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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nigeria News.Net http://www.nigeriannews.net/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:25:34 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:25:34 -0500 30 When Isoke Aikpitanyi left Nigeria in search of a new life in 2000, she thought she was going to work as a fruit vendor in a market in London. http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/610760 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:20:07 -0500 IANS http://www.nigeriannews.net/story/610760 JOS, Nigeria — Several hundred women dressed in long black dresses are marching in downtown Jos to protest the recent slaughter of more than 200 people including dozens of children in several mo... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018544&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:56 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018544&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigerian police arrested 93 men in connection with recent violent clashes that left hundreds dead, including women and children. Weapons seized from the suspects ranged from bows and arrows to home-ma... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018313&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:11 -0500 SABC http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018313&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Abuja — SENATORS on Wednesday told former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, that they are not contemplating the impeachment of President Umaru Yar'Adua who has been ill for over three months. In... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018972&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:32 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018972&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 editorial The statistical data on the ever-increasing maternal mortality rate in Nigeria is not only mind-boggling, but pathetic. More so, because evidence abounds that successive administrations, bo... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018973&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:31 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018973&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 MUCH of the South East was on Wednesday grounded by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) who protested the incarceration of their leader, Ralph Uwazu... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018974&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:30 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018974&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Lagos/Jos — POLICE in Jos have confirmed the arrest of 351 persons over the killings in Dogon-Hauwa villages on Sunday. Plateau State Deputy Police Commissioner, Ikechukwu Aduba, broke the arres... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018976&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:29 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018976&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The pedestrian bridge at Ketu has turned a dead trap and constitutes danger to pedestrians; it is a time-bomb if nothing is done to rehabilitate it immediately. Already its railings have fallen apart... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018975&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018975&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Appellant, a Legal Practitioner, was charged before the Respondent, The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, based on the petition of one Bishop Ndarake James Antigha, hereinafter referred ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018977&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:28 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33018977&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Quote ), Africa's biggest mobile operator by subscribers, posted lower 2009 profit despite its new customers increasing by 28 percent to 116 million. The country's second-biggest mobile phone oper... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33014394&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:32 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33014394&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 March 11 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33014395&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:31 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33014395&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers enforcing a curfew days after attacks on three nearby Christian v... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012046&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:27:35 -0500 SABC http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012046&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 For 502 days, Victor Fakoya has been behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center, accused of killing a toddler boy living in his home. For the past 30 days, he has been on trial in District Cour... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012047&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:49 -0500 Las Vegas Sun http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012047&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell below $82 on Thursday pulling prices from an eight-week high a day ago on expectations that OPEC members would keep pumping crude above quotas in the second... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012045&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:55:49 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012045&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 ABUJA— THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has taken exception to the report credited to the Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, that  fuel scarcity would persist unless the downstream sector ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012044&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:12 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012044&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Nigerian Football Federation has confirmed four pre-World Cup friendly matches for the Super Eagles. The NFF says the team will play against North Korea, Paraguay, Colombia and Ukraine on dates t... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012042&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:17 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012042&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigeria Football Federation has secured an entertainment venue at the 2010 World Cup and the federation plans to spice up Nigeria's participation in the 'football village' to be opened in Durban, Sout... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012043&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:16 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33012043&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Abuja — It emerged yesterday that Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded a copy of the report of the Justice Mohammed Uwais-led Electoral Reforms Committee to the National Assembly une... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33011634&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:15 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33011634&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police s... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33011398&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:14 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33011398&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell to below $82 on Thursday on expectations for OPEC to keep pumping above quotas in the second quarter, pulling prices down from eight-week highs reached a da... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009819&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:14:50 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009819&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Deputy Political Editor Watchers of the post amnesty programme truly heaved a sigh of relief when the Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan told the nation that his administration was determined to... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009817&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:41 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009817&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 KADUNA — National Union of Textile Workers has commended the Acting President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan for sacking the former National Security Adviser, NSA, General Sarki Mukhtar (rtd) following serie... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009816&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:39 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009816&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 BENIN-CITY—A GROUP,  Vanguard for a Better Edo,  VBE, has accused the leadership of the House of Representatives of trying to  frustrate the positive changes Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s gove... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009818&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:11:37 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33009818&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Pope denounces violence Earlier Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "astrocious" violence. As new gunfire added to the tensions around the flashpoint city of Jos, the head of the Roman Catholic... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33006811&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:02:50 -0500 SBS http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33006811&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 JOS, Nigeria -- Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after fighting between Christians and Muslims in the area left more than 200 dea... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007331&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:47:10 -0500 The China Post http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007331&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 •Inquiry to look at role of brokers; US to advise on reform provisions Nigeria’s new securities regulator has launched a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses that contributed to a $50bill... