Boko Haram bombings increase

Human Rights Watch claims that the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for over 900 deaths in some 165 different incidents throughout Nigeria since 2009. About 250 killings have been in the first month of 2012. In the most...

Goodluck Jonathan backs down on Nigeria’s fuel subsidies

Trade unions in Nigeria called off a nationwide six-day strike on 16 January after the country's president Goodluck Jonathan backed down by partially-restoring the government-sponsored petrol subsidies, which it had cancelled in a surprise move on 1 January. The government...

Nigeria strikes over petrol price hikes

A national strike brought much of Nigeria to a halt on 9 January, with more than 10,000 demonstrators protesting across the country against the government’s recent decision to abolish government petrol subsidies. Petrol prices have risen from N65 to about...

Violence spreads in Nigeria as fuel subsidies end

Nigeria’s trade unions have said they will continue protests and take strike action starting on 9 January if the government does not reverse its sudden decision to abolish petrol subsidies. Prices have risen from the regulated price of N65 to...

Nigeria clashes with British Airways

The battle between Nigeria and British Airways over the price of tickets and landing rights, which has disrupted air traffic between the two countries for weeks, has been called off until the end of the year. The Nigerian Civil Aviation...

RwandAir to launch direct flights to Lagos

RwandAir, the national air company of Rwanda, is to introduce direct flights from its capital Kigali to Lagos by the end of 2011. The company made the announcement after purchasing a 154-seater Boeing 737-800 aeroplane as a result of a...

Lagos proceeds with light rail project

The Lagos state government is proceeding with plans for a multi-billion dollar investment in the construction of an integrated light rail system designed to link various locations in the greater Lagos area including Agege, Alimosho and Ikorodu. The scheme provides for...