PANA Lagos, Nigeria- Some 3,000 residents of Nigeria’s northern Borno state, regarded as the spiritual base of the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, have fled the state for neighbouring Adamawa for fear of attacks by the sect. The local media … Read More
Viola Onwuliri, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs – Photo: Channelstv PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Angered by the reported killing of three of its nationals in Guinea-Bissau Tuesday over their alleged role in the disappearance of a boy and the attack on … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria electronic fund transfers (e-transfers) between January and September 2013 recorded an unprecedented 6.849 trillion naira, according to a report by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBBS). The report, quoted by the local media Thursday, cited … Read More
Minister Olusegun Aganga PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria and Brazil have signed cooperation agreements in the areas of trade, industry, skills and finance development in order to deepen existing bilateral economic relations between the two countries. Nigeria’s Industry, Trade and … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of local Dana Air so the regulatory agency can conduct an operational audit on the airline, the local media reported Monday. NCAA’s action on Sunday evening … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Only six of the 20 passengers and crew aboard the local Associated Airlines’ Embraer 120 plane that crashed in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos on Thursday survived, according to Usman Muktar, a Commissioner with the country’s … Read More
PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria has formally handed over its power generating firms to the private investors who won the bid for the companies as part of the privatisation of the key power sector in the country. PANA reports that … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s tourism and hospitality sector has received a major boost with the opening on Sunday night of the 23-storey Intercontinental Hotel in the economic capital city of Lagos. The hotel is being described as Nigeria’s first … Read More
Dr. Yemi Kale, CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria recorded a 4.8% increase in external merchandise trade in the second quarter of this year, representing 242.3 billion naira, according to the country’s National Bureau of … Read More
PANA Cairo, Egypt – The draw for Africa’s last qualifying round for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is due to be held later Monday at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, the Egyptian capital. All … Read More
PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has warned against any attempt to make a hero out of the teenager boy who stowed away on a local flight from the southern city of Benin … Read More
Vice President Namadi Sambo PANA Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has approved a grant of 15 billion Naira (about US$94 million) to the country’s Bank of Agriculture (BOA) which will in turn grant loans to farmers at a single-digit … Read More
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group By PANA Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, Dangote Industries Ltd., on Wednesday signed a loan agreement with a consortium of Nigerian and South African banks to raise a total of US$ 3.3 billion … Read More
By PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) may sanction 14 foreign airlines said to be used by drug traffickers through the country’s main gateway Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, between January and June. The local … Read More
Par PANA Lagos, Nigeria – L’Agence nationale nigériane de lutte contre les stupéfiants (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA) pourrait sanctionner les 14 compagnies aériennes suspectées avoir été fréquentées entre janvier et juin par les trafiquants de drogues pour passer … Read More
Evelyn Atemkeng By PANA Lagos, Nigeria – A 42-year-old Cameroonian woman, Evelyn Atemkeng, has been arrested in Nigeria’s southern city of Calabar for allegedly buying a three-day-old baby for 1.2 million naira (US$7,345), the local Vanguard newspaper reported Friday. The … Read More
By PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday urged the country’s federal government to honour its agreement with the umbrella association of university teachers, the failure of which triggered the ongoing strike that has paralysed … Read More
Temitayo Olofinlua from Nigeria winner of the first Prize in the English Essay category By PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Youth contestants from Nigeria, Cameroon and Kenya have emerged the top winners in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency … Read More
Kenyan runner Eunice Sum – Photo: The star By PANA Lagos, Nigeria – Seven African nations have registered their presence on the medals table at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships billed to round off Sunday (18Aug) in Moscow, Russia. … Read More
Brigadier General Chris Olukolade By PANA Abuja, Nigeria – The Nigerian government has approved a new Army Division which will Monday take over counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations against the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram in the country’s North-East, Nigeria’s Defence Spokesman, … Read More
