Nigeria

  • Jun 25, 2009
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NIGERIA: NNPC and Gazprom announce Nigaz joint venture

Russian and Nigerian Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday announced the...

Nigeria
  • Jun 23, 2009
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NIGERIA: Abuja courts new multilateral debt

The economic boom which enabled Nigeria to clear its Paris Club debts in 2006 has now clearly...

Nigeria
  • Jun 23, 2009
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WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS postpones regional monetary zone

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in Abuja, yesterday delayed by...

  • Jun 22, 2009
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NIGERIA: Militants attack three Shell installations

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) yesterday attacked three oil...

Nigeria
  • Jun 22, 2009
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NIGERIA: Ban on bank invstment to be lifted

New Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi yesterday announced his intention to lift the...

Nigeria
  • Jun 16, 2009
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NIGERIA: Ateke Tom floats interest in amnesty offer

A prominent militant figure in Rivers State, Ateke Tom, said through his lawyer yesterday that he...

Nigeria
  • Jun 5, 2009
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NIGERIA: Oil and gas sector reform faces slow going

Five years after the release of the Draft National Oil and Gas Policy, Nigeria continues to make...

Nigeria
  • Jun 3, 2009
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NIGERIA: New CBN chief may accelerate banking reforms

On June 1, President Umaru Yar'Adua nominated Lamido Sanusi, the managing director of First Bank,...

Nigeria