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007332&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:06 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007332&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 •SNG calls for dissolution of federal cabinet, electoral reform Thousands of Nigerians joined members of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) in a protest march to “so that presidential powers will be ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007333&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:05 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007333&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 •Experts seek CBN intervention Unless the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) takes proactive action in narrowing the gap between the official and parallel foreign exchange rates, dealers face the temp... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007334&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:03 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007334&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Indications emerged on Wednesday that Christopher Anyanwu, director general of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) may have been suspended as a result of alleged diversion of proceeds of the sales of S... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007335&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:01 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007335&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The immediate past governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, is in the U.S. canvassing for the support of Nigerians living there on his planned presidential bid in 2011. A group, ‘Friends of Don... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007336&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:00 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007336&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s acting president, has landed a significant blow in the struggle for control of the world’s 10thbiggest oil exporter by sacking a security chief and reinstating a wily ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007340&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:59 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007340&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Evidence unveiled in the on-going London trial involving James Ibori’s associates on Wednesday showed that the former Delta State governor held multiple UK accounts, and one of his agents was prosec... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007339&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:57 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007339&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 •Restates commitment to domestic gas supply Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has alerted Nigerians to get prepared for another round of imminent black-outs, following the tem... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007338&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:56 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007338&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday called on Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the recent nationwide fuel scarcity with a view to punishing those responsible for it, to serve as ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007337&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:55 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007337&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 …government to invest N242bn in sector Agriculture and manufacturing will make a greater contribution to Nigeria’s economic growth in the coming years as it seeks to reduce its dependence on cr... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007341&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:53 -0500 Business Day http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007341&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigeria: Yar'Adua Goes into Extra Time - The Reappearance of the President Has Worsened the Political Paralysis ? and the Splits in the PDP Government http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33006806&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:19:16 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33006806&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Osonwa Okey Noberts, a Nigerian who was charged with drug trafficking, stands trial with his girlfriend, Zhang Dongxiang, and two others accused of the same crime at Dongguan Intermediate People’s C... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007330&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:01:12 -0500 People's Daily http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33007330&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 JOS, Nigeria — Dispassionately, the baby-faced young man recounted his killings: two women and one man, first beaten senseless with a stick, then stabbed to death with a short knife. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33002362&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:54 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33002362&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Fears that sectarian violence could spread across Nigeria increased yesterday after it emerged that militia leaders from Jos, where at least 200 people were massacred on Sunday, had been attempting to... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33002339&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:13 -0500 The Independent http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33002339&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 PORT HARCOURT— MULTINATIONAL oil firms operating in Onelga Local Government Area of Rivers State have been told to be alive to their corporate social responsibility or risk the angry reaction of the... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004108&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:12 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004108&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 WHILE a debate on the latest round of killings in the Jos area raged, someone asked: Can a person be a settler in his own country? Can a Nigerian citizen be a settler in any part of Nigeria? The answe... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004109&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:10 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004109&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 AFIKPO—THOUSANDS of members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday, took to the streets of the ancient city of Afikpo in Ebonyi State, in a peaceful pr... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004111&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:09 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004111&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 - ASP Alozie Ogugbuaja to the author, at Ikeja Sheraton, April 27th 2000. The arid programs running on the NTA International was punctuated by the news. The Inspector General of Police, was in an ope... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004110&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:07 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004110&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Professor Tam David-West, a former Minister of Petroleum and a social critic insists that despite the amnesty programme, the adoption of the Niger-Delta Technical Report, is the way out. He spoke to V... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004113&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:22:02 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=33004113&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 KHARTOUM, March 10 (Reuters) - Sudan summoned the acting head of international peacekeepers in Darfur on Wednesday to express concern over a rebel ambush last week in which vehicles and equipment b... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997041&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:00:15 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997041&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Yusuf Grillo Pavilion in Ikorodu will on April 3 celebrate the contemporary Nigerian art icon, Dr Bruce Onobrakpeya, as it’s star artist. Last year at the official opening of the gallery, the g... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997030&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:24 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997030&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 They say that teachers rewards are  in heaven. But the state of the economy and the way teachers are neglected in Nigeria have forced many teachers to reject that promised heavenly promise by insisti... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997031&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:22 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997031&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 “It is exactly a thousand days this morning that I took the oath of office before God and Lagosians to use all my best endeavours to deliver a bright and rewarding future. Although our work is not ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997034&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:20 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997034&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 larger Chief Patrick Ekeji, the Director_General of National Sports Commission while declaring open yesterday the Nigeria Football Federation organised seminar for Nigerian coaches at the Fifa Goal Pr... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997033&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:18 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997033&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) and a private firm-Prosec Systems (Nig) Limited- have began exploratory talks with a view to collaborating in the area of the establishment of Hi-Tech Trai... