Thursday, November 20, 2008
LAGOS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - One of Nigeria’s top anti-graft officials has resigned after failing to report suspicious payments made from a state government account, the latest setback for a body plagued by controversy.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
LAGOS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Cocoa arrivals in the port city of Lagos, Nigeria’s main export route, soared 46 percent to 20,000 tonnes in October from the same month last year, an average of estimates by some major exporters showed on Thursday.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
AFPChevron suspends contracts after Nigeria pipeline attackAFP - 21 minutes agoLAGOS (AFP) — US oil group Chevron on Thursday suspended export contracts on much of its Nigerian production after a militant attack on a key pipeline. …Chevron Say…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
BBC NewsNigeria army repels oil terminal attack: commanderAfricasia, UK - 1 hour agoGovernment troops in Nigeria on Thursday repelled an attack by an armed group near a key oil export terminal in the southern Niger Delta, the commander of a …
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
BusinessDayNigeria: A Stormy Petrel Rules EdoAllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour ago… are no hiccups at the State Assembly, soon we will witness a torrent of progressive policies that would transform Edo State into a showpiece in Nigeria. …..
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Nigeria: Ex-SFG Shehu Musa Dies At 75AllAfrica.com, Washington - 1 hour agoThe remains of Makaman Nupe Alhaji Shehu Ahmadu Musa, who died in a London hospital in the early hours of yesterday, are being expected in Nigeria today …Nigeria: S…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Daily NationNigeria army repels gunmen at Escravos oil terminalReuters South Africa, South Africa - 1 hour agoLAGOS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Nigerian military repelled an attack by gunmen in speedboats on Thursday close to the Escravos crude o…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
LAGOS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Nigerian military said on Thursday it had repelled an attack by gunmen in speedboats close to the Escravos crude oil export terminal, a major facility in the Niger Delta operated by U.S. energy giant Chevron .
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Nigeria: Work Yet to Start On $500 Million Nigcomsat Two, Three …AllAfrica.com, Washington - 11 minutes agoBy Aaron Ukodie, Deputy Business Editor As Nigeria awaits arrival of the President of the Chinese China Great Wall Industry Corporati…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
BusinessDayNigeria: Leadership Newspapers - Fresh Knocks for the PresidentAllAfrica.com, Washington - 2 hours agoHe added: "We are also aware that a popular programme on AIT, anchored by veteran journalist, Gbenga Aruleba, 'Focus Nig…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Nigeria: EFCC Invites El-RufaiAllAfrica.com, Washington - 26 minutes agoIn the document, the total receipts amounted to N96.3 billion while amount of money transferred to the Central Bank of Nigeria was N19,145104978.98; …Nigeria: FG, Inves…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
BusinessDayNigeria: Anenih, Edo PDP Extend Support to OshiomholeAllAfrica.com, Washington - 26 minutes ago"I have also received messages from Chief Tony Anenih, Local Government Council Chairmen, the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) amo…
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
SoccerwayNigeria fall to Colombia in friendlyAFP - 1 hour agoPALMIRA, Colombia (AFP) — A goal nine minutes from time from striker Radamel Falcao Garcia was enough to give Colombia a 1-0 win over Nigeria in a friendly …Falcao The Difference As …
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
VanguardNigeria: Group Calls for Voter AwarenessAllAfrica.com, Washington - 34 minutes agoIn a similar development, the verdict of the Court of Appeal that declared the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Adams Oshiomhole, …
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Ugandan President visits NigeriaXinhua, China - 53 minutes ago20 (Xinhua) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday begin a two-day visit to Nigeria and would be leading a 69-man delegation to hold a business …
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