Ninety percent of Nigeria's rural population is employed in agriculture, making land the most valued asset of many rural people. However, rural farmers often lack the funding to ... Read more »
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is calling on African states to keep their borders open to those fleeing the escalating violence in their country. Read more »
The State Security Service has arraigned Kelvin Eziegbe, and two others before an Abuja Chief Magistrates' court for allegedly masterminding and coordinating kidnapping activities ... Read more »
The State Security Service, Lagos State Command, has arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly arranging the kidnap of his nine-year-old son and demanding a ransom. Read more »
Music producer and musician OJB Jezreel has been discharged from Indian hospital, after a successful kidney transplant. Read more »
The chairman of the National Population Commission, Eze Festus Odimegwu, has resigned. Read more »
The leading American company, General Electric, aims to help accelerate growth in Africa over the next decade with investments in projects ranging from electricity generation to ... Read more »
As Mallam Sanusi prepares to step down as Central Bank Governor in June 2014, the race is now on as six possible contenders display an interest in the position. Read more »
Despite the crisis rocking the country's aviation sector, President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Israel to pave way for direct flights ... Read more »
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has declared that the incidence of oil theft and its global support system represents another face of terrorism ... Read more »
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