Nigeria has not formally contacted the World Bank over vetting of contracts through procurement processes in the country, an official of the financial institution told Daily Trust
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Nigeria to Invest $100 Billion in Oil and Gas Exploration
February 23, 2012 Comment Off 484 ViewsNigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, said it plans to spend $100 billion with its joint- venture partners including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. in the next
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Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Senegal to mediate election …
February 22, 2012 Comment Off 164 ViewsDespite President Abdoulaye Wade’s age and the growing unrest, he has continued to say he will run for a third term in Sunday’s election even though the constitution was revised to impose a
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World Bank team to vet FG contracts
February 22, 2012 Comment Off 57 ViewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan said he will soon set up a desk of World Bank officials in his office to vet all Federal Government contracts irrespective of work done on those contracts by other
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Nigeria inflation rises after fuel price hike
February 20, 2012 Comment Off 91 ViewsNigeria's inflation rate grew to 12.6 percent in year-over-year estimates for this January, following the nation abandoning and later partially reinstating a subsidy to keep gasoline prices
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Nigeria Immigration Service Repatriates 32 Aliens In Gombe State
January 31, 2012 Comment Off 2175 ViewsNigeria Immigration ServiceThe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Gombe State has repatriated 32 Nigeriens, who were found not to have regular documents into Nigeria. The Controller of NIS in the
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Major Hamza Al-Mustapha sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Kudirat Abiola
January 30, 2012 Comment Off 255 ViewsA federal judge in Nigeria on Monday sentenced to death the feared right-hand man to Nigeria's former military dictator over the 1996 killing of an opposition candidate's wife. Maj. Hamza
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Official – Ringim Goes On Terminal Leave As Jonathan Retires All DIGs
January 26, 2012 Comment Off 143 ViewsFormer IG of Police, Hafiz Ringim has commenced his terminal leave with effect from today, January 25, 2012. He is due to retire from the force on March 1, 2012. In his place, President
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Nigeria investigates $4 billion fuel subsidy fraud
January 19, 2012 Comment Off 51 ViewsNigeria has discovered a discrepancy of more than $4 billion a year between the amount of motor fuel it subsidizes and actual consumption, a legislative committee said, supporting the idea of
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Jonathan’s Move Against the Cabal
January 19, 2012 Comment Off 66 ViewsAt last, good sense prevailed as Organised Labour and it's civil society affiliates called off the strike it declared over the deregulation of the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil industry
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