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997032&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:16 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997032&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 LONDON – THE Federal Government, yesterday, deployed gas from the operations of Chevron Nigeria Limited to cushion the impact of temporary closure of the Sapele and Oben gas plants operated by Shell... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997035&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:15 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997035&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Experienced coach Guus Hiddink has agreed terms with the Ivorian Football Association to coach Les Elephants during the World Cup, according to a report from Dutch national broadcaster NOS. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997036&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:13 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997036&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 THE National Population Commission, NPC, Wednesday warned against politicisation of the compilation of the compendium of localities in Nigeria to be conducted by the commission. Chairman of NPC, Chie... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997039&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:11 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997039&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 ONDO State government has earmarked N200million as health assistance scheme for persons suffering from different ailments in the state this year. Consequently, over 500 persons have applied for assis... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997038&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:09 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997038&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigeria Football Federation has secured an entertainment venue at the 2010 World Cup and the federation plans to spice up Nigeria’s participation in the ‘football village’ to be opened in  Durb... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997037&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:08 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32997037&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49 people responsible would... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32995979&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:17 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32995979&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta have destroyed fresh 500 illegal crude oil refineries and arrested six suspected oil thieves at Egbekebor and Gbelekumor communities in Delta State. Also... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32996445&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:12 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32996445&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - A British citizen who was unhappy with a divorce settlement awarded to her by a Nigerian court is eligible to receive a much larger lump sum payment, Britain's highest ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993582&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:03 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993582&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Quote ) aims to diversify into logistics to tap demand in a relatively virgin market as it shifts away from its main technology businesses, the firm's chairman said. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993583&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:07:03 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993583&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Yaounde - At least nine people have drowned and 15 were missing on Wednesday after a small boat capsized off Cameroon's coast while on its way to neighbouring Nigeria, a gendarmerie officer said. A... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32992905&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:27 -0500 IOL http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32992905&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 A Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Abass Aleshinloye has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegations of misappropriation of council funds. Alhaji Aleshinloye ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993562&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:25 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993562&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Globacom officials have said that arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of all the guests to the 2009 Glo_CAF Awards at the State House Banquet Hall in Accra, Ghana. Mohamed Jameel, Globac... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993564&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:23 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993564&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 THE Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will hold an expanded national caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa, Thursday. Vanguard gathered that it is an expanded meeting because governors who wer... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993563&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:21 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993563&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigeria Technical Adviser Lars Lagerback has proposed a camp in Switzerland to ensure adequate altitude training ahead for the Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup. The Swede sent an email to the NFF ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993565&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:20 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993565&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Weather experts at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NIMET, have warned of increase in the rate of road accidents during the rainy season unless the relevant authorities heed the warning and act on ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993566&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:18 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993566&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 South African Airways (SAA) has concluded plans to increase capacity to operate a 24-hour flight schedule to accommodate the various match times and people wanting to move around for the FIFA 2010 Wor... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993568&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:17 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993568&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Experienced coach Guus Hiddink has agreed terms with the Ivorian Football Association to coach Les Elephants during the World Cup, according to a report from Dutch national broadcaster NOS. The repor... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993567&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:13 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993567&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Nigerian Army High Command hit back at Plateau State governor Jonah Jang Wednesday over comments he made on Tuesday attributing last Sunday’s violence in three villages of Jos South local govern... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993575&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:11 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993575&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 OBUDU—Bebi Airstrip, about 45 Kilometres from Obudu Mountain Resort, was besieged by the rural communities and students of Federal College of Education, Obudu, as Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993574&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:09 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993574&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 BENIN CITY—EX-MILITANT leaders in Edo State have condemned the resolution passed by the Federal House of Representatives condemning the suspension of two local government council chairmen by Governo... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993573&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:07 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993573&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 KOKO—Leaders of Koko community, with Chief Victor Nana at the head, have apologised to Delta State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, over what they conceded as misguided protest over the development o... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993572&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:05 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993572&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 BENIN—COMMERCIAL activities were almost brought to a standstill in Benin yesterday, as two Benin-based local actors, Mr. Erhauyi Ogheide, a.k.a Ukeke and Eghosa Idehen, also known as Erejiro, were T... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993571&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:03 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993571&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Oil and Gas Content Bill giving priority to Nigerians in employment and contracts in the oil industry may become the first bill to receive the assent of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan. The co... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993570&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:02 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993570&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Northern caucus in the House of Representatives Wednesday blamed the recurring religio-cultural crises in Jos Plateau State and other parts of the Northern region on poverty and frustration. Besi... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993576&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:00 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993576&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture(NACCIMA), arms of the Organised Private Sector (OPS), have lauded th... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993578&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:54 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993578&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Yaounde - At least nine people have drowned and 15 were missing on Wednesday after a small boat capsized off Cameroon's coast while on its way to neighbouring Nigeria, a gendarmerie officer said. A... