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Jonathan, Heal Electoral Wounds - USA

2011-04-30T13:50:00.002-05:00

The United States of America (U.S.) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria to constitute a federal cabinet that would bridge perceived political divisions in the country as regards to the violent protests that travailed Nigeria’s presidential polls in some regions of the Northern States in the country,.
Speaking with reporters on Thursday afternoon in Washington DC, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ambassador Johnnie Carson, said while the Americans could not say what kind of cabinet or government.
President Jonathan would put in place in his new term in office, “I hope that he will act in both a responsible and inclusive manner in the selection of those individuals for his cabinet and that in doing so, he will be reaching out to heal the political divisions that were uncovered during the election process.”
Carson observed that already Vice President Namadi Sambo “is in fact, a former northern governor and that the Nigerian Constitution does call for the President of the country to select from individual states various cabinet members.”

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Nigerian News: Post Election Religious Crisis

2011-04-30T13:49:00.000-05:00

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The Christians in the Northern region of Nigeria were victims of mourning on Saturday, April 30, amid reports that hundreds of people were killed in sectarian violence triggered by opposition protesters against President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in recent elections.

Over 500 people were killed in Kaduna state, Shehu Sani, executive director of the Kaduna-based Civil Rights Congress, said in published remarks.
“We keep discovering more details of massacres that have been carried out in the hinterland.” Sani said.

The violence came after Jonathan, a southern Christian, beat northern rival Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election on April 16.
Mainly Muslim supporters of Buhari, a former military ruler in Africa’s top oil producer and candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, attacked churches, homes and police stations, sparking reprisal attacks by Christians.

Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari said that vote was rigged. Nigerian President Jonathan said he would be forced to impose a state of emergency in two northern states, if they were not able to complete elections this week.

President Jonathan said declaring a state of emergency in Kaduna and Bauchi is an option of last resort, if there is not sufficient security to hold statewide elections there.

Voters in most states chose their governors earlier this week, but polls in Kaduna and Bauchi were delayed because of violence that followed the president's election.

President Jonathan was expected to be sworn-in on May 29.

A major rights group has expressed concern about the future.“We also ask the federal government to ensure that the security forces to take concerted and immediate action to halt the violence," said Andrew Johnston, Advocacy Director of Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

We Want Curfew To Be Lifted In Bauchi - ACN

2011-04-27T07:13:00.002-05:00

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has called for the lifting of the curfew imposed in the state as a result of the violence which accompanied the April 16 presidential election.

Alhaji Isa Matori, the party’s Director of Campaign, who made the call at a news conference, said it had become necessary because calm had returned to the state.

He said the authorities should immediately lift the curfew to allow people to vote in Tuesday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections.

Matori accused the police of indiscriminate arrest and detention of people, saying that the move was aimed at intimidating the people. “We are certain that these arrests are intended to intimidate the good people of Bauchi State but we urge our supporters not to be deterred.

“You should come out en masse to perform your civic duty to choose your leaders,” Matori said.

He also urged the security agents to avoid being used by anyone as they were meant to protect the lives and property of all Nigerians irrespective of political affiliations

Matori called on INEC to ensure fairness and a level playing ground for all contestants in the elections.

Riots In Wake of Elections In Nigeria

2011-04-27T07:09:00.002-05:00

hree bomb blasts hit the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, an area long plagued by violence blamed on an Islamist sect, but no casualties were reported, police said.
No one was allowed on the streets there except to vote.

The vote comes after April 16 presidential elections led to widespread rioting across the mainly Muslim north of Africa’s most populous nation, leaving more than 500 dead, according to a local rights group.

Unrest broke out despite what some observers said appeared to be Nigeria’s cleanest vote for head of state since a return to civilian rule in 1999, with the country seeking to break from a history of deeply flawed polls.

The election won by President Goodluck Jonathan exposed deep divisions in Nigeria, particularly between the country’s economically marginalised north and predominately Christian south, home to the oil industry.

