Shell cuts Nigeria production

Royal Dutch Shell has suspended operations at three pumping stations in the oil-rich Niger Delta following sabotage of an oil pipeline on 30 January. The act of sabotage came just after Nigeria’s main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of...

Nigerian cabinet to decide on Yar’Adua illness

The Nigerian cabinet has been given until 5 February to decide if President Umaru Yar’Adua is fit to lead the country. The order comes from a federal court in response to a suit brought by the former opposition leader of...

Scores die in Jos clashes

Scores of people have died and hundreds more have been injured in clashes between armed groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos. A further 5,000 people have also been displaced by the violence, according to the International Red Cross,...

Lagos to expand bus rapid transit scheme

Local transport operator Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced plans to expand the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) scheme in the city. Part of the project is to increase the speed of the express bus system with dedicated lanes so...

Taxi trouble in Lagos

Fuel scarcity in Lagos is making it difficult for taxi drivers to repay bank loans encouraged by a government scheme to help them buy a new car, according to a 234next.com report. In May 2009 the Lagos state government in conjunction...

Lagos hospital reforms

Boards of governors have been introduced at 12 public hospitals and health facilities in Lagos to improve public health care in the state. Until now the hospitals have been run directly by the state government. The Gbagada, Lagos, Ifako-Ijaiye, Apapa, Alimosho,...

Nigeria faces constitutional crisis

Nigeria’s parliament is scheduled to debate the implications of the prolonged absence of the country’s President Umaru Yar’Adua for health reasons. The head of the rules and business committee in the house of representatives has said that a debate will...

President Yar’Adua health concern

Pressure is mounting on Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua to resign from office amid growing concerns about the state of his health. The president is currently in hospital in Saudi Arabia, where he is being treated for acute pericarditis, an inflammation...

Nigeria to restore Lagos-Jebba rail link

The Nigerian government has signed a N12.3 billion contract with a Chinese company to rehabilitate the 488 km railway between Lagos and Jebba to the north. The project is part of renewed efforts to revamp the country’s 3,500 km narrow...

French institutions in Lagos celebrate 50 years.

The Alliance Française Lagos and Lycée Français Louis Pasteur are celebrating their 50th anniversary in November. The occasion is being marked with a series of events including music and dance performances and an exhibition. On 16 November at 20.00 Nigerian soul-jazz...