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,...
By Emma IhejietoThe beat is on, the signs less nebulous, the scars of ineptitude emerge from the remote background hitherto hidden away for a while until hiding places begin to disappear and thus; becoming very scarce....
Nigerian authorities are taking steps to prevent a possible humanitarian disaster ahead of the flooding that would result if a dike failed in a crater lake in neighboring Cameroon. There are new warnings that a natural...
Nigeria must declare a moratorium on executions because its criminal justice system is so flawed that it is sentencing people to death who may be innocent, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In a 78-page report...
Several anti-corruption organizations are vowing to continue their pursuit of 31 Nigerian state governors and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who were exonerated Wednesday by Nigeria’s chief investigative arm...
Polio could be wiped out in Nigeria - one of the world's last blackspots of the disease - thanks to an improved vaccine, research suggests.An Imperial College London team found a recently introduced polio vaccine...
Would you believe that a nation that budgets N2.6tr for a fiscal year spends at least half of that amount to service public office holders or political appointees whose benefit to the economy and society is still not...
Peace is essential for Stability & Economic Growth.“Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples…This day will serve...
Police Commissioner Marvel Akpoyibo was never a “Pyrate”. The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) is not a Cult. The attention of the National Association of Seadogs (a.k.a.Pyrates’ Confraternity)...
A MINISTRY for Niger Delta emerged yesterday in a major restructuring of federal ministries that increased their number from 22 to 28. New ministries were created from existing ones.Secretary to the Government of the...