May 08, 2001
Nigeria: Why Shell Finds It Hard to Leave the Ogonis Behind
A spokesperson from the Houston-based Boots & Coots International Well Control likened Sunday's occurrence in Ogoniland, Nigeria to "typical procedure". Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Blow-Out Worsens Shell's Future in Ogoniland
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria finally managed to cap the oil gushing from one of its wells in Ogoniland at the weekend, but the well's blow-out and the… Read more »
April 29, 2001
Africa: IMF, Bank Are Finally Listening, Say African Finance Ministers
African anger over tough and "dogmatic" conditions imposed by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund is absent from the Bretton Woods institutions' spring meetings for the… Read more »
April 17, 2001
Nigeria: Doubts Mount Over Future Of Education
For Chika Ikeh, 20, academic progress has been delayed by at least two years. By now, she should be in her second year at the University of Ibadan (UI), in southwest Nigeria. She… Read more »
April 12, 2001
Nigeria: Battle For The Soul Of The Naira Shifts To Government House
Like a general determined to hold his ground against the fire power of the eneny, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday summoned bank chiefs to the government house in… Read more »
April 10, 2001
Nigeria: It's Time for a Rethink on Policy Reform
Nigerian government's determination to return the country to the path of market-driven economy cannot be faulted. But implementation of the process is currently faced with several… Read more »
April 09, 2001
Nigeria: Oil Industry Operators Urged to End Unethical Practices
The Nigerian oil industry is in danger of suffering a severe damage to its image, unless urgent steps are taken to check an unethical practice that has crept into the industry, a… Read more »
April 03, 2001
Nigeria: Maritime Industry Told to Toughen Up
Nigeria's maritime industry is in need of reform to help it survive globalization, Minister of Transport, Ojo Maduekwe, said here Monday. Read more »
March 30, 2001
Nigeria: Hawkers - a Bridge Between Buyers and Sellers in a Troubled Economy
They will sell virtually any item that can be moved. Their heads, shoulders and hands serve as showrooms and shelves, displaying their wares. They are found anywhere there is a… Read more »
March 20, 2001
Nigeria: NNPC Boss Calls for Indigenous Firms' Involvement in Marginal Fields
Indigenous oil firms should be allowed to participate actively in the development of marginal oil fields, Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, Group Managing Director of Nigerian National… Read more »
March 19, 2001
West Africa: Ambassadors Expelled from Liberia, Gbagbo and Ouattara Meet
The ambassadors of Guinea and Sierra Leone have been ordered out of Liberia by Charles Taylor as border hostilities continue. Read more »
Nigeria: Deepwater Oil Production in Sight as Companies Intensify Activities
The announcement Thursday by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company that it had signed contracts for the development of its Bonga oil field signifies the intensity of… Read more »
March 14, 2001
West Africa: 'Charles Taylor is a Regional Danger' Say Legislators
Testifying before a crowded Congressional hearing, Senator Russ Feingold (D - WI) placed the Liberian regime of Charles Taylor "at the heart" of a "deeply disturbing trend"… Read more »
March 13, 2001
Nigeria: First Phase of Privatisation to be Completed Next Week
Processes involved in the first phase of Nigerias privatisation will be completed next week, with the allotment of shares in the companies involved, the Director General of the… Read more »
March 09, 2001
Nigeria: Views Differ On Planned Deregulation Policy
Different viewpoints met head on Friday as Nigeria's Senate began public hearings on the planned deregulation of petroleum products pricing. Read more »
March 07, 2001
Nigeria: Bullish Market Defies High Interest Rate Offered by the Central Bank
Expectations of high returns on stocks and investor confidence in some sectors have buoyed the Nigerian capital market, despite efforts by the countrys central bank to mop up… Read more »
March 04, 2001
Africa: Coveted Fespaco Prize Goes to Moroccan Director
The moving and gut-wrenching tale of survival among a group of grubby, smelly street children in Casablanca, Morocco - who beg, sell cigarettes and homemade shell necklaces, sniff… Read more »
March 03, 2001
Africa: Tensions Cloud Last Days of Film Festival
The 17th edition of Fespaco, the pan African festival of film and television in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - and the largest such event on the continent -- is coming to the end… Read more »
March 02, 2001
Nigeria: Workers Threaten Renewed Conflict Over Fuel Price Hikes
The Nigerian authorities may clash yet again with workers over a planned deregulation of the oil industry, seen now by ordinary Nigerians as just another name for price increases… Read more »
Nigeria: "Significant" Progress Against Drug Traffickers, Says State Department Official
Although Nigeria remains a "worldwide hub" of narcotics trafficking and money-laundering, last year "it made a significant step forward," in the international war against… Read more »
March 01, 2001
Africa: 'Journey to Ouaga': A Comedy - and a Tragedy
Voyage a Ouaga (Journey to Ouaga) is the title of a movie in competition at the 17th edition of the pan African film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is a comedy about a… Read more »
Africa: The Other Reason for Going to Fespaco - to Shop
Africans from all over the continent, and visitors from other parts of the world, have converged in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso this week, to attend the 17th edition… Read more »
February 27, 2001
Africa: Fespaco Gears Up With Two Movie Hits
The 17th pan-African film and television festival, which opened in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, came into its own on Monday night. The festival was in full… Read more »
February 26, 2001
Africa: Ai Keita Yara - From Queen to Soothsayer, From Celluloid to Video
You cannot miss Ai Keita Yara. She could easily pass for a queen. She is tall, dark and regal with a commanding presence, just as one would imagine an imposing African monarch of… Read more »
February 25, 2001
Africa: Gala Opening for Africa's Premiere Film Festival
A stunning performance by the Senegalese musical superstar, Youssou N'Dour, stole the show at the opening of the 17th edition of the Pan African Festival of Film and Television of… Read more »
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