naija news today 150120

The actions of Governor Nyesom Wike against traditional stools in Rivers State have been described as “demeaning, unbecoming, irresponsible, despicable, unacceptable and unbefitting” for someone who occupies such a dignified office.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2G2LxyZ...

A Nigerian oil producer thought it had received a critical $184 million loan from a sovereign wealth fund to drill and develop an offshore field. The company, Lekoil Ltd. LSE, -0.26% , told the London Stock Exchange on Jan. 2 it had received the loan from the Qatar Investment… Read more via...

Ghana’s weightlifting gold medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia, Majetie Fetrie, was on Saturday laid to rest at Igobo-Akure in Ondo State, Nigeria, with no sports official from Ghana in attendance. The absence of Ghana’s officials at the funeral was received with dismay and...

The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons in Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Gabriel Obiang Lima, announced on Sunday that Exxon Mobil Corp. was in talks to sell its oil assets in the central African nation. Exxon and Chevron Corp. are also selling stakes in fields in Nigeria, according to the Wall …...

Three foreign sailors — two Russians and an Indian — who had been kidnapped by pirates have been rescued, the Nigerian Navy has said. The three were saved in an operation late on Tuesday January 7th by a navy team in the southwestern coastal state of Ondo, spokesperson Suleman Dahun told Agence...

There is currently chaos at all arrival points of international airports in Nigeria especially the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, following the breakdown of the portal of Innovate One, the concessionaire to the Nigeria Immigration Service...... Read more via Sahara Reporters –...