In spite of impressive and striking landmark achievements by Nigerians locally and internationally, Nigeria as a nation where these achievers come from does not enjoy good reputation within and
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Power: How Shell wields a lot of influence in Nigeria
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 186 ViewsDriving down the traffic-clogged road from the city of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta region, the two machine-gun wielding soldiers in the pickup truck ahead of us prove effective at nudging
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US lawmakers seek terror listing for Nigerian group
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsTwo Republican lawmakers on Monday urged the United States to designate Nigeria's Boko Haram as a terrorist group, warning not to be complacent against what they called a growing threat. The
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Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank presidency bid
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 53 ViewsWITH Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s formal entry into the race for the presidency of the World Bank, Nigeria has put its hat in the ring of international, high stakes diplomacy. Latest reports
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Construction complete on the Water Polo Arena
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 45 ViewsConstruction of the Water Polo Arena, one of the final London 2012 venues to be built, has been completed one month ahead of its test events.
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More Water Polo and Hockey test event tickets to go on sale
April 2, 2012 Comment Off 34 ViewsMore tickets to the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament and Visa Water Polo International will go on sale tomorrow (3 April), at 10am.
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New versions of application forms if you apply on or after 6 April 2012
April 1, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsOn 5 April 2012 we will publish new versions of some application forms. You should use the new forms if you apply on or after 6 April.
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Oba Dosunmu, two others to be honoured at Zuma Film Festival
March 31, 2012 Comment Off 108 ViewsA Nigerian king and two foreign nationals who have contributed immensely to the Nigerian movie industry will be given Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2012 Zuma Film Festival. The presentation
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Fighting Corruption the Pot and Kettle Way
March 30, 2012 Comment Off 75 ViewsIt is quite ironic that, instead of curbing corruption, the bizarre exposures of extremely scandalous corruption cases perpetrated by Nigerian thieving elites have only made them more determined to
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Jennifer Hudson And Femi Kuti To Perform At Nigerian Idol Finale
March 30, 2012 Comment Off 53 ViewsBaring last minute change in plans, all is set for a “raise the roof” finale of the second season of Nigeria’s most popular talent hunt show, Nigerian Idol, with Grammy Awards winner and
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