All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
To meet local gas requirement, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on august 27, 2008 made three approvals - N4.6 billion, $344.2 million, and $177.6 million- for the expansion of the Escravos-Lagos pipeline phases one and two.
FIBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
LAGOS (First Deepwater Discovery Battle for Supremacy) - It was be divine providence that reigning Nigeria national women league champion, First Bank basketball club of Lagos escape defeat in the hands of Delta Force basketball club of Asaba in the opening day of the First Deepwater Discovery Battle for Supremacy Basketball tournament holding at the Sports ...
FIBA (Free subscription) | yesterday
LAGOS (First Deepwater Discovery Battle for Supremacy) - Four matches are on the billed in the day-1 of the First Deepwater Discovery Battle for Supremacy basketball tournament holding at the sports hall of the University of Lagos Sports Centre, Akoka from Thursday (August 28) through Saturday (August 30). First Bank Vs Delta Force – Is a ...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
We arrived in Lagos at 630 starved and worn out with no place to sleep. We got out of the bus station and went on a mission to find food. A swordfish dinner called our name After we ate we went to look for a hostel it was two hours two police officers too many strangers and more windy streets than we can count. We arrived exhausted only to dicover that the owner of the hostel had been taken
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 15-year-old Senior Secondary 2 student, Onyekachi Kezie, kidnapped by unknown persons early in July in Lagos has escaped from his kidnappers.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Visual Arts sector is on the verge of taking Nigerian economy to another level through packaging and presentation of Nigerian art works. This was evident at the flag off of the on-going first ever Art Fair in Nigeria, simply tagged, "Artexpo Nigeria", which debuted in Lagos on Wednesday at the National Museum, Onikan.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe, has urged professionals to bring their individual successes to bear on the development of the nation's economy.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Lagos High Court has restrained a business woman, Mrs. Irene Sumbo Kuti Cole and her agents from any development and further construction of a ground floor and one boy's quarter of property situated at 38 Raymond Njoku Road Ikoyi belonging to a 77years old woman, Mrs. Rosaline Ebunola Aiyegbusi.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lagos, Nigeria - One of the operators of the global system of mobile communications (GSM) in Nigeria, Globacom, has hit a subscriber base of 20 million as it marks its fifth anniversary. The company, which is the second national telecommunications operator, said in a statement here Thursday that the phenomenal growth in its subscribe base was an indication of its wide acceptance by Nigerians.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lagos, Nigeria - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has suspended its earlier offer to help free Israeli construction worker Ehud Avni, who was taken hostage by unknown gunmen in Nigeria's main oil city of Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lagos, Nigeria - Two days after the Nigerian government, in collaboration with market regulators, announced a number of measures to halt the continued slide of equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), operators have expressed mixed reactions to some of the steps, as major market indicators showed a gradual up ward movement.
Palapye.com News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
source: allAfrica This Day (Lagos) 29 August 2008 Posted to the web 29 August 2008 Constance Ikokwu Denver, Colorado It was an emotional night at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, Wednesday. Many African-Americans never thought they would live to see one of their own run for for the highest office in the country. But with one voice, blacks, whites, [...]
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Source: Reuters LAGOS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nigerian militants said on Thursday they knew where an Israeli kidnapped by gunmen was being held but withdrew their offer to help rescue him, accusing an Israeli news outlet ...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA have arrested five suspected drug traffickers including a Guinean woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with substances suspected to be cocaine weighing 11.244 kg.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Lagos, Nigeria - The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it is not behind Tuesday night's abduction of an Israeli construction worker, Ehud Avni, in Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt. But the Nigerian oil region's largest militant group has offered to assist in 'locating and negotiating' the release of the hostage, if its assistance is sought by the Israeli Ambassador...
