Nigeria

  • Jan 6, 2010
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Lawsuits call for Yar'Adua clarification

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday scheduled a hearing for three separate lawsuits brought...

Nigeria
  • Jan 4, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Electronic trading improves bourse outlook

After a slow start, Africa's switch from traditional open outcry to electronic stock exchanges...

Africa
  • Dec 30, 2009
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NIGERIA: President signs supplementary budget

President Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday signed a 353 billion naira (2.4 billion dollar) supplementary...

Nigeria
  • Dec 29, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL: Airline bomb plot highlights Yemen role

US authorities are questioning Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab over his attempt to blow up a...

Yemen
  • Dec 23, 2009
  • 6 min read

WEST AFRICA: Leadership transition is key for ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) annual summit has been delayed until...

West Africa
  • Dec 21, 2009
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NIGERIA: MEND warns on resumption of attacks

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed on Saturday to have attacked...

Nigeria
  • Dec 18, 2009
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NIGERIA: Ibori influence improves as charges dropped

The High Court in Asaba yesterday dismissed a 170-count corruption case against former Delta...

Nigeria
  • Dec 16, 2009
  • 7 min read

NIGERIA: Electricity output takes turn for the better

Tanimu Yakubu, the president's chief economic adviser, said yesterday that installed electricity...

Nigeria