Fed Govt misappropriated N1.52tr in 11 years - 1
... just disgraceful. They colluded in all these misappropriations. By my own reckoning, the three presidents of Nigeria, all PDP, since 1999, between them had misappropriated over N12 trillion - about...
View ArticleWe cannot uproot the poor to make way for mega city - Ukah
... for some long time when he was working in the Justice Department and Peace Commission of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) at the time His Eminence, retired Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony...
View ArticleWomen's movement in Nigeria lacks solidarity - Dr Abiola Akiyode
Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi is an activist of note within and outside Nigeria. The Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre- WARDC, in this interview, among other issues,...
View ArticleReps chart path to Peoples' Constitution
... 2012. The sessions, which have been hailed as the most inclusive approach to Constitution making in the history of Nigeria, attracted stakeholders like the Nigeria Labour Congress ,NLC , Trade...
View ArticleGovernments can no longer shirk responsibility to protect all human rights
... can point to many examples where governments routinely flout international law protecting these rights, such as in Nigeria, where the local government in Port Harcourt on 28 August 2009 ignored a...
View ArticleBook review: Modern-day Nigeria comes to life in 'Americanah'
... hurrying past for fear of someone else's misfortune becoming entangled in their own. This is modern life in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, which becomes almost a character of its own in novelist...
View ArticleThe Xtraone Family Release Music with a Message with Help from 8digital PR
Lagos, Nigeria, May 05, 2013 -- -- The album, due to be released on 6th May 2013, features original tracks written by John Osagie and has the full support of Samy Tochux , bassist and band leader of...
View ArticleAdichie focuses on Nigeria's present for her new novel
... hurrying past for fear of someone else's misfortune becoming entangled in their own. This is modern life in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos, which becomes almost a character of its own in novelist...
View ArticleNigeria: Celebrating Ezekwesili At 50
... 'Oby' is a woman of no mean repute, a public servant that is well-known for her astonishing achievements not only in Nigeria, but in Africa and globally. What many do not know is just how young Oby...
View ArticleThe Xtraone Family release music with a message
The album, due to be released on 6th May 2013, features original tracks written by John Osagie and has the full support of Samy Tochux , bassist and band leader of D'Beat, winners of the 2011 Star...
View ArticleNigeria's civilians bear brunt of Islamist conflict
A woman sits amongst the ruins of the burnt Bama Market, which was destroyed by gunmen, in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, April 29, 2013.
View ArticlePrice of garri soars in Cross River
Price of garri, a staple foodstuff in Cross River, has risen in Calabar and environs, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
View ArticleNIGERIA : Oluyole Warriors, Union Bank Hit Form in Basketball Atlantic...
Oluyole Warriors and Union Bank Basketball Clubs have continued with their winning streaks by dispatching their opponents and recording three successive victories at the Atlantic Conference of the...
View ArticleThe Xtraone Family Release Music with a Message
The album, due to be released on 6th May 2013, features original tracks written by John Osagie and has the full support of Samy Tochux , bassist and band leader of D'Beat, winners of the 2011 Star...
View ArticleNigeria's Ben Enwonu holds a 'mirror' to African art at Bonhams sale in London
... in New York (1961). Another strong work by this leading African artist is titled The Durbar of Eid ul-Fitr, Kano, Nigeria. It is signed and dated 'Ben Enwonwu 1955' (lower left); bears Piccadilly...
View Articlee-banking: CBN achieves cheque truncation in all states [Sun, The (Nigeria)]
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) By LOUIS IBA The Central Bank of Nigeria 's efforts at ensuring the country's economic policy is at par with what obtains in other parts of the globe is yielding fruits, as...
View ArticleNurturing your baby
... educational products and nursing products for infants and toddlers that was founded by Oyesanya. The Lagos, Nigeria-born, America-educated and Trinidad-married Oyesanya opened Omo's Best Start...
View ArticleTop Nigerian Event Design & Decorating Company - Rareflowers Nigeria...
Lagos State, Nigeria, May 06, 2013 -- -- Mrs. Yinka Oluwole, CEO and owner of Christine's Creatives Nigeria Limited , located at 2A Ilaka Street , Ilupeju, Lagos State Nigeria announced the rebirth of...
View ArticleNigeria's civilians bear brunt of conflict with Islamist insurgents
... Army checkpoints at intervals of 300 meters choke the roads through parts of Maiduguri, capital of northeast Nigeria's Borno state and epicenter of Boko Haram's fight for Islamic rule. Residents of...
View ArticleMTN seeks talks with Nigerian regulator
MTN, Africa's biggest mobile-phone company, said a report that criticised its market leadership and pricing policy in Nigeria isn't clear and that it will seek talks with the industry regulator.
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