There were reports of election workers - recent university graduates who are members of the national youth service corps - refusing to turn up for duty yesterday out of fear of more attacks, with some having been previously targeted.

Some of the estimated 74 000 displaced by the riots, many of whom are living at increasingly squalid military and police barracks, expressed fears of voting.

“I can’t risk my life to go and vote,” said Emmanuel Idahosa, a 42-year-old mechanic who has been living at a barracks in the main northern city of Kano.

“We’ve lost our homes, our businesses, our loved ones to post-election violence, and you expect me to stick my neck out for a second time to go and vote?”

Turnout so far appeared far below that of the April 16 presidential election in various polling stations in Kano and other cities, but strong in some areas, such as the tense central city of Jos.

Most of Nigeria’s 36 states were holding governorship and state assembly polls.
Security was tight, with curfews and military patrols having largely brought calm to the continent’s largest oil producer.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party was projected to lose a number of states and many races were expected to be closely fought, raising concerns that desperate politicians may seek to rig.

Election Drops Oil Price In Nigeria

2011-04-27T07:04:00.002-05:00

Oil prices fell to about $112 a barrel on Tuesday as traders looked forward to the outcome of elections into government houses in the Niger Delta and other states in Nigeria.
The fall was buoyed by a Federal Reserve meeting in the United States (U.S), consumer of over 1 million barrels of oil from Nigeria.

The oil rich Niger Delta area of Nigeria had hitherto been plunged by armed struggle and militancy, which were said to be a result of arming of youths and political thugs during the 2003 elections.

Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 20 cents at $112.08 a barrel by midday European time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost a penny to settle at $112.28 on Monday.
In London, Brent crude for June delivery was up 21 cents to $123.87 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
Traders are mulling how the Federal Reserve may ease a programme of buying Treasuries known as quantitative easing that has helped keep the U.S. economy flush with cash.

"There can be little doubt that the Federal Reserve's hyper-accommodative monetary policy has caused commodity and asset inflation around the world," said Richard Soultanian of NUS Consulting.

"The likely transition of the Fed's monetary policy, albeit gradual, will begin to remove some of the more speculative fervor from the market, bringing prices slowly down."
A weaker dollar and violent political uprising in the Middle East and North Africa have helped push prices up about 33 percent since mid-February. The euro rose to $1.4620 on Tuesday from $1.4579 late Monday.

Investors are also closely watching escalating violence in Syria. On Monday, thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and snipers attacked suspected anti-government protesters in the southern city of Daraa and other areas, killing at least 11 people.
The crackdown since mid-March has killed more than 350 people throughout the country, with 120 alone dying over the weekend.
"While Syria is not an actual oil producer, it has broader ramifications on other countries in the region and could keep oil well bid in the short term," IG Markets in Melbourne said in a report.
In other Nymex trading in May contracts, heating oil fell 1.0 cent to $3.21 a gallon and gasoline slid 1.0 cent to $3.29 a gallon. Natural gas futures were down 1.0 cent at $4.39 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Elections Marred by Violence In Nigeria

2011-04-27T06:57:00.002-05:00

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The Stete Election held across the Federation of Nigeria yesterday has been reported tio have been marred by snatching of ballot box and thuggery.
Although there was little of the orchestrated mob violence which has undermined similar votes in the past.
The state governorship races are the last stage of an election process so far deemed by observers and many Nigerians to have been the fairest in decades, but which has also seen some of the country's worst political violence for years.

Rioting left hundreds dead in the mostly Muslim north last week after President Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, beat northern rival Muhammadu Buhari in presidential polls.

There were localised problems on Tuesday but nothing on a similar scale.
Soldiers arrested people stealing ballot boxes in several states around the country, including parts of the oil-producing Niger Delta in the south and Kano in the north.

Security forces shot dead one man accused of trying to steal a ballot box in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, while witnesses reported gunfire as ballot boxes were snatched in at least one polling unit in the southern state of Akwa Ibom.

