Akpoborire Warns NFA

Former Super Eagles star Jonathan Akpoborie has warned the Nigeria Football Federation and the squad not to get carried away with their 100 percent performance on the way to the last stage of the 2010 World and Nations Cup qualifiers.

Nigeria military confirms Lebanese hostage released

Nigeria's military on Thursday confirmed the release of a Lebanese engineer kidnapped earlier this week by gunmen in the restive oil-producing Niger Delta, agencies reports said. Lieutenant-Colonel Sa…

World Bank to adopt Nigeria

The World Bank said Thursday that it would adopt the National Food Security Policy to produce an agricultural development policy support paper for Nigeria's Vision20-2020 agenda, which aims at develop…

Shell faces Dutch lawsuit over Nigerian oil spills

In a case that looks set to again highlight the legal and reputational risks associated with environmental damage arising from alleged corporate negligence, oil giant Shell will this week be served …

Lagos offers free legal service to Okere

THE Lagos State Government has offered legal assistance to Miss Uzoma Okere in getting justice following her battering on November 3, by security aides of a naval officer on Victoria Island, Lagos.The…

Govt Raises Alarm Over Toxic Wastes Vessel

Delta State government said yesterday that a Ukrainian vessel suspected to be carrying toxic wastes, has entered the country and is on its way to berth on its shores with the intent of dumping its haz…

Taxes to the Rescue [editorial]

Federal Government's pronouncement the other day of its decision to fund the 2009 Budget through non-oil revenue sources, especially taxes, is remarkable. Even before the current plunge in the price o…

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