Lagos Politics News

The villagers and Friends of the Earth want to hold the Netherlands- based oil giant responsible for a leaking pipeline owned by its Nigerian subsidiary, which polluted farmland and woods in 2005. Lawyer Michel Uiterwaal told the judges that Shell...

The condition of Nigerian President Umaru Yar 'adua is improving as the official was moved from intensive care at a Saudi Arabian hospital, officials said. Nigerian officials in Saudi Arabia said the hospital transfer of the 58-year-old Nigerian leader represented...

Instead of seeking to invest $2 billion to allow its Richmond refinery to process tar sands and other forms of dirtier crude, perhaps Chevron should first invest some portion of this sum into upgrading this refinery into a state-of-the-art facility,...

The Nigerian government on Wednesday flatly rejected calls by dozens of public figures for ailing president Umaru Yar'Adua to resign, according to a statement released after a Cabinet meeting. More than 50 Nigerian public figures had earlier called on Yar'Adua...

The main armed group in southern Nigeria said on Wednesday it will resume attacks on the oil industry when its ceasefire expires on October 15. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) dismissed a government amnesty programme...

AISMA Award, Cyber Nigeria 2009 Forum Hold in Lagos Peter Jones Ailuorio 16 November 2009 Lagos — The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku, will lead dignitaries to the Africa Information Society Merit Award (AISMA), billed to...

The girl, who is believed to be about 18 months old, did not touch the tracks and was pulled to safety before a train arrived, Chicago police said. The incident happened at about 6:25 p.m. the Red Line's Morse Avenue...

Nigeria—Western oil companies operating in Nigeria are racing to lock up license renewals ahead of legislation that could boost tax and royalty rates. Amid the negotiating scramble, several big players are expected to recommit to community-development programs and local infrastructure...

The country’s top-level economic policy body will on Wednesday consider $2bn “extra budgetary spending” in the form of a “fiscal stimulus … to ease the credit crunch and boost consumer demand”, Tanimu Yakubu, economic advisor to Umaru Yar’Adua, president, told...