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32992903&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:53 -0500 IOL http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32992903&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Makurdi To say that Yooyo and Mbayongo council wards in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State are now ghost communities is an understatement. This is no thanks to the activities of a notor... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993577&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:47 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993577&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 MR Dafe Sama is the Vice President of a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Captain Dafieko Sama Foundation. In this interview with Vanguard, Mr Sama explains the proposed seminar slated to hold in Del... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993579&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:38 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993579&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Determined to aggressively pursue the imple mentations developmental projects under the amnesty programme, the Federal Government has secured hectres of land from the nine state governments which made... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993580&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:28 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993580&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention in the recurring violence in the state. The declaration came even as the police said about 200 suspe... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993581&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:14 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993581&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Yola — Three members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly elected on the platform of Action Congress, AC, have dumped the party and pitched tent with the People's Democratic Party, PDP. The m... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993561&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:55 -0500 All Africa http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32993561&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Hundreds of protesters in Nigeria's capital are demanding to see the ailing president, who has not appeared publicly since returning from hospital treatment abroad last month. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32989478&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:33 -0500 The Seattle Times http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32989478&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 ABUJA, March 10 (Reuters) - Agriculture and manufacturing will make a greater contribution to Nigeria's economic growth in the coming years at it seeks to reduce its dependence on crude oil, Acting... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990035&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:52 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990035&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 ABUJA, March 10 (Reuters) - Legislation to create a Nigerian asset management company (AMC) to soak up bad bank loans passed a second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, bringing it another step cl... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990036&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:51 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990036&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Financial stocks also continue their advance on recent good earnings and a flow of funds exiting bonds after last months' central bank interest rate cut. http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990037&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:49 -0500 Reuters http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990037&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has set up an anti-corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTMU).  Accordingly, the organisation in conjunction with Independent Corrupt Practices and Ot... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990015&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:35 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990015&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Nigerian Breweries PLC, has described 2009 as one of the most difficult year for the brewery industry in Nigeria, saying “the economy slowed down significantly.” Managing Director Michiel Herkemi... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990021&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:33 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990021&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 With the recent bought over of Cadbury UK by US food giant Kraft Foods Inc. for $14 billion, what future awaits Cadbury Nigeria PLC? , Reports Franklin Alli Management, staff and shareholders of Cadb... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990017&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:31 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990017&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Operatives of the nation’s education system at the federal and state levels as well as stakeholders from all parts of the country gave approval to a number of initiatives that are critical to effect... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990020&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:27 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990020&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Activities at the Lagos corporate office of Oceanic Bank were, on Monday, paralyzed  as drivers shut down operations to protest management’s attempt at handing them over to an out sourcing  agency... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990018&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:23 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990018&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 THE chairman of the Governing Council, Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Prof. Peter Okebukola, has called for accountability and transparency in the management of Nigerian Universities to enable them ... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990022&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:21 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990022&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Many dignitaries who came from different parts of the country for the 56th NCE meeting had thought that the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Ominyi Egwu would not arrive on time to flag off the minister... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990023&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:19 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990023&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 With recovery getting under way, Africa should now address longer term challenges to the continent’s future, including governance issues and climate change, to be able to press ahead with the region... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990025&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:13 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990025&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has counseled Nigerians to concentrate more on the good aspect of our people in order to correct the wrong impression we have over t... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990024&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:07 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990024&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Transaction on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was driven, Thursday, by activity in the shares of African Alliance Insurance as it boosted market turnover by  44.96 per cent. In particular, equity... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990026&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:05 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990026&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Ten resource centres for the use of public schools in Akwa Ibom State have been put in place by MultiChoice, bringing the total number of beneficiary schools in 19 States of the federation to 161. Th... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990027&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:03 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990027&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Four staff members of Adeniran Ogunsanya Colege of Education (AOCOED), Otto/Ijanikin, Lagos, have been honoured for the contributions to their growth and development of the institution. It was the fir... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990028&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:01 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990028&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 The Executive Secretary of  National Universities Commission, NUC,Prof Julius Okojie said that it would not accredit any universities operating on temporary site in the country. He said this recentl... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990029&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:00 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990029&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 For prospective proprietors seeking to establish private schools in Lagos State, the processes involved in obtaining approval are not as cumbersome as before. Mr. Ibikun Daramola, Deputy Director, Pr... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990030&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:57 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990030&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Oxford Business Group (OBG), a global publishing, research and consultancy firm has launched a comprehensive report that is designed to showcase and promote Nigeria’s growth and investment potential... http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990031&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:11:55 -0500 Vanguard http://feeds.nigeriannews.net/?rid=32990031&cat=8db1f72cde37faf3