December 2

• Nigeria: British Former Minister Scolds Local Press

  A former British Minister for Africa Baroness Lynda Chalker has criticised the Nigerian press for focusing on negative issues rather than propagating the many positive things that... Read more »

• Nigeria: Mr. President's Latest Joke (I) [opinion]

  In every house or community, there's always one slacker who doesn't bring quite as much to the table as everybody else; and in a nation full of slackers such as Nigeria, there are... Read more »

• Nigeria: Lawal Unperturbed By Sack of Technical Committee

  Former Super Eagles star, Garba Lawal has said he does not see anything wrong with the decision of the Alhaji Aminu Maigari led Executive Committee to dissolve the technical... Read more »

• Nigeria: It's All About Love [opinion]

  As a final year pupil at her primary school seven years ago, my daughter Fatima was assigned to memorise a song which was to be sung at their speech and prize-giving day. While she... Read more »

• Nigeria: Auto Crash Claims Eight in Delta

  Eight persons were confirmed dead in a fatal motor accident on Thursday evening along Ibusa road, by the river hill, opposite the new Nigeria Immigration Service affice, few... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jaji Bomb Blasts - How Residents 'Got It Wrong'

  As Nigerians continue to wonder how bombers beat the security at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji on Sunday, residents of the area told Weekly Trust that... Read more »

• Nigeria: Quality Summit Tasks Manufacturers on Standards

  Manufacturing companies have been advised to take advantage of the maiden quality summit in Nigeria to update their knowledge and skills on current best practices for increased... Read more »

• Nigeria: As 2015 Approaches

  President Goodluck Jonathan and his men are already waxing tongue on what 2015 will be like. While the nation languishes in desperation for leadership, the occupants of Aso Rock... Read more »

• Nigeria: Expectations for December

  As we cruise into the last month of the year 2012, the expectations of the entire Executive Committee and Management of the Nigeria Football Federation include seeing the Golden... Read more »

• Nigeria: It's All About You This Season

  Asides giving gifts away remember there is 'you' in the picture as well. Include your name on that list of things to buy for everyone else plus you. You deserve some pampering and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Riding and Surviving the Tide of Organisational Change

  Resistance to change refers to the negative reaction of workers towards change in the organisation. Change, no matter how beneficial, is generally resisted and is always difficult... Read more »

• Nigeria: On Nigeria and India [opinion]

  A good friend and banker, Abdussalam, drew my attention to the following piece recently making the rounds on the Nigerian cyberspace. Titled "[While] Nigeria exports religion,... Read more »

• Nigeria: As Danfodio University Honours Tambuwal Today

  Today, in the Caliphate city of Sokoto, Nigeria's Number Four citizen and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, will be conferred with a... Read more »

• Nigeria: Wada - the Many Headaches of a Governor

  One by one, and as if scripted, crises are erupting one after the other for the Wada administration in Kogi State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Rivers Target 160 Gold Medals At Eko 2012

  Rivers State has set a target of 160 gold medals for her athletes at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) taking place in Lagos State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Study Reveals 20 Percent Failure in Malaria Medicine

  A recent study of the Quality of Anti-Malaria Medicines in Sub-Sahara Africa (QAMSA) including Nigeria has revealed a 20 per cent failure rate within the region. Read more »

• Nigeria: 'FG Yet to Pay U.S.$250 Million for HIV/Aids Campaign'

  As the World AIDS Day is celebrated across the globe, the Federal Government has been accused of failing to provide the additional counterpart funding of about 38.7 billion naira... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kano Govt to Immunise Eight Million Against Meningitis

  The Kano State Government said it had concluded plans to immunise eight million people in the state against meningitis in the exercise which begins on December, 1. Read more »

• Nigeria: Skye Bank, Rivers Partner On Gas Project

  Skye Bank Plc is partnering the Independent Compressed Natural Gas plant project in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Court Didn't Stop Babalakin's Prosecution - EFCC

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said the Federal High Court in Lagos did not ask commission to stop the arraignment of Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited... Read more »

• Nigeria: Robbers Kill Kano Salesman

  Armed robbers shot dead a shop attendant and seized undisclosed amount of money during an attack on a mattress store on Ibrahim Taiwo Road on Thursday. Read more »

• Nigeria: Adopt IPSAS for FG, States, LGs - Experts

  Stakeholders in the financial sector have called for the adoption of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) by all tiers of governments in Nigeria so as to be... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kano Private Hospitals in Survival Battle

  Many private hospitals are being closed down in Kano for over stepping their bounds, according to the state government. Read more »

• Nigeria: The Cost of Repeated Blunders [opinion]

  From all indications, the efforts to restore confidence among supporters and members of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) do not seem to be making any progress. In fact,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Court to Rule On Capital Oil Forfeiture Order

  An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday adjourned till December 11 to rule on whether or not it will set aside an order it made on November 13 granting the Asset Management... Read more »