July 31, 2011

• Nigeria: Minimum Wage Negotiations - Labour Stages Walk-Out

  Central labour organisations yesterday staged a walk-out in a meeting with government following the inability of the two sides to agree on the mode of implementation for the new... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jonathan's Six-Year-Term Trick [opinion]

  For those who voted not according to their conscience, but according to their warped perception that Goodluck Jonathan is a messiah, every day is a disappointing revelation of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Does Doctrine Matter? [opinion]

  Doctrine is, quite literally, the teachings of the church - what the church understands to be the substance of its faith. It is no substitute for personal experience. Evangelical... Read more »

• Nigeria: Akpabio Heads for Viking Stavanger

  Nigeria Premier League top scorer George Akpabio on Friday left for Norway where he will be guest of top flight team, Viking Stavanger. Read more »

• Nigeria: Polio - Kwankwaso Charges Parents, Traditional Rulers On Awareness

  As a result of the recent cases of polio outbreaks in Kano which resulted to the visit of the state commissioner of health to access the situation in some local government areas,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Sports And the Boko Haram! [opinion]

  No one needs to tell me I am venturing into dangerous territory as the title above may already suggest. Indeed I am veering slightly away from sports and discussing what sport has... Read more »

• Nigeria: Cashless!

  Whereas, for reasons stated on this column last week, I am very much in support of the non-interest banking initiative of the CBN, I have cause to differ slightly on the matter of... Read more »

• Nigeria: ICPC - Before the Death Knell [analysis]

  A lot has been written and said in the media and in private discourse about the pros and cons of the speculated merger of the anti-corruption agencies, ICPC and EFCC. Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Approval of Importation of 15years Vehicles Dangerous'

  The Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has condemned recent government's approval of 15years old vehicles into the country, saying it is a dangerous development. Read more »

• Nigeria: Citizen Caught at U.S. Airport With Swallowed Kilo of Cocaine

  Barratt Kalu Eni, 54, had emergency surgery to remove cocaine from his intestines, agents say. According to Orlando Sentinel, a man bound for Nigeria with a stomach full of cocaine... Read more »

• Nigeria: RCCG Katsina/Jigawa Province Celebrates

  The Redeemed Christian Church of God Katsina/Jigawa Province dedicated their newly built province headquarters located in Katsina, on Sunday 24th July 2011 to the glory of God. Read more »

• Nigeria: National Assembly Advised Not to Jettison State Creation Bill

  As the 7th National Assembly gets set to amend some sections of Nigeria's constitution, the lawmakers have been called upon not to jettison various bills initiated by the 5th... Read more »

• Nigeria: Air Force Gets Two Air Commodores

  The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, has approved the promotion of two Group Captains in the Nigerian Air Force to the rank of Air Commodores. Read more »

• Nigeria: NOA Wants Polythene Bags Replaced With Degradable Paper Bags

  The National Orientation Agency (NOA), has called on manufacturers of polythene bags to evolve a technology that will substitute the production of non-biodegradable polythene bags... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Sustainable Management of Forest Resources, Panacea to Rural Poverty'

  Massive afforestation programme and sustainable management of Nigeria's forest resources would be a panacea to rural poverty as well as address desertification, deforestation and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Holes in CBN's Daily Cash Withdrawal Limits [analysis]

  It is very unfortunate that, without much reflection, the House of Representatives, on Thursday July 21, 2011, reportedly swallowed hook, line and sinker, all that the Central Bank... Read more »

• Nigeria: kano Police Command Warns Against Use of Knock Out, Fireworks

  Kano State Police Command has issued a strong warning against the use of knockout and other fireworks which have become prevalent few days to the commencement of Ramadan fast. Read more »

• Nigeria: Tribunal Declares Aliero Winner of Kebbi Central Senatorial Election

  The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Adamu Aliero may have bounced back to the political turf as the Kebbi State Senatorial Election Petition... Read more »

July 30, 2011

• Nigeria: Helicopter Crashes in Osun

  An unidentified helicopter was said to have crashed yesterday at Ikonifin in Ola-Oluwa local government area of Osun state. The incident was said to have occurred around 10:30 a.m... Read more »

• Nigeria: Tribunal Strikes Out CPC Guber Candidate's Petition

  The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by the Congress for Progressives (CPC) gubernatorial candidate, Engineer Nuhu Gidado... Read more »

• Nigeria: JNI Tells Preachers to Abide By Tafseer Guidelines Or Be Sanctioned

  As Ramadan approaches, the Secretary-General of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu has stressed the need for all preachers to exercise restraint and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Houseparty in the Andes

  The U-20 National Team, Flying Eagles, is on the march again as the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals began in the South American nation of Colombia last night with four big games,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jonathan Appoints Icpc Acting Chairman

  President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Alhaji Bako Abdullahi, as acting Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission... Read more »

• Nigeria: Obasanjo Again!

  It is not over yet until it is over. During the week, the former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was reported to have called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Security Operatives Pick Up Sheikh Afghani in Kano

  Sheikh Rabi'u Afghani, a top-ranking member of Jama'atul Wa'azi Wal'Irshad, an Islamic group, has been picked up by plain-clothed security operatives in Kano. Afghani, who served... Read more »