Lebanese Hezbollah suspects to sue Nigerian government ABUJA (Reuters) - Four Lebanese men suspected of having links to Islamist militant group Hezbollah are seeking 1 billion naira in compensation from the Nigerian government for unlawful incarceration, their lawyer said on Thursday. Secret service agents arrested the suspects in northern Nigeria between May 16 and May 28, and a military official told Reuters all had said they were members of the ...
June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Chevron to sell two Nigerian oil blocks By Joe Brock ABUJA (Reuters) - U.S. energy firm Chevron is selling its stake in two Nigerian shallow water oil blocks, the company said on Tuesday, the latest oil major seeking to dispose of assets in Africa's biggest oil producer. The two blocks OML 83 and OML 85 hold an estimated 200 million barrels of oil and an unknown amount of natural gas but there has been no production yet, two industry ...
June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Nigerian naira gains on central bank dollar sales LAGOS (Reuters) - The Nigerian naira strengthened against the dollar on the interbank market on Monday, buoyed by central bank dollar supply and expectations of forex sales this week by the state-owned energy company NNPC. The naira closed at 158.95 to the dollar, stronger than the 159.80 close on Friday. "The market was very volatile today with the naira trading as low as 160.52 to the dollar ...
June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
David Miliband in BBC News I am grateful to the Nigerian authorities for all their help and I hope the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice,Mr Miliband said.
Hillary Rodham Clinton in BBC News The Nigerian government should ensure that the perpetrators of acts of violence are brought to justice under the rule of law, and that human rights are respected as order is restored,Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
Max van den Berg in Reuters South Africa These elections have not lived up to the hopes and expectations of the Nigerian people and the process cannot be considered to have been credible,said chief EU observer Max van den Berg.