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Nigeria oil deal focuses concerns on energy sector Financial Times By Xan Rice in Lagos A controversial $1.1bn oil deal involving Shell and ENI in Nigeria has renewed concerns about transparency in the country's lucrative energy sector and the government's commitment to cleaning up the industry. |
Nigerian Troops Arrest Widow of Suicide Bomber, Military Says Bloomberg Nigerian troops said they yesterday arrested six women, including the widow of the ThisDay newspaper suicide bomber, in a raid on a hideout of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the central city of Jos. Boko Haram, which seeks to impose strict ... |
![]() SuperSport.com | Nigeria flight to Peru cancelled after drugs arrest SuperSport.com The Nigerian football team failed to depart for Peru for a friendly after a passenger on the Madrid-bound flight was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of drugs, an official has confirmed. Nigeria team spokesman Ben Alaiya said the Iberia ... Drugs drama cancels Eagles flight Eagles' List: Chukwu Defends Keshi |
![]() Nigerian Tribune | NIGERIA'S PECULIAR POLITICS OF SUCCESSION: Deconstructing the processes that ... Vanguard In the case of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, it held onto five states in the Yoruba South West geo-political zone, and is still working on Ondo State where Labour Party's Dr. Rahman Mimiko is governor. But for CPC and its presidential candidate, ... Jonathan's Election Not Credible - Tinubu Brouhaha Over Buhari's 2015 Prediction By Remi Oyeyemi Jonathan, Buhari and 2015 |
![]() Breaking Travel News | Air Nigeria to Go Public in 2014 AllAfrica.com By Chinedu Eze, 19 May 2012 Nigeria's major carrier, Air Nigeria would become a public quoted company in 2014, as the management plans to list it in the Nigeria Stock Exchange and sell the shares to the Nigerian public. This was disclosed by the ... Air Nigeria launches Lagos flights from London Gatwick Govt Officials Spend N300b Annually on Aircraft Charter |
![]() Jakarta Globe | Islamist Insurgency Darkens Nigerian Leader's Year in Office Jakarta Globe Nigerians survey the scene and remains of a mini bus destroyed by a bomb blast at the Rumuokoro Roundabout in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Thursday. Reports indicate two suspected armed robbers were killed when an explosive device detonated in the bus in ... Boko Haram threatens Police Games Watch President Goodluck Jonathan's Interview with ABN Digital as he Speaks on ... |
![]() Leadership Newspapers | NJC vs. Salami: Nigerian justice system on trial Vanguard BY IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI Is President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in danger of further creating more muddle than there already is within the Nigerian judicial system with his delay in the reinstatement of Justice Isa Ayo Salami as recommended by the National ... Lawyer in court to stop Salami NJC's decision: Battle line drawn as top lawyers offer to defend Salami Salami: Of peace, justice and unity |
'Some Nigerians live like slaves in US' The Nation Newspaper By Lekan Otufodunrin 15 hours 18 minutes ago Bukola Oriola, a Nigerian journalist was a victim of human trafficking in United States. For two years, she was isolated and endured all forms of torture, including hunger, physical, psychological and ... |
![]() AFP | Nigeria, Senegal, Burkina Faso troops head to G.Bissau AFP BISSAU — A military force being deployed to stabilise Guinea-Bissau after an April 12 coup will be drawn from Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Senegal, the west African bloc ECOWAS said on Friday. "The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ... ECOWAS force to Guinea-Bissau to be comprised of soldiers from Nigeria ... Nigeria to deploy troops to G-Bissau No end to Boko Haram without tackling poverty, says Carson |
![]() AFP | Nigerian security forces find bomb-making stock in raid AFP JOS, Nigeria — Security forces found weapons and bomb-making stocks during a house raid Saturday in the violence-plagued central Nigerian city of Jos, police said. "There was a bomb factory that was discovered in Rikkos," police spokesman Samuel Dabai ... |