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Chevron to Sell More Nigerian Assets
( ) - is planning to divest its ownership in three shallow water oil blocks, off the country's shore. Chevron holds a 40% interest in blocks - Oil Mining Leases (:OML) 52, OML 53 and OML 55. The remaining 60% is owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. ("NNPC") - the state oil corporation of Nigeria. This divesture would be in addition to Chevron Nigeria's planned sale of ...
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My life in danger NANS President cries
BY SIKIRU AKINOLA The President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Yinka Gbadebo has told Nigerians to hold the Nigerian Police Force responsible if anything happens to him. The Police were said to have threatened Gbadebo, ordering him to do thorough investigations before blaming them for the incident. Gbadebo spoke in Ibadan after he was released by men of the Oyo State ...
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FG to name bidders of 10 power plants August 8
BY MICHAEL EBOH The Federal Government, Wednesday, said it will announce the names of prospective buyers of the 10 National Integrated Power Project, NIPP, power plants, August 8, 2013. Mr. Benjamin Dikki, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, who disclosed this at an investment road show in Hong Kong, said the sale of the power plants falls within the context of President ...
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Niger Chad receive 75000 refugees from Libya
The governments of the poor Sahelian states of Niger and Chad are struggling to accommodate a total of 75,000 refugees crossing the Sahara desert from ...
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Police easily cracks down Cameroon protests
Cameroon's nation-wide anti-government protests started modestly today, with calls for President Paul Biya to step down. But protesters in Douala and ...
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Cameroon plans Egypt-like protests
Opposition groups, trade unions and Diaspora groups are preparing "Egypt-like" protests in Cameroon tomorrow, 23 February, to call for President Paul Biya to step down. The US Embassy warns of possible ...
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Are coins polymer notes still parts of Nigeria’s monetary system
Six years after their introduction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the public has almost lost interest in monetary transactions involving the exchange of N5, N10, N20, and N50 polymer naira notes. Public attitude to these notes is predicated on what economists describe as their poor quality that has somewhat reduced them, over some periods of transaction, to an insignificant difference ...
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15 killed in al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu UN compound
Mogadishu – At least 15 people were killed in an al-Shabaab attack on Wednesday on a UN compound in Mogadishu, the Interior Minister, Abdikarim Husien Gulled, confirmed. The dead included four foreigners, four Somali nationals hired as security guards, and seven fighters of the rebel group, he said. At least one of the foreigners killed was a UN staff member, while two others were South ...
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218 Chinese 51 Nigeriens repatriate so far – says Ghana Immigrations Service
Abidjan – Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says a total of 218 Chinese nationals and 51 Nigeriens have been repatriated from the country as at June 18. Francis Palmdeti, the Head, Public Affairs of GIS said in Accra on Wednesday said that the repatriation was part of the government's efforts to stamp out illegal mining activities in the country. The Chinese Ambassador, Gong Jianzhong ...
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Airtel gives police ultra-modern Police Post patrol SUV
Lagos – In line with its corporate vision of becoming the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered the Lagos State Police Command to beef up the security of lives and property across the State. The Telecoms Operator, Wednesday (June 19th) joined the Lagos State Police Command to commission an ultra-modern Police ...
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Has poverty level reduced… ACN asks Jonathan
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the presidency’s hysterical reaction to the recent speech at the British African Diaspora Conference in London by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing as unnecessary and diversionary the name calling and personal attacks against the ACN leader. And that the presidency should tell Nigerian Nigerians whether indeed the poverty level in the ...
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NEMA raises alarm over severe weather in Lagos
By Bose Adelaja The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has predicted that Lagosians especially residents in the southern parts of the country are likely to experience severe weather which can result to unprecedented downpour capable of causing unforeseen stress on the populace. NEMA South-West information officer Ibrahim Farinloye, in a statement in Lagos, said, the warning was based ...
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Poly Strike FG not ready to implement agreement – ASUP
BY JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ABUJA- Leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Wednesday accused the federal government of being unwilling to resolve the crisis that has crippled academic activities in polytechnics across the country. National President of ASUP, Chibuzor Asomugha in a telephone interview with Vanguard said that since the federal government had remained adamant ...
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Designers Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to prison for tax evasion
ROME (AFP) – An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced fashion house duo Dolce & Gabbana to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion of 200 million euros ($268 million) They were also ordered by the court in Milan to pay a fine of 500,000 euros to Italy’s national tax agency. Lawyers for Dolce and Gabbana, whose celebrity clients include Beyonce and Madonna, ...
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Military bans Thurayas in northeast Nigerian state of Borno says Islamic militants use them
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Soldiers fighting to halt an insurgency by Islamic militants are banning the use of Thuraya satellite telephones by civilians in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, throttling communications already made difficult by cut cellphone service. Spokesman Lt. Col. Sagir Musa says extremists used Thurayas to plan and co-ordinate attacks that killed 16 high school students in ...
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77 killed in revenge attacks against northern Nigeria vigilante groups
At least 77 people have been killed in two separate attacks against vigilante groups in northern Nigeria, police and witnesses say. At least 50 people were killed in the Zamfara state village of Kizara in an early morning attack by 150 gunmen on motorcycles, the newspaper Leadership reported Wednesday. An eyewitness said the men besieged the village about 4 a.m. Tuesday and began shooting at ...
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Finally credible elections for Nigeria
Will the upcoming general elections in Nigeria become a repetition of the 2007 sham, or can the country finally organise a credible poll? There are both good and bad ...
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Cameroon new gorillas need protection
A Cameroonian environmentalist group is lobbying for the establishment of a new national park at Cross River on the Nigerian border to protect a little known sub-species of gorillas only living ...
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Nigeria will probably pay 6 pct yield for Eurobond - analysts
Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:59pm EDT * Yields on Nigeria bonds risen sharply recently * Nigeria on roadshow to market $1 bln Eurobond * Eurobond timing and tenor yet to be agreed By Chijioke Ohuocha and Sujata Rao LAGOS/LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Nigeria will likely have to pay around 6 percent for a 10-year maturity on its $1 billion Eurobond if it goes ahead with the issue after a debt meeting with ...
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Lebanese Men Accused of Terrorism Sue Nigeria for $25 Million
ABUJA, NIGERIA -- Four Lebanese men accused of being Hezbollah members remain imprisoned in Nigeria after a court dismissed weapons and terrorism related charges against them on a technicality. The men are suing the government for nearly $25 million for unlawful detention, but lawyers say the government also may present new charges Friday in a higher court. This story started in May with a ...
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Confederations Cup Nigeria and Uruguay to battle for second spot in Group B
Before the Confederations Cup, Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi looked at the schedule and knew his team's meeting with Uruguay would be a must-win if they wanted to advance past the group stage. Peter Powell / ...
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Customs intercept goods worth N153.6m in Lagos says Spokesman
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ';A'; of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it had intercepted contraband valued at N153.6m in May 2013. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, Mr. Uche Ejesieme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the command also intercepted contraband valued at N91m in the corresponding period of ...
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Forlan Eyes 100th Uruguay Cap in Key Game Against Nigeria
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Shell to resume Niger delta oil spill compensation talks
Oil company Shell will resume talks next week in London with lawyers representing 15,000 of the poorest people in the world who are claiming millions of pounds' compensation ...
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Police arrest 150 robbery suspects kill 24
By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Police command on Wednesday said it had arrested 150 robbery suspects and killed 24 others during gun battles within the last six months across the state. The command which also disclosed that it arrested 27 cultists, three rape suspects and 1,153 suspects for various offences stated that 131 vehicles were recovered while property worth ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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