"There have been some disturbances and abuses across the country which are a concern ... voter turnout has been quite low in a lot of areas," said Clement Nwankwo, head of Nigeria's Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre.

The opposition candidate in Akwa Ibom, one of the fiercest races, said there had been widespread rigging there.
"This is not an election, this is not the voice of the people, it doesn't represent anything other than criminality," said James Akpanudoedehe of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), calling for a partial cancellation of the vote.

Amosun Emerges Ogun State Governor

2011-04-27T06:55:00.000-05:00

The State Governorship election held across the thirth six states of the Federation in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Teritory (FCT) has witnessed a great boar of lost seats to the formal ruling party of the country, People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Ogun State of Nigeria is not an exception as Governorship aspirant for the state acclaimed to have won the previous electrion but outrightly denied of the position by the ruling party in 2007 now have it all as he has been announced to have won the governorship election held in the state on tuesday.
Speaking in an interview with our corespondent, Senator Ibikunle Amosun reiterated that the reality of democracy is about to be actualised as all hand is on deck to rescorcitate the state economy. We are the voice of the voiceless...

NAFDAC To Improve Health Sector In Nigeria

2011-04-13T06:47:00.000-05:00

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii has reteirated his effort at improvin health sector in Nigeria.
Mr. Paul made this known by calling for improved partnership with Nigerian Medical association (NMA) in order to combat drug counterfeiting as well as promote medical education.
Orhii, made the call when he received the NMA Chairman, Abuja, and his team who were on a courtesy call at the NAFDAC head office on Tuesday.

He assured the NMA officials of support from the agency in the area of continuous medical education and called on the hospitals to join resources to acquire Truscan machines to detect the authenticity of drugs dispensed to patients.

He stated that his agency was willing to improve its collaboration with NMA as it was difficult to rid the country of fake drugs without the contribution from doctors who give prescriptions.
Though he acknowledged that the incident of fake drugs had reduced from 44 per cent to 16 per cent, he argued that owing to relentless attitude of drug counterfeiters, NAFDAC would not stop until all incidents of sub-standard drugs become a thing of the past.
Earlier in his remarks, NMA Chairman, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, Orhii that the purpose of the visit was to intimate the agency with their activities and seek collaboration on medical education.
Baamlong commended Orhii for sustaining the momentum in the battle against fake drugs, adding that the introduction and use of technology showed that the agency was ahead of criminals on importing sub-standard drugs into the country.
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Mixed Reactions As 20011 Election Proceeds In Nigeria

2011-04-13T06:36:00.000-05:00

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for Benue South Senatorial District, Lawrence Onoja, on Tuesday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel last Saturday's National Assembly poll in the district that returned Senate President, David Mark, for a record fourth term.

He alleged that the poll was marred by what he termed as wide spread irregularities.

This was contained in the petition Onoja, one time military Administrator of Plateau State, submitted at the office of Chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega.

However, Onoja who spoke to journalists after submitting his petition, had a little brush with some policemen at the INEC headquarters who had approached him questioning why he was talking to the media.

But the policemen, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of INEC Headquarters, Chuks Enwonwu, were rebuffed by Onoja who complained about the menacing approach of the security agents.
But just as Onoja was making his case at the INEC headquarters, Mark issued a statement describing his (Onoja's) allegation as "spurious".

"More disheartening is why Onoja will continue to chase shadows after the good people of Benue South had decided overwhelmingly through the ballot that he (Onoja) is incompetent and incapable of representing them at the National Assembly," Mark's Campaign Organisation replied.
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inside nigerian voice: IVN : Latest in the World of News

2011-04-12T09:02:00.000-05:00

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2011-04-12T08:58:00.000-05:00

