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Benin's intro: This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy. The report was very fairly balanced and... Nigerian Oilfield Closed After Attack
An attack by gunmen in the Niger Delta has shut down production at Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oil platform."The raid took place overnight on the Bonga oil platform about 120km (75 miles) off the coast of the Niger Delta, the company said. It is the first attack on the...NMA is positioned to work with partners in the Development Sector in Nigeria
NMA is positioned to work with partners in the Development by IPHF Nigeria on Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:58 am Abuja, Nigeria 10th June 2008 NMA is positioned to work with partners in the Development Sector in... Oil pipeline explosion in Lagos, Nigeria
UPDATE: 4:52 p.m. EDT "Like hell raining down on us!" say locals fleeing pipeline blast.Reuters report further details:""It was like hell was raining down on us, then everybody started running in... Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power." Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,... Nigerian Militants Invite Clooney to Visit
A day after being named a UN 'messenger of peace', George Clooney may have his first assignment: a visit to Nigeria to help prevent the troubled nation from "plunging into the abyss of war"."Militants in Nigeria's... Rally Lisbon Dakar edition 2008 cancels
After 12hours waiting, all the participants leave CCB in Lisbon for there countries. The ASO organization cancels the edition 2008 of Rally Lisbon Dakar for security reasons the current political tension and the...Central Bank of Nigeria Sells Foreign Exchange Worth $7.4Bn To Bureau-de-Chan...
"The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold foreign exchange worth $7.4 billion (N925 billion) to Bureau-de-Change (BDC) operators since the commencement of its liberalization policy in March 2006. Farouk Suleiman, former president of the Association of BDC Operators of...Atlas Petroleum & Partner eye sale of Niger Delta block
""Following on the heels of our recent success with Noble Energy on Block I in Equatorial Guinea, we believe now is the time to explore opportunities with prospective new partners in this as yet under-explored block, OML 109," said Prince Arthur Eze, owner and chairman of... Multi-billion fraud gangs are nailed
Not all Nigerians are bad, and think its there's to take."Scambusters across three continents have dealt a hammer blow to Nigeria's No.1 cottage industry - fraud.
Thousands of bogus ID papers and bank documents have been intercepted along with 15,000 fake cheques en route to... Lottery Scam Uses MyChurch Links
The latest internet lottery scam is using a Lagos Nigerian church to carry out its criminal activities. This fake email attempts to have unsuspected users provide personal information by way of...Nigeria triples number on free HIV drugs -agency
This overlooked issue is only getting worse by the minute. If the world really cared, Africa would have not have to beg for help. - The...Nigerian May/June 2007 WAEC Results Released
"After the processing of answer scripts of 1.2 million school candidates who sat for the May/June 2007 West African Senior School Examination (WASSCE) nationwide, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday released the results of the May/June, 2007 West African...U.N: Time is Running Out to Save Our Planet
"An influential panel of UN scientists has warned in a major report that time is running out to tackle global warming. The panel urges governments to act immediately, warning that there could be as few as eight years... Nigerian school without power receives 300 laptops
"A Nigerian school has received a gift of 300 laptops -- one per pupil -- but has no electricity to power them up, the official News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported Friday.
Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, coordinator of the...
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