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NIGERIA: Obasanjo shakes up defence leadership
President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday sacked his national security adviser, Mohammed Aliyu Gasau,...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Date set for controversial elections
Presidential, gubernatorial and federal and state legislative elections will be held between...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Asian firms benefit most in oil block auction
Nigeria is auctioning licences for some 17 oil blocks today, although the outcome is largely...
NigeriaNIGERIA: Third term dashed, focus now on succession
The Nigerian Senate rejected yesterday a constitutional amendment bill that would have extended...
NigeriaINTERNATIONAL: Cash-rich oil majors focus on frontiers
BP announced yesterday its intention to sell oil and gas assets in the Netherlands. The sale is...
InternationalAFRICA: More battles to come over term limits
The Nigerian National Assembly is debating this week changes to the constitution allowing the...
AfricaNIGERIA: NITEL fast-track sale good news for telecoms
The Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) said yesterday that it had adopted a new strategy for the...
NigeriaNIGERIA/CHINA: Oil deal tied to infrastructure
Chinese President Hu Jintao is expected to sign a 4 billion dollar oil deal after his arrival in...
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