The ethnic Igbo-majority Eastern Region declared its independence on 30 May 1967. The attempt to break away led to a 32-month war, resulting in between 500,000 and two ... Read more »
Yonatan Tesfaye, social media activist and former public relations head of the opposition Blue Party, has been sentenced to six years and three months in jail for social media ... Read more »
A probe team formed by President John Magufuli to investigate the amount of copper and gold contained in mineral sand and its value, has revealed that the country has been losing ... Read more »
The firm has reiterated that it fully declares everything of commercial value that it produces and says that it pays all appropriate royalties and taxes on all of the payable ... Read more »
Lagos is Nigeria's largest city and the financial centre of its economy, generating at least 10% of the gross domestic product with its port being one of the largest and busiest on ... Read more »
President Salva Kirr has announced a unilateral cease-fire and says he would review the cases of political prisoners but the UN's top official in the country, David Shearer, has ... Read more »
Information Minister Lai Mohammed has said that acting president Yemi Osinbajo will assent to the 2017 budget when he is satisfied with the content. Read more »
The Federal Executive Council has approved the setting up of a 29-member national committee to negotiate and arrive at a new minimum wage in the country. Read more »
The Public Accounts Committee of Kenya's National Assembly has thrown the book at all individuals and institutions it believes were complicit, or negligent, in the looting of ... Read more »
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the application by former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, for overseas medical ... Read more »
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