July 31, 2011

• Nigeria: Ramadan - Tambuwal Preaches Unity, Tolerance

  As Nigeria joins the rest of the world in preparing for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Waziri... Read more »

• Nigeria: Outcry Shows Unpopularity - CNPP

  The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has urged Nigerians not to be deceived by the string of desperate denials put up by President Jonathan and his aides in the wake... Read more »

• Nigeria: Boko Haram - Anxiety Over Leader's Death's Anniversary

  The federal government may have had an intention to engage the leadership of Boko Haram in a dialogue to bring an end to the spate of killings and bombings by the group, but a... Read more »

• Nigeria: How CEO, Firm Pilot, One Other Died in Chopper Crash

  The OAS helicopter that went down in Oba Rock, situated between Ikonifin in Olaoluwa local government area and Ife-Odan in the Ejigbo local government area of Osun State, on... Read more »

• Nigeria: NEMA Distributes Relief Materials to Victims of Boko Haram Attack

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were affected by the recent Boko Haram/ Joint Task... Read more »

• Nigeria: No Debate On Single Term - Jonathan

  President Goodluck Jonathan has said a public debate will not be held to determine how Nigerians feel about the 6-year single-term for presidents and governors that he is... Read more »

• Nigeria: Persecution Fuels Church's Growth - CAN

  The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Plateau State chapter, Rev. Dafes Philip Mwelbish, has disclosed that the persecution Christianity faces in the country... Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Probe Ex-Militants, Bankers Over Amnesty Fund

  The police have indicated its readiness to investigate the involvement of some ex-militant leaders and top managers of commercial banks in the Niger Delta over the rising cases of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Governor Yakowa Promises Maximum Security

  The Kaduna State governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has promised effective regional security, in order to put a stop to the violence that claimed the lives of several people,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Customs Nets Over N23 Billion in July

  The Cross River and Akwa Ibom states command of the Nigeria Custom Service has said it realised over N23b for the month of July 2011, even as the command discovered the... Read more »

July 30, 2011

• Nigeria: Helicopter Crash Kills Three

  A helicopter crash in South - western Nigeria has left three people, including the pilot, dead, an emergency official said Saturday after a six-hour search in a wooded area to... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'President Jonathan, Please Help Me' - Hajiya Jummai [interview]

  Hajiya Jummai Asma'u, popularly known as Jummai Cecilia is the mother of the Kannywood actress, Rabi Isma'il whose case was finally ruled by Nigeria's apex court to be hanged for... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG to Build U.S.$15 Billion Gas, Fertiliser Plant in Delta

  In its effort towards eradicating unemployment, the federal government has shown the preparedness to establish gas and fertiliser plants worth $15bn in Delta State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Dialogue, Better Way to Resolve Crisis - JNI

  The Jamatu Nasril Islam (JNI) has advocated constant dialogue as a way of resolving crises while attributing socio-economic and political factors as causes of recurrent conflicts,... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ihejirika - Creating a Combat-Ready Army [column]

  These days my cousin Musa, a captain in the Nigerian Army, is always full of life. He beams when going to work and does so when back. His joyful mode is making his family too... Read more »

• Nigeria: Private Sector, Key to Transformation Agenda - Aganga

  Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, has stressed the need for the private sector and government to work together in order to realise the transformation agenda of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Environmental Sanitation - Lagos Restricts Movement

  The Lagos state government has restricted movement of persons and vehicles in the metropolis today, in furtherance of its objective to effectively tackle environmental problems... Read more »

• Nigeria: Katsina-Alu V. Salami - Controversy Over Justice Auta Panel

  This is not the best of time for the judiciary as indications emerged yesterday that controversy had continued to trail the Justice Ibrahim Auta committee set up to review the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Sanitation And the Environment

  The Nigerian Government has long considered the provision of water supply and sanitation services to be the domain of the federal, state and local governments. However, the public... Read more »

• Nigeria: Council Boss, Gov Sylva's Aide Shot

  The political crisis rocking Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State, yesterday took an ugly turn as some youths suspected to be hired thugs loyal to the impeached... Read more »

• Nigeria: NDC to Draft National Security Policy

  Occasioned by the recurring security threat in the country, the commandant, National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral Thomas Lokoson, has disclosed that the apex military... Read more »

• Nigeria: My Shoes Can Compete With Designer Brands - Cobbler [interview]

  Mr. Friday Ngwuta is a cobbler at Gado Nasko way in Kubwa. He speaks on the business and the challenges he encounters on the job. Read more »

• Nigeria: We'll Pay N18,000 Minimum Wage - Gov Ahmed

  As the Nigeria labour union is set for a showdown with the federal government for reneging on its promise to pay the N18,000 minimum wage, the governor of Kwara State, Abdul Fatai... Read more »

• Nigeria: The New Face of Movie Industry

  The Nigeria movie industry has come a long way and like every other movie industry in the world, year in year out one can confidently say that there are improvements in the... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Effective Dissemination of Data Attracts Investors'

  The minister of mines and steel development, Architect Mohammed Sani Sada, has said the only way to attract investors into the sector is through effective dissemination of data. Read more »