Dr Kim was nominated for the top post by US President Barack Obama The World's Bank's new president, Jim Yong Kim, has said that capitalist "market-based growth is a priority for every single
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Rags-to-riches Nigerian governor faces UK jail term
April 16, 2012 Comment Off 130 ViewsA British prosecutor on Monday charted the extraordinary rise of James Ibori from a petty thief in London to a powerful governor in Nigeria, describing a web of bogus firms he used to buy
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Air Nigeria concludes turnaround, begins international flights
April 15, 2012 Comment Off 76 ViewsAir Nigeria Development Company Limited has concluded its two-year turnaround programme, based mainly on financial engineering. It now plans to consolidate on flights to its regional routes
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FG puts up NITEL for liquidation
March 2, 2012 Comment Off 62 ViewsThe Federal Government is to liquidate the moribund telecommunications company NITEL after series of failed efforts to sell it with its debts over the past 11 years. Liquidation involves
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Nigeria ex-Delta state governor James Ibori guilty plea
February 27, 2012 Comment Off 52 ViewsThe wife, sister and mistress of James Ibori have also been convicted of money-laundering James Ibori, a former governor of one of Nigeria's oil-producing states, has pleaded guilty in a
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Fuel showdown paralyses Nigeria for third day.
January 11, 2012 Comment Off 42 ViewsThe strike is affecting travel to and from Nigeria, check your flights are still scheduled before leaving for the airport.
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