

• Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Looms As Tank Owners Begin Strike

  FUEL scarcity looms nationwide as the Jetty and Petroleum Tank Farm Owners of Nigeria (JEPTFON), has said it would shut down jetties and depots from today, if the government did... Read more »

July 23, 2012

• Nigeria: Boko Haram - 'North Loses N19 Billion Daily'

  NORTHERN Nigeria is losing more than N19 billion daily due to the crisis and insecurity caused mainly by the frequent Boko Haram bomb attacks in the region. Read more »

• Nigeria: Four Billion Lagos-Bound Cocaine Seized in Argentina

  THE Customs Service of Argentina has seized 536kg of Lagos-bound cocaine at the Buenos Aires International Airport. Read more »

July 20, 2012

• Nigeria: Battle for Ondo Government House Gets Tougher

  IN Ondo State, there are three leading political parties struggling to take the Alagbaka Government House. Read more »

• Nigeria: We've Spent N81 Billion On Gas Project, Says Akpabio

  AKWA Ibom State said it has so far spent more than N81 billion in building the gas project in Esit Eket Local Government Area. Read more »

• Nigeria: Reps Threaten to Impeach Jonathan

  THE House of Representatives yesterday threatened to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged gross breach of constitutional provisions. Read more »

• Nigeria: Army Not Against Boko Haram, FG Dialogue, Says Ihejirika

  THE Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, has clarified that the actions and pronouncements of the Army were not impediments to the Federal Government's... Read more »

• Nigeria: Budget Approval - CBN Insists On Autonomy

  THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that the request by the National Assembly to start approving its budgets from now on is a tall order. Read more »

• Nigeria: Halt Makoko Demolition, ERA/FoEN Urges Lagos Govt

  THE Environmental Rights Action/Friend of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described as insensitive, anti-poor and undemocratic the ongoing demolition of Makoko, a waterfront... Read more »

• West Africa: Don't Weaken CBN Independence, Ex-WAMI Boss Tells NASS

  FORMER Director-General of the West Africa Monetary Institute (WAMI), Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnanna, has advised the National Assembly (NASS) to strengthen and ensure independence of the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Oil Firm, Delta Community At War Over Non-Release of Funds

  A communal crisis over non-release of funds by operating oil firm in Ughelli South community of Delta State may deepens if urgent steps are not taken to foil the sinister motives... Read more »

• Nigeria: Boat Mishap Claims 20 Lives in Bida

  ABOUT 30 persons, including women and children, have been declared missing and 10 bodies recovered after a passenger boat capsized late Wednesday night while crossing the Nupeko... Read more »

• Nigeria: Revolt of Nigerian Businessmen [opinion]

  ENOUGH is enough. The House of Representatives may have gone too far this time and angered some businessmen. Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigeria - a Puzzling Dirge [opinion]

  NIGERIA is a nation of growing deep-seated grievances. Read more »

• Nigeria: Putting a Stop to Corruption in Nigeria [opinion]

  NIGERIANS certainly need to state how they should be governed. Read more »