Elections 'have changed Nigeria'
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Preliminary parliamentary poll results revealing big losses for the ruling party show Nigeria "has changed", an analyst has told the BBC. "It tells a story to every politician: You can no longer take Nigerians for granted," Victor Burubo said. ...
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Nigeria's Exchange Rate to Stay Within 3% Band, Central Bank Governor Says
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By Emele Onu - Tue Apr 12 12:45:30 GMT 2011 Nigeria's official foreign exchage rate will remain within the projected band of 3 percent above or below 150 naira per dollar even as demand for foreign currency keeps growing as the country holds general ...
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inside nigerian voice: Latest Vacancies in Nigeria

2011-04-08T08:20:00.000-05:00

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Latest Vacancies in Nigeria

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MTN Jobs in Nigeria (8 Vacancy Positions)

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Education Minister Directs WAEC to Adjust Time Table

2011-04-08T07:38:00.000-05:00

The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'i, on Thursday in Abuja, directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to adjust its examinations time-table to suit the elections.
The Special Assistant on Media to the Minister, Alhaji Aliyu Othman, who gave the directive in a statement, said the directive was necessary because of the concern of parents over the clash of the election with some examinations, earlier scheduled for April 26.

"WAEC needs to amend its time-table to avoid any clash with the adjusted Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) time-table for the governorship and houses of assembly elections," he said.

Othman said that WAEC was also negotiating with sister countries, saying that the countries had expressed their willingness to adjust their examination time-table to support the conduct of Nigeria's elections.

