Nigeria’s government may be ready to present its spending proposals for 2012 to parliament by the start of December, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said. The Finance Ministry is
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Nigeria moves to ban, criminalize gay marriage
November 22, 2011 Comment Off 60 ViewsWhen a gang of men ambushed Rashidi Williams and a male friend earlier this year, the 25-year-old gay Nigerian was too afraid to report the attack to police or even to his
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‘Direct Flights between US, Nigeria Strengthen Diplomatic Relations’
November 22, 2011 Comment Off 144 ViewsNigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, has said that direct flights between Nigeria and the United States of America have strengthened economic,
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Nigeria/Britain Meeting On Basa Deadlocked
November 18, 2011 Comment Off 55 ViewsA meeting between officials of the British government and Nigerian officials led by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Adaeze Oduah over the breach of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement
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Nigeria is safe to visitors, says Jonathan
November 18, 2011 Comment Off 87 ViewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the visit of the French Foreign Minister, Mr. Alain Juppe, to Kano last Saturday, as well as the trip of outgoing French Ambassador to Nigeria,
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Hurdles before Nigeria’s quest for foreign investors
November 18, 2011 Comment Off 79 ViewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan, some days back, said the global community has come to realise that Nigeria is the new investors’ haven. However, a day after his assertion, a report indicated that
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Nigeria’s new government
November 15, 2011 Comment Off 41 ViewsPRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN recently invited a group of businessmen to a cattle ranch for a retreat to discuss how to generate faster economic growth. At one point he handed the assembled
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Nigeria Needs to Invest $67 Billion in Infrastructure
November 15, 2011 Comment Off 336 ViewsNigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, needs to spend $67 billion on infrastructure development projects over the next four years, according to Finance Minister Ngozi
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CHOGM reinforced Nigeria, Australia partnership
November 14, 2011 Comment Off 48 ViewsSenator Danladi Sankara is Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources. He was one of the delegates at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Perth, Australia recently. In this
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Author Achebe turns down Nigeria honor – again
November 14, 2011 1 Comment 97 ViewsThe author of internationally acclaimed novel "Things Fall Apart" and other works examining the political failures and corruption of oil-rich Nigeria has again turned down a national honor over
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