Borno govt declares Friday holiday for Jonathan's visit
Borno State government has declared Friday, as work free day to enable civil servants welcome President Goodluck Jonathan who would be in the state on a two-day working visit.
View ArticleAwo Leadership Award: Jonathan tasks leaders on accountability
... as a foremost leader, who can never be forgotten, adding that he was a rare nationalist who worked tirelessly for Nigeria's independence. Jonathan, who was represented by his Vice, Namadi Sambo,...
View ArticleMTV list on Omaha music is cool, but...
... alike? Not particularly. Omaha ranked No. 2 on the list alongside such cities as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Lagos, Nigeria; Santiago, Chile; Athens, Greece; and Barcelona, Spain. On their way to the...
View ArticlePirates kidnap 3 in offshore Nigeria attack
... kidnapped was Indonesian, the sources said. The vessel is a tugboat contracted to supply an offshore oil platform. Nigeria's navy spokesman gave no comment. A fishing vessel, Orange 7, was attacked...
View ArticleCAF election politics worries Minister
... of an intending candidate should not be made a major condition for the election. Aminu Maigari, the Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), has offered himself for election into the...
View ArticleAmnesty for Boko Haram: N-Delta royal fathers blast Sultan
... reign in the country. Former national president of the Traditional Rulers for Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, HR M, Charles Ayemi-Botu, Pere of Siembiri kingdom in Delta...
View ArticlePredatory Culture Hampers Nigeria
... is to immobilize observation, which, in turn, leads to analysis that is both unrealistic and naive. Thus, we come to Nigeria, a country of over 166 million people with severe overcrowding due to...
View ArticleAs middle class grows,
... in. This isn't the U.S., where the kitsch restaurant chain Johnny Rockets has several hundred locations, but instead Nigeria, where foreign companies have hesitated to invest because of logistical...
View Article"Don't finance forced evictions"
A government demolition squad forcefully evicting thousands of people from their homes in Badia East community in Lagos, Nigeria, 23 February 2013.
View ArticleWema Bank becomes first Nigerian Bank on MoneyGram's innovative AGENTWORKS...
Mar. 7, 2013 - LAGOS, Nigeria - Wema Bank, Nigeria's most resilient bank has once again, demonstrated its commitment to providing faster, efficient, innovative IT-backed services to clients with its...
View ArticleNigeria: The measles epidemic
In the past couple of months, reports of deaths due to measles have become commonplace in the media.
View ArticleNigeria president says little chance of Islamist amnesty
Nigeria cannot grant amnesty to Islamist sect Boko Haram until its members come out from the shadows, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday, on his first state visit to the northeastern region...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Nigeria to save less oil money, budget deficit falls
Nigeria's budget deficit is set to fall to 1.85 percent of gross domestic product in 2013, the budget office said on Thursday, as government opted to save less of its oil revenue.
View ArticleJonathan rejects amnesty calls for Boko Haram
... visit came amid mounting political pressure for him to travel to the region and followed calls this week from Nigeria's top Islamic figure for an amnesty deal for insurgents. President Goodluck...
View Article2013 Budget: We allocated over N950bn for national security purposes -...
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that the gross federally collectible revenue in 2013 budget was projected at N11.34 trillion.
View Article10 Flying Eagles players dropped, depart Tunisia
... AYC championship, which will hold from March 16 to March 30. It said the seven other players, who are based in Nigeria would fly out of Tunisia by 1 p.m. for Cairo, where they would spend a night,...
View ArticleControversy Trails Revelation Of Oil Blocks Ownership
FOLLOWING the shocking revelation on Wednesday by the Chairman Senate Committee on Business and Rules and Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-west in the upper chamber, Mr.
View ArticleSuntai: For How Long Can Taraba Wait?
IN Taraba State, all has not been the same since the crash of the Cessna 208 aircraft with registration number 5N-BMJ on October 25, last year in Yola, Adamawa State being piloted by Governor Danbaba...
View ArticleKukah, MURIC Disagree Over Amnesty For Boko Haram
... the book on the killing of Osama titled, No Easy Day and you will see that where there is a will, there is a way. In Nigeria, there is only a shortage of capacity, political will and competence on...
View ArticleArewa Elders Back Sultan's Amnesty Call For Boko Haram
AREWA leaders have risen with one voice in support of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III's call for total amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect to end the insecurity in the...
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