Nigeria

  • Jul 17, 2008
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NIGERIA: President proposes curbs on 'blood oil'

President Umaru Yar'Adua yesterday proposed a system for registering and tracking oil shipments,...

Nigeria
  • Jul 16, 2008
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INTERNATIONAL: Private insurance may improve welfare

Most developing countries use publicly funded and managed healthcare systems -- either by...

International
  • Jul 15, 2008
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NIGERIA: Court orders new Cross Rivers governor's poll

The Court of Appeal in Calabar yesterday annulled the election of Cross Rivers State Governor...

Nigeria
  • Jul 14, 2008
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NIGERIA/CHINA: China wins billion dollar road contract

China Harbour Engineering, one of China's biggest engineering and construction firms, which...

Nigeria
  • Jul 11, 2008
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NIGERIA: Gambari resigns from peace committee

Ibrahim Gambari, the UN special advisor selected last month to head a steering committee...

Nigeria
  • Jul 8, 2008
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NIGERIA: Government aims for power generation boost

President Umaru Yar'Adua is due this month to declare a long-awaited state of emergency in the...

Nigeria
  • Jun 25, 2008
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SOMALIA: Nigerian peacekeepers set to bolster AMISOM

Nigeria's military is preparing to send an initial deployment of one battalion (750-850 soldiers)...

Somalia
  • Jun 23, 2008
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NIGERIA: MEND 'ceasefire' could see reduced violence

At least one faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) announced...

Nigeria