JEGA SHIFTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION

2011-04-08T07:32:00.000-05:00

April 26 is new date, all Ekiti, Plateau Senatorial districts affected
NSPMC accuses INEC of bias in printing of ballot papers
THE National Assembly elections rescheduled for tomorrow will not hold in 15 Senatorial Districts and 48 Federal Constituencies, INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said yesterday.
This, according to him, affects “only about 14 per cent of all Senatorial Districts and 13 per cent of Federal Constituencies. This means that elections will take place this Saturday in 86 per cent and 87 per cent of Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies respectively.”
Elections in the affected constituencies will now hold on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 together with the governorship and State Assembly elections, he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the management of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) yesterday spoke for the first time in the raging controversy surrounding ballot papers and other sensitive materials for the botched National Assembly elections last Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Addressing newsmen yesterday, the NSPMC Managing Director, Mr. Ehi Okomoyon declared that his establishment was still at a loss to explain why it was not invited to tender for the job in preference for the South African firm which ended up embarrassing the whole nation.
Besides, the commission denied media reports that it had contracted out the printing of ballot papers to replace those that were either exposed during the April 2 botched National Assembly elections or political parties which logos and names were missing in the ballot papers.
Jega, while addressing newsmen on the outcome of its meeting on Tuesday, said Senatorial elections will not take place in Bayelsa Central, Benue North; Cross River South and Central Districts; Ebonyi North; all the three Senatorial Districts in Ekiti State; Gombe North; Kaduna North; Niger South; all the three Senatorial Districts in Plateau State and Sokoto North.
For Federal Constituencies, some local councils in Abia State such as Isiala Ngwa North/South; in Akwa Ibom State, Ukana/Ofun, among others, were affected.
He, however, said that a decision was yet to be taken if the ballot papers would be printed locally or would be sent to be printed from outside the country. He said the commission met for the good part of Wednesday night with some of the best printers in the country on the possibility of having the job executed in the country but said that a decision had to be deferred since it had become clear that the printing could not be completed before the elections take place and since it has become apparent that the elections would have to be postponed in those areas.
But he said a decision would be taken on where to print the ballot papers in a very short time since there were still two weeks away from the elections. He stated that whenever a decision was taken, he was confident that the job could be delivered well before the elections.
Jega said the commission was working towards getting the vendors that caused the national embarrassment to order, possibly through judiciary. He added that the contractors signed a contract, which contained certain clauses, including failure to deliver as appropriate and there were consequences therein. He said while some legal provisions were being explored towards getting judicial redress, it would amount to prejudices if the commission went ahead to take actions that would amount to prejudices, including naming the contractors.
The INEC urged Nigerians to have faith in the commission to deliver free, fair and credible elections, saying it was better to have a postponed election than having an election that was fatally flawed. While he understood the sentiments of Nigerians about the twice-postponed elections, Jega said it was done in good faith and in keeping with the commission’s pledge to give Nigerians some good elections.
When told that some parties were threatening to go to court over the fresh postponement in some states, the INEC wondered why that had to be so, because according to him, during the meeting with political party leaders on Sunday, they were informed of the fact that some of the states were mostly affected and that elections might not hold immediately in those areas and an agreement was struck with the party leaders who agreed with the decision.
Jega’s full statement runs thus: “When the Commission last Saturday, April 2, 2011, rescheduled the National Assembly elections, it stated very clearly that the elections will hold this Saturday, April 9, 2011. We are happy to say that the elections will go ahead this weekend as planned. We as a Commission fully appreciate the enormous sacrifices made by millions of Nigerian voters who turned out for the exercise on April 2. I urge you to also do the same this weekend.
“Since the postponement, the Commission has worked tirelessly to address the challenges observed in the conduct of the rescheduled elections. Thus, result sheets have not only been delivered to the country, but have been received by states and Local Government Areas nationwide. Similarly, other election materials needed at the State and Local Governments have been supplied. Logistic challenges have been addressed and we have had further consultations with political parties, security services and other stakeholders to address other challenges that emerged last Saturday. Consequently, all is now set for the National Assembly elections to hold across the country on Saturday.
“However, some challenges emerging from the fact that voting took place in some areas in spite of the postponement require more time than we have had since last Saturday. For example, in some areas a good quantity of ballot papers had been used and it is not possible to reprint enough replacement ballot papers before the elections. Also, in a few constituencies, party names and logos were missing on ballot papers. While some of these resulted from human errors in compiling the names of qualified candidates and parties for the elections, others are related to sudden changes emanating from several judicial pronouncements on party nominations. These challenges dictate that fresh ballot papers be printed prior to conducting the elections.
“The Commission has made strenuous efforts to get these ballot papers printed within the available time; but given the security requirements of the printing of ballot papers and the inability of domestic and international companies to deliver on time, it has become imperative that sufficient time be given for the printing of these ballot papers. Consequently, while elections will in general take place next Saturday, it has become inevitable to postpone elections in a few affected constituencies, that is 15 Senatorial Districts and 48 Federal Constituencies which are as follows:
• “I should say that the postponed elections affect only about 14 per cent of all Senatorial Districts and 13 per cent of Federal Constituencies. This means that elections will take place this Saturday in 86 per cent and 87 per cent of Senatorial Districts and Federal Constituencies respectively.
• “Elections in these affected constituencies will now hold on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 together with the governorship and state Assembly elections.
• “For purposes of clarity, it is not everywhere that voting took place last week that is affected by this rescheduling. In some areas, only very few ballots were used, which means that elections can go on unhindered in those places this Saturday.
• “I want to seize this opportunity to advise all voters to be orderly and peaceful during the elections. Those who choose to stay behind after voting must be orderly and non-violent. I appeal to political parties to implore their supporters to eschew violence. We are working closely with the security agencies to arrest political thugs and vigilantes. Also, underage voters will be arrested. I appeal to parents and community leaders not to allow their children to indulge in this illegal act.
• “We also noticed last Saturday that some governors did not comply with the appeal to them not to move around with their security orderlies during the elections. Although we recognise that governors are chief executives of their states, I once more appeal to them to vote and return home in order to reduce political tensions during the elections. Security agencies will strictly enforce compliance with this directive.
• “Let me once again thank Nigerians for their understanding and support for the Commission in its efforts to deliver free, fair and credible elections. I urge you all to come out on Saturday, April 9th, to exercise your right to vote.”
Okomoyon said the development was more disturbing given that it had printed previous election materials for INEC in the past without any security concerns. He also clarified that NSPMC was not printing any material; neither was it warehousing the imported printed materials from South Africa.
He was reacting to an Abuja-based newspaper cover story yesterday insinuating that the NSPMC was wired because of election materials being printed there.
Okomoyon said: “That story is false, misleading and not true because the NSPMC is not printing any election materials for INEC. Yes, it’s true that we submitted a proposal to print the materials for them. But as I speak with you, we have not been invited nor approached for any services. The reason we were not invited, we don’t know. You may need to find out from INEC why we were not invited in place of the foreign firm.
“The NSPMC sympathises with INEC for the situation it is facing and hereby expresses readiness to print any security material for it without compromise because we are a secured organisation printing every single denomination of the Nigerian currency and other sensitive security documents.”

