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Government, labour in deadlock over fuel subsidy removal

Jan. 5 | NAL Staff writer In what has now become a cat and mouse chase between Nigeria’s federal government and coalition of workers unions, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members to embark on a nationwide strike starting from Monday, January...

Bomb blast rocks Maiduguri, one killed

Jan. 5 | Reuters - Two bomb blasts shook the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, and a gun battle in another town killed at least one civilian, police said, the first uptick in violence since President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state...

AMCON to focus on bad loan recovery in 2012

Jan. 5 | Reuters - Nigeria’s state-owned “bad bank” AMCON said on Wednesday it will focus on credit restructuring and debt collection in 2012, after absorbing bad loans from lenders in Africa’s second biggest economy last year to...

Nigerians protest fuel hike, Jonathan introduced subsidy re-investment board

Jan. 3 | An attendant sells fuel at a petrol station in Lagos , Nigeria, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Photo credit: AP By NAL staff writer The Nigeria’s federal government on Monday introduced a reactionary measure to calm public angers over the sudden increase in...

Breaking News: Jonathan declares state of emergency in the north-east

Dec. 31 | President of Christians Association of Nigeria Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor (L) speaks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (C) in the state house, in Abuja. Photo Credit: Getty Image By NAL Staff writer Following increased bombing activities by Nigeria’s...

Boko Haram bombings: MEND threatens reprisal attacks

Dec. 30 | By NAL staff writer The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Thursday, after a joint section of its commanders, condemned Christmas bombings that caused the death of more than 40 people at a Catholic church, in the outskirt of Abuja....

Facebook nation slams Jonathan, followers to “unlike” the President

Dec. 28 | By Nigerians Abroad staff writer Facebook followers of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday expressed outraged against the perceived incompetency of the Presidency; Others have called for fans of the President to “unlike” his official...

Supreme court upholds Jonathan election, It’s “politically motivated,” says Buhari

Dec. 28 | Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan AFP - Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan’s electoral victory in April alleging irregularities and seeking a re-run. “This appeal lacks...

Nigerian Christians warn of religious war

Dec. 27 | Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, president, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Reuters - Northern Nigerian Christians said on Tuesday they feared that a spate of Chrtistmas Day bombings by Islamast militants that killed over two dozen people could lead...

Christmas bombing: Nigerians call for security chief resignation

Dec. 26 | By NAL Staff writer Nigeria is a unique country, relatively. It’s one of few nations where failure and incompetent are rewarded. In the wake of the 2011 Christmas bombing that killed more that 25 innocent people in the outskirt of Abuja and thrown the...