Neighbouring Niger Republic, which started commercial oil production in 2011, now exports petroleum products to Nigeria, as Egypt and Algeria lead African operations with 13 refineries. Both countries (Egypt and Algeria) have combined capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day.
Nigeria’s immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, has identified electronic voting as the best alternative to ensuring credible elections in the country and other parts of Africa.
In an affirmation of Nigeria’s status as a failed state, if not the Failed State, the most recent Global Terrorism Index ranked it the third most terrorized country in the world and first in Africa. Cast differently, Nigeria has become the most dangerous country to reside in Africa.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has condemned French President, Emmanuel Macron over alleged reproduction of what it described as offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammed by Charlie Hebdo, a French weekly satirical magazine.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has embarked on implementation of policies, programmes and projects aimed at closing the gap between the different classes to bring joy to a greater number of the citizens.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Tuesday said the successful automation and integration of its system of monitoring stolen and lost travel documents (SLTD) with the INTERPOL’s system, means the country is the first to do so in Africa.
Nigeria’s government plans to deliver humanitarian aid supplies by air to people in remote communities in parts of the northeast that have been ravaged by the decade-long Islamist insurgency spearheaded by Boko Haram.
Elders in the North Central states of the country have joined in the call for President Mohammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs over the state of insecurity in the country.
The United Nations has commended the Nigerian Army’s de-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Re-integration programme for repentant Boko Haram Terrorists.
The National Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) has explained why it commenced an ‘indefinite strike action’ barely two months after it was suspended.
The 44th Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has called for special attention to curb the wave of terrorist attacks in the region, especially in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
According to an internal memo dated August 20, 2020 and signed by the Comptroller, Enforcement of Customs headquarters, H.A Sabo, all officers must be vigilant and security conscious.