U.S. - We won’t accept rigging of Nigeria polls,

2011-04-08T07:24:00.000-05:00

Obama sends official to monitor tomorrow’s exercise

EU urges adherence to electoral rules

THE United States (U.S.) government and the European Union (EU) have asked Nigeria to do all that is needfu...

Appeal Court reserves verdict on tenure elongation

THE Court of Appeal, Abuja Division yesterday reserved sine die (indefinitely) its verdict in the appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against five states governors and...

ACN petitions AIG over conduct of C’River PDP officials

THE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Cross River State has petitioned the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, alleging intimidation and harassment of its members by the...

‘Content policy not to indigenize oil assets’

THE Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke , has assured that the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board was not setup to indigenize oil assets in Nigeria.

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NCAA gets N50b equipment to track aircraft

THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday commissioned N50 billion equipment that will help track aircraft if they are involved in an accident .

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2011-04-08T07:08:00.000-05:00

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2011-03-28T10:44:00.000-05:00

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Nigerian News

2011-03-25T09:52:00.000-05:00

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Odds favour Nigeria
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Tradition comes in the sense that the Nigerian side has the upper hand in the seven previous encounters. Five of the games have been in Nigeria's favour while Ethiopia won just two, and by very slim margin of 1-0. On the other hand, three of Nigeria's ...
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Nigeria sells 77.49 bln naira in treasury bills
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria sold 77.49 billion naira in 91-day and 182-day treasury bills on Thursday, the central bank said on Friday. The central bank sold 37.49 billion naira of the 91-day paper and 40 billion naira in the 182-day instrument at ...
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Nigeria: ECOWAS sets up panel on allocation of positions
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Abuja, Nigeria - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has set up a five-member committee, at the level of heads of state, to review the modalities for the allocation of statutory positions within the organisation, according to a ...
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2011-03-18T09:28:00.000-05:00

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2011-03-18T09:27:00.000-05:00

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2011-03-18T09:26:00.000-05:00

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Cameroon, Nigeria plan joint oil work; Addax may handle

2011-03-12T09:46:00.000-06:00

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YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon and Nigeria agreed late on Friday to jointly exploit any oil and other cross-border reserves found in the Bakassi peninsula, with Nigeria proposing Chinese-owned explorer Addax Petroleum to handle the work. ...
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Nigeria : News

2011-03-11T09:56:00.000-06:00

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2011: Nigeria needs fine statesman, not politician – Nwangwu
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He returned to Nigeria five years ago, after 34 years of professional life in the United States as a pharmacist, university professor, medical scientist, inventor, industrialist and entrepreneur . At Present, a professor of pharmacology, toxicology and ...
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Nigeria: Business Returns to Lagos Seaports After Strike
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Normal business activities finally returned to ports in Lagos on Thursday following the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Dockworkers Union of Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A check by NAN showed that many of the clearing ...
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NFF cancels friendly for Eagles

2011-03-11T09:52:00.002-06:00

We are the voice of the voiceless...NFF cancels friendly for Eagles
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have called off a proposed friendly against Peru in Malta on March 30, officials announced Thursday. “The match fixed for March 30 in Malta has been cancelled. We are yet to finalise with the organisers of the ...
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