The Nigerian Senate's committee on women's affairs and youth has announced that it will hold public hearings to investigate child labour, sex trading and other forms of exploitation to which minors are subjected, AFP reported on Sunday.

Many of the world's largest banks have been ordered by the UK High Court to freeze accounts linked to General Sani Abacha as part of Nigeria's search for more than $3bn looted during the late dictator's rule.

BAIL bond is not a saleable commodity in Nigeria, but the police are known to be collecting varying amount of money from sureties, usually in thousands.

On Thursday, September 27, the Federal Republic of Nigeria ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, thereby becoming the 39th State Party to the treaty.

Life is returning to normal in the central Nigerian city of Jos after bloody clashes earlier this month between Muslims and Christians, but there are fears that the underlying tensions may have wider national and international ramifications.