Nigerian capital on alert for terrorist attacks

After the bombings that killed more than 100 people in northeast Nigeria around the city of Damaturu, the US embassy in Nigeria is warning that the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the killings, may be...

Airtel dismissals causing anger in Nigeria

Reactions to the annoucement that the Indian telecommunications company Airtel has laid off at least 1,000 Nigerian employees has escalated in recent days. On 6 October five million Airtel subscribers were cut off when protestors attacked one of the company’s...

Fashola commissions new Falomo bridge ramp

Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola has officially inaugurated the Falomo On-Ramp bridge. It is 115 m long and has cost N2.5 billion to build in a public-private partnership (PPP) deal financed mainly by the private sector. Lekki Concession Company...

Lagos Photo Festival

Lagos Photo Festival begins on 9 October. The theme this year is What Next Africa – Hidden Stories. The main exhibition of the festival features images by 41 photographers. Now in its second edition the festival is organised by the...

New flights from Lagos to Abu Dhabi

Nigeria's international carrier Arik Air is launching a new service from Lagos to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on 29 November. The three direct weekly flights will depart Lagos at 19.45 on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, arriving...

Flood-damaged housing to be demolished in Lagos

343 structures are to be demolished in the Ifako-Ijaiye municipality north of Lagos. The dwellings, on Odejobi Street in the Alausa Ikeja district, were extensively damaged in the July floods that displaced over 1,000 Lagos residents. The floods destroyed in...

Chinese trade mission visits Lagos

A trade mission of 38 Chinese entrepreneurs and government officials visited Free Trade Zones (FTZ) in Lagos State and Ogun State in late August with a view to establishing businesses in Nigeria. The group hailed from Wenzhou city in the...

Heavy floods in Lagos

After prolonged torrential rain on 10 July, Lagos suffered heavy flooding which has led to deaths and much destruction of property. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has described the floods as "the most devastating” seen this year in Nigeria....

More air traffic controllers for Nigeria

Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has announced it is to increase the amount of air traffic controllers at 14 airports across the country, as part of its plan to enhance the country’s aviation sector. The chairman of NAMA, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje,...

New flights from Lagos to London

Nigeria's national airline Air Nigeria is to launch a daily route from Lagos to London from 1 September, marking the newly-rebranded carrier’s first international route outside the African continent. Air Nigeria flights will depart from Gatwick at 22.30 and arrive into...