Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed for the second time in a month, the Federal Ministry of Power said on Saturday, leaving the parts of the country it serves, including the capital Abuja and Africa’s biggest city Lagos, without power. The power ministry said the outage had occurred overnight. It gave no estimate of when Read More…
Offers university admission to stranded Nigerian students wishing to continue education In picture above: Nigerian Ambassador to the Russian Federation with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Belarus, Prof. Abdullahi Shehu and The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr Mikhail Bogdanov during a visit of the Nigerian diplomat in Moscow, Russia. Read More…
A London high court began to hear a lawsuit on Wednesday launched by Nigeria against U.S. bank JP Morgan Chase, claiming more than $1.7 billion for its role in a disputed 2011 oilfield deal. The civil suit filed in the English courts relates to the purchase by energy majors Shell and Eni of the offshore Read More…
In picture above: Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum to discuss efforts by the world’s top oil exporter to tackle climate change in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri There is no need for OPEC+ to expand its oil production increases, Nigeria’s Read More…
In picture above: British Minister for Africa Vicky Ford and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Power Jedy Agba react during the signing of new investments focusing on jobs and financial autonomy, in Abuja, Nigeria February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Britain plans to boost investments in renewable and climate change projects in Nigeria and will provide Read More…
In picture above: Rescuers and firefighters work among the wreckage from the plane that crashed on June 3, 2012, in Nigeria’s largest city of Lagos, killing all of the 153 people on board, in the densely populated Toyin Area in Lagos. Credits: Emmanuel Arewa/AFP A total of 2,038 persons died in air accidents in Nigeria Read More…
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has expressed the hope that the country, within the next five to 10 years would be linked by rail. Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that this would be achieved in line with the determination and will of the present administration. Read More…
Title favourites Nigeria crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday in Garoua after a 0-1 loss to Tunisia who now advance to the competition’s quarter-finals. In the Round of 16 match at the Stade Roumde Adjia, the Super Eagles failed to raise their game to the expected level and fell Read More…
Most residents of Garoua (North Cameroon) have adopted the Super Eagles as their team at the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The Eagles play all their group D matches in Garoua and will remain in the city for the next round if they top their group. According to a NAN correspondent Read More…
Startups in Nigeria are helping fight counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs in Africa’s most populous nation, where the prevalence rate of fake drugs is higher than the global average 10% and contributes to several deaths annually. The most counterfeited are drugs for anti-malaria, pain and antibiotics, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Read More…