Nigeria: $1 Billion InfrastructureLoan From China
Abuja, Nigeria - NigeriaA s finance minister says President Goodluck JonathanA s visit to China will finalize $1.1 billion in low-interest loans for much-needed infrastructure in AfricaA s giant, from...
View ArticleKevin D. Williamson: Burning Books and Children
... the Will Ferrell prA cis. There are no words adequate to the horrific attack on a group of schoolchildren in Nigeria, carried out by the jihadist Boko Haram outfit, a partner to the Algeria-based...
View ArticleWe miss Okpala, says Keshi
BY JACOB AJOM Last week, speculations were rife that the Nigeria Football Federation had sanctioned the return of some members of Super Eagles technical crew, assistant coaches Sylvanus Okpala and...
View ArticleYobe school killings: Another Boko Haram slaughter, this time of children
Following an attack on a boarding school that killed 42 children and teachers, the governor of Nigeria 's northeastern Yobe state has directed that all secondary schools be closed starting today until...
View ArticleFlag It:Environment Reporting and Data Journalism
... the environment. The project titled Flag It kicked off in Sao-Paulo in May and the second leg just finished in Lagos Nigeria. The journalists from where trained on how to use digital tools ...
View ArticleChoosing People Over Politics
... loyalty over service to the people who elected them is at the centre of the growing contests among the peoples of Nigeria and their representatives. Politicians think they are divined to be over...
View ArticleActress and Singer, Tonto Dikeh And Her So Many Controversies
... has been very clear on the issue. No one is permitted to sell, use, cultivate or encourage the use of Indian hemp in Nigeria. The weed is one of the banned narcotics in the country. 'NDLEA Act...
View ArticleUNICEF condemns killing of students in Nigeria
Abuja, July 9 : The UN's Children's Fund Monday condemned the killing of over 20 schoolchildren in Nigeria's Yobe state over the weekend.
View ArticleJagal Group deploys 3i Infotech's ORION 10.6 Project Implementation solution
... to implement its flagship account management solution-ORION 10.6 Project Implementation for Jagal Group, Lagos, Nigeria for the second time. Jagal Group is a leading Nigerian conglomerate with...
View ArticleTaiwo A. Ogunsola to receive an International Prestigious Award
... able to rapidly understand the technical and business management aspects of the industry. In 1999, Taiwo returned to Nigeria after successfully concluding her training and began a partnership that...
View ArticleRockefeller Foundation Convenes Global Leaders To Focus On African...
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION CONVENES GLOBAL LEADERS TO FOCUS ON AFRICAN AGRICULTURE'S POTENTIAL Jul. 9, 2013 Source: The Rockefeller Foundation news release The Rockefeller Foundation, marking 100 years of...
View ArticleKatsina has highest rate of teenage pregnancy - NPC
The National Population Commission, NPC, disclosed yesterday that Katsina State has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy and motherhood in Nigeria.
View ArticleAgainst background of Benghazi, US slowly steps up diplomacy under tight...
... limited ability to travel in Pakistan and Lebanon, and are under tightly guarded protection in Jordan and in Lagos, Nigeria. But several diplomats say they are frustrated with what one called "a...
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... of hallowed ground not just for Christians, but for Cardinal fans of all religions, including none at all." Abuja, Nigeria - NigeriaA s finance minister says President Goodluck JonathanA s visit to...
View ArticleMASSOB, Igbo youths trade accusations
Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Tuesday, accused members of Association of Igbo Youths Organisation, AIYO, of abducting one of its leaders, identified as Chief...
View ArticleI made 'successful' mistakes as president - Obasanjo
... was persuaded to become the President of this country. While delivering his lecture entitled,'The future of Law in Nigeria', the former chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related...
View ArticleJonathan seeks Senate approval of Bolere Ketebu, 7 others as ambassadorial...
... read: ''In accordance with section 171(1)A sub-section 4 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, I have the honour to forward the list of seven career and one...
View ArticleKonga.com @ 1. Omawumi, Ajebutter22, and Toke Makinwa come together...
... ul cheer to Konga.com as they turn one this month and hopefully the revolution they have brought to online retail in Nigeria and the unprecedented levels of stellar customer service continue.
View ArticleExclusive: E-X-P-O-S-E-D, Suspected killers of CP Asadu
IN the beginning: THE precarious security situation in the country assumed a frightening dimension on March 2, 2013, when a serving Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu was gruesomely killed by gun...
View ArticleTerrorist Attacks Force Some Nigerian Schools to Close
By order of local authorities, schools in Nigeria's northeast Yobe state have been closed to protect students and teachers from suspected Boko Haram terrorist attacks.
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