Nigeria

Mikel granted leave by Nigeria

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Nigeria have given John Obi Mikel permission to skip their World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone.

Mikel granted leave by Nigeria

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Nigeria have given John Obi Mikel permission to skip their World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone on Saturday.

Nigeria: warning, example for Iraq oil

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq — a place that...

• Nigerian conflict a warning for Big Oil in Iraq - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Nigerian conflict a warning for Big Oil in Iraq - Miami Herald
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Independence Month: A Historical Journey To Nigeria's Creation (Part 2)

NigerianMuse Articles (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Hong Kong in 1906, slave-raiding had disappeared from the North, and by his promise to respect religion and maintain cooperative Emirs in power he had won for himself the steady loyalty of those he had so recently conquered in war. Northern Nigeria. Goldie saw a draft of his address and wrote a rather stilted note, objecting to certain references to the Company, of which Lugard had in the course of...

Developing Nigeria's Power Sector - Strategies, Challenges and Impact

NigerianMuse Articles (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

Nigeria To Name Streets After Marley, Garvey & Malcolm X

Nice Up (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago

Nigeria will re-name streets after music legends Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Bob Marley, as well as Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, a minister said on Wednesday.

Nigeria to Construct Embassy in Country

All Africa (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The Nigerian government plans to build its embassy in the country as a way of bolstering their relationship.

Mikel granted leave by Nigeria

Fox News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Nigeria have given John Obi Mikel permission to skip their World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone on Saturday.

Nigeria attacks starting to affect energy investment

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Violence in the Niger Delta, waged by armed groups that say they are fighting on behalf of local communities who have yet to share in the region's oil wealth, has cut more than 20 percent of Nigeria's crude exports since 2006.

Nigeria: Yar'Adua And Abuja Streets

All Africa (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

All through human history, rulers and peoples have built structures, erected monuments and named them after themselves or in honour of their gods and founders or after citizens who have served the sovereigns well, achieved feats or earned glory in battle.

Nigeria: Activists Fault Demolition of Structures in Lagos

All Africa (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

HUMAN rights activists in Lagos State have flayed the massive demolition of structures by Governor Babatunde Fashola's administration, describing it as inhuman, and uncultured.

Nigeria: France to Sign MoU With Country On Electricity

All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

French minister of state for foreign trade, Mrs AnneMarie Idrac, will tomorrow sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the minister of state for energy, (power),Mrs Fatima Balaraba Ibrahim, on co-operation in the field of electricity.

Nigeria: Passenger Traffic Soars At MMA2

All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

With more airlines operating from the newly constructed multi-billion naira Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA 2), the terminal is getting congested like what used to be at the old domestic terminal.

Nigeria: The WAEC Result

All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The May/June 2008 West African School Certificate Examination [WASCE] results recently released by West African Examination Council (WAEC) make very grim reading. According to the body, out of the 1,369,142 candidates that wrote the examination only 188,442 got the mandatory 5 credits and above including English and Mathematics.

Nigeria: Kaduna Targets Six LGs on Girl Child Education

All Africa (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Determined to maintain and improve the quality of basic education in six targeted local government areas focusing on girls' participation, the Kaduna State government has presented grants to schools with the aim of achieving it developmental objectives on the education sector.