The Nigeria Labour Congress said that the planned removal of fuel subsidy in January 2012 by the government will lead to serious revolt, because Nigerians will be left without any ... Read more »
AllAfrica speaks to economist Paul Collier about his latest book, The Plundered Planet. It deplores the extraction of Africa's natural resources to benefit a few and presents a ... Read more »
Shell must commit to pay an initial US$1 billion to begin the clean-up of pollution caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta, Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, ... Read more »
The Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable landed in Monrovia on Thursday marking the country's entrance into the digital age, by making available real time broadband connectivity ... Read more »
The 2012 budget may have run into hitches, following strong indications that the Senate may not pass the estimate for the fiscal year unless the executive extends salary cut for ... Read more »
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is now prepared to move the target band for the currency from the present +/- 3 per cent below or above N150 to the dollar to N155/156 to ... Read more »
The Senate has summoned several ministers to appear before it and explain the alleged overshooting of oil subsidy funds from N240 billion appropriated in the 2011 budget by ... Read more »
The Senate yesterday disclosed that Nigeria's total debt now stands at $39.72 billion (about N6.02 trillion).Of the total debt profile, external debts are $5.398 billion while ... Read more »
Doctors ended their three-week long strike and have resumed work but it has had a devastating impact on health care in the country. Read more »
The heated debates for and against the removal of the fuel subsidy has prompted the federal government to establish an advisory panel to look into the issue. Read more »
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