Nigeria

US, Nigeria Agree on Repatriating $308Mln From Ex-Leader Sani Abacha

© AP Photo / AP Photo WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States, Nigeria and the Bailiwick of Jersey reached an agreement to return back to Nigeria $308 million taken by Nigeria’s Read More

Nigerian court issues warrant for former oil minister in $1.3 billion oil deal

ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former oil minister Dan Etete and two others in relation to a $1.3 billion oil deal scandal.Read More

Another #SexForGrades scandal — and the birth of a movement against sexual harassment in Nigeria

A graduation ceremony in a private university in Nigeria. Photo by Rajmund Dabrowski/ANN via Flickr, June 7, 2009, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. If sexual harassment is nothing new, what has changed?Read More

Another #SexForGrades scandal — and the birth of a movement against sexual harassment in Nigeria

A graduation ceremony in a private university in Nigeria. Photo by Rajmund Dabrowski/ANN via Flickr, June 7, 2009, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. If sexual harassment is nothing new, what has changed?Read More

Nigerian Attorney General withdraws USD 2 bln claim against MTN, refers matter to tax and customs offices

Image might be subject to copyright Monday 13 January 2020 | 09:19 CET | News, TELECOMPAPER Nigeria’s Attorney General has withdrawn a tax claim of USD 2 billion against MTN Read More

Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge

(Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday. The Read More

Thirty killed in northeast Nigeria bomb blast on crowded bridge

(Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday. The Read More

Nigeria Demands $62 Bln From Shell, Chevron, Exxon After Being ‘Short-Changed’ on Oil Profits

© AP Photo / Sunday Alamba By SPUTNIK The West African country is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa, with oil accounting for upwards of 90 percent of Read More

Nigeria Demands $62 Bln From Shell, Chevron, Exxon After Being ‘Short-Changed’ on Oil Profits

© AP Photo / Sunday Alamba By SPUTNIK The West African country is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa, with oil accounting for upwards of 90 percent of Read More

NIGERIA: Baby factory, sellers arrested

Nigerian police rescue 19 young women forced to have babies LAGOS, Nigeria (Associated Press) — Police in Lagos say they have rescued 19 pregnant girls and young women who had Read More