May 20, 2013
Nigeria News
Nigeria workers union down plays 9.4% inflation drop
August 18, 2011Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has given a cool response to an official report that the country’s double-digit inflation rate has dropped to 9.4%.
Nigeria enjoys lowest inflation in 3 years
August 17, 2011Reports say Nigeria’s Central Bank has managed to stop the double-digit inflation.
The latest inflation figures now show that the general prices of goods and services in Nigeria have fallen to single-digit rate of 9. 4% in July, the lowest level in more than three years.
Top Niger Delta advocate blames govt for oil spills too
August 15, 2011A prominent advocate from the Niger Delta in Nigeria is calling on the Nigerian government to stop its joint venture with oil companies that have been polluting the region for the past three decades and protect the interest of its people.
Physician on urgent need to stop Lassa Fever spread
August 15, 2011A sub-regional meeting on Lassa fever and other emerging infectious diseases ended in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown at the weekend, with a Nigerian physician calling for urgent efforts to stop the spread of Lassa fever in West Africa.
Nigeria, Benin to begin patrol in Gulf of Guinea
August 13, 2011Nigeria and Benin will on Monday begin patrolling the coast of both countries following a recent upsurge in pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea off their coast.
ECOWAS Citizens Union calls for free movement
August 12, 2011As the 115-member parliament of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) meets in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, the ECOWAS Citizens Union is urging the sub-regional MPs to solve the problems affecting free movement and integration.
Nigeria: Ogoniland, decades to clean Shell mess
August 5, 2011A United Nations report says oil giant Shell is responsible for unprecedented oil pollution in Nigeria.
Nigeria's aging polygamist weds 91st wife, divorces 21 others
August 3, 2011A famous 87-year-old Nigerian polygamist and Islamic cleric, Abubakar Massaba has reportedly divorced 21 of his 86 wives and replaced them with a new wife.
At long last, Nigeria agrees to increase minimum wage
August 3, 2011The Nigerian government has agreed to implement the national minimum wage law passed earlier this year, thus increasing workers' wages.
Nigeria: Court dismisses submission by Okah, others
July 30, 2011A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed an application filed by Charles Okah and three others accused of the Independence Day bombing in Abuja calling for the charges against them to be dropped. Obi Nwabueze and Tiemkema Osvwo had joined the principal accused, Okah to pray the court to quash charges against them over car bombings which killed 12 people on October 1, 2010.
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