Hundreds dead in new Nigeria clashes

Hundreds of people are believed to have died in clashes near Jos in Nigeria’s central Plateau state in the latest outbreak of violence in the area. On this occasion, the victims – between 120 and 500 depending on the source –...

President Yar’Adua returns to Nigeria

President Umaru Yar’Adua has returned to Nigeria exactly three months after departing for medical treatment for a serious heart condition in Saudi Arabia. His plane is reported to have landed in the capital Abuja amid tight security in the early hours...

Unliveable Lagos

Lagos has come fifth from the bottom in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Liveability report for 2010. In the report’s ranking Lagos (with 39 points) comes above Harare (37.5 points), Dhaka (38.7), Algiers (38.7) and Port Moresby (38.9), but below Karachi...

Vice president assumes executive powers

Nigeria’s vice president Goodluck Jonathan has been authorized by parliament to act as head of state and commander in chief in president Umaru Yar’Adua’s absence. The president left Nigeria to undergo medical treatment for a serious heart condition in Saudia...

Lagos city hall reopens after renovations

The historic city hall on Lagos Island, the seat of the secretariat of the Lagos Island local government authority, is back in use after a restoration costing N5.2 billion. Built in 1968 as the seat of the then Lagos city...

Lagos to protect cultural sites

This Day online reports that a bill is to be put in place in the Lagos metropolitan area and state to halt the demolition of culturally significant sites. Deputy chief whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Lola Akande,...

Dana Air opens Lagos flights to Uyo

Dana Air starts flights between Lagos and Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, on 18 January. The service runs seven days a week, operating out of Lagos. The daily flight leaves Lagos in the morning and has a...