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Nigerian minister named World Bank vice president
Posted by AFP on Mar 27, 2007, 14:26
World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz, pictured in 2006, has announced the appointment of Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili, formerly education minister in Nigeria, as vice president of the bank for the African region.
Delta Airlines announces Atlanta-Lagos route
Posted by on Mar 9, 2007, 10:49
Lagos - United States-based Delta Airlines has announced plans to commence daily non-stop flights between Atlanta (Georgia) and Lagos (Nigeria), beginning December 3 2007.
The inaugural flight will take-off on 3 December from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta at 4.25 (local time) and arrive at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 9.25 a.m. (local time).
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Nigeria gay law 'risks democracy'
Posted by on Mar 9, 2007, 10:36
A proposed Nigerian law banning same-sex marriages is a threat to democracy, says Human Rights Watch.
Writing to the Nigerian Senate, they said the legislation, "contravenes the basic rights to freedom of expression, conscience, association, and assembly".
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Nigeria: Investigate Attacks on Anticorruption Campaigner
Posted by Reuters on Apr 22, 2006, 08:34
(New York, March 7, 2007) – Nigerian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those responsible for a violent assault and death threats against a leading anticorruption campaigner in the oil-rich Niger Delta, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Car bomb at Nigerian army barracks kills 3: source
Posted by Reuters on Apr 22, 2006, 08:33
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - A car bomb at an army barracks in the southern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt killed three people on Wednesday evening, a military source said on Thursday, and militants said they had detonated the bomb.
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Nigeria hits back at US warning
Posted by BBC on Dec 23, 2005, 10:07
Nigeria's government has told the United States to mind its own business over speculation that the president may stand for a third term.
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Alamieyeseigha asks court to stop trial
Posted by Vanguard - By Innocent Anaba on Dec 22, 2005, 17:24
LAGOS— Impeached Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has challenged his trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, urging the court presided over by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu to stop his (Alamieyeseigha) arraignment on money laundering charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Alamieyeseigha asks court to stop trial
Posted by Vanguard - By Innocent Anaba on Dec 22, 2005, 17:24
LAGOS— IMPEACHED Bayelsa State governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has challenged his trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, urging the court presided over by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu to stop his (Alamieyeseigha) arraignment on money laundering charges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Wanted: Emergency rule in aviation sector
Posted by Vanguard on Dec 19, 2005, 12:14
AT last, President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken some positive steps to address the big rot in the aviation sector. But sadly enough, as in most other matters Nigerian, it has taken the crash of three aircraft within two months and the loss of 237 precious lives in the Lagos Bellview, Kaduna Beechcraft and Port Harcourt Sosoliso airline accidents to wake up the “Lion of Aso Rock”.
Angry Passengers Blame Virgin Nigeria Airline
Posted by ThisDay on Dec 19, 2005, 11:31
Dozens of angry passengers yesterday had a showdown with officials of Virgin Nigeria Airline at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja
Ecobank Group Invests N17bn in Nigeria
Posted by ThisDay on Dec 19, 2005, 11:15
Another window of foreign direct investment was recorded in Nigeria weekend as Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of Ecobank Group invested a total of N17 billion ($134 million) towards increasing the capital base of its local subsidiary – Ecobank Nigeria Plc.
Just what is wrong with Nigeria?
Posted by Daily Independent on Dec 19, 2005, 11:13
We have never had it this bad, even as a nation. Never in the political history of this entity called Nigeria has it had to grapple with the number of human losses that have become characteristic of this administration.
How Nigeria should spend $18b relief - Paris Club
Posted by on Dec 19, 2005, 11:11
THE Paris Club has indicated to Nigeria how it should spend the $18 billion debt relief recently approved for the country. French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Yves Gaudent, who represented the Paris Club at the signing of the fifth bilateral agreement between the government of Nigeria and the Paris Club at the weekend in Abuja, gave the direction at the end of the ceremony which lasted more than two hours.
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CHALLENGES 2005-2006: An Assured Power Supply a Distant Dream in Nigeria
Posted by on Dec 19, 2005, 11:10
At the end of a year that was meant to solve Nigeria's chronic electricity problems, an assured power supply is still a distant dream in this oil-rich nation.
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Nigeria aircraft check strands thousands
Posted by on Dec 19, 2005, 11:07
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigeria grounded Boeing 737 planes across the country for safety checks, stranding thousands of travelers Sunday after two deadly accidents in two months.
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