Nigeria

  • Jan 4, 2011
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Jonathan to appoint terrorism adviser

President Goodluck Jonathan announced yesterday that he would appoint a special adviser...

Nigeria
  • Dec 31, 2010
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NIGERIA: Bayelsa primary promises upswing in violence

Timi Alaibe, President Goodluck Jonathan's adviser on the Niger Delta and his administration's...

Nigeria
  • Dec 30, 2010
  • 7 min read

NIGERIA: Petroleum reform drive falters ahead of polls

Prospects that the PIB will secure legislative assent prior to elections due in April 2011 have...

Nigeria
  • Dec 29, 2010
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NIGERIA: Pre-poll tensions feed communal violence

The death toll following bombings and clashes in Jos (in Plateau State, in the ethnically and...

Nigeria
  • Dec 22, 2010
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NIGERIA: Power privatisation proceeds apace

The government has set a February 18, 2011 deadline for bids for the Power Holding Company of...

Nigeria
  • Dec 17, 2010
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NIGERIA: PDP governors line up behind Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan received a major election boost yesterday after 20 of the People's...

Nigeria
  • Dec 15, 2010
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NIGERIA: AMCON sees end to bank rescue by mid-2011

The chief executive of the newly created Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Mustafa...

Nigeria
  • Dec 14, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Sovereign debt plans resurface after downturn

Nigeria has delayed until early next year a 'roadshow' due originally to take place in the United...

Africa