Shell knew of pipeline oil theft but kept pumping, Amnesty report alleges
Abuja – Shell executives knew oil thieves were tapping pipelines but declined to shut them down in order to... Read more
29 Jul
South Africa, Nigeria agree on early warning mechanism to prevent tensions from escalating
Cape Town – South Africa and Nigeria have agreed to implement an early warning mechanism aimed at identifying and... Read more
28 Jul
Attack on Nigerian farming village kills at least 30
Kano – Gunmen have killed at least 30 people, including children, in a farming village in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna... Read more
28 Jul
‘Brothers’ in talks, divided on xenophobia: South Africa and Nigeria meet in Abuja
Abuja – Nigerian and South African diplomats sat down on Monday as “brothers” to address a series of xenophobic... Read more
28 Jul
NBA Africa launches first-ever NBA REC programme in West Africa with Nigeria rollout
Lagos – NBA Africa has announced a multiyear collaboration with Future Concerns Nigeria Limited to launch NBA REC in... Read more
28 Jul
Nigeria to recruit 28,000 new troops: presidency
Lagos – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the recruitment of 28,000 military personnel to “strengthen national security”,... Read more
24 Jul
Leaders of Nigerian jihadist group Ansaru plead guilty: media
Abuja – Two leaders of Nigerian jihadist group Ansaru pleaded guilty in a 32-count terrorism case on Monday, local... Read more
21 Jul
West African leaders approve Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
Freetown – West African leaders on Sunday signed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria... Read more
20 Jul
Nigeria and Ghana call for AU debate on South Africa’s ‘Afrophobia’
Lagos – Nigeria and Ghana condemn the ongoing anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and want the issue of “Afrophobia”... Read more
19 Jul
Nigeria ends evacuation of nearly 1,500 citizens from South Africa
Lagos – Nigeria said it has completed the evacuation of its citizens from South Africa this week, airlifting nearly... Read more
17 Jul
