The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) disclosed Monday that Africans in the Diaspora remitted a total of $60 billion to the Continent in 2012. The World Bank had ranked Nigeria as the fifth among the top recipients of Diaspora remittances, while India is leading the pack of countries whose citizens send huge returns home. Regional adviser [...]
Nigerian Oil Workers’ Strike Likely to Spread Across the Country
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
Lagos/Abuja — The week-long fuel crisis in Abuja is likely to spread all over the country from tomorrow when the oil workers’ union said it will widen its strike to cover all the states. Abuja has been experiencing fuel scarcity since Wednesday last week when the FCT chapter of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and [...]
Nigerian Plane Crash Kills All 153 On Board
June 3, 2012 | Posted by
UPDATE – A passenger plane from Abuja on Sunday crashed into two houses at Iju, a suburb of Lagos metropolis, killing all 146 passengers and seven crew members on board. The houses are located on Akande Street, in the densely populated area. Although some occupants of the houses also died, the number could not be [...]
