|
Why Yar'Adua shelved budget presentationNEXT - - 21 hours ago President Umaru Yar'Adua shelved his plan to present the 2010 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly yesterday in adherence to his administration's non-interference in the ... Yar'adua to MPs: You are immature – Daily Trust Nigerian Bulletin! Yar'Adua calls off budget session over N' Assembly rift The Guardian - Nigeria Soludo decries plan to conduct council electionsNEXT - - 13 hours ago Chukwuma Soludo, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the 2010 governorship election in Anambra, has condemned the ongoing arrangement by Governor Peter Obi to conduct local government elections before the governorship poll. Anambra 2010: You Have No Candidate, AC Tells PDP Times of Nigeria Nigeria: Why I Joined Politics - Soludo AllAfrica.com EU signs deal with Nigeria to support peaceAFP - 4 hours ago ABUJA - The European Commission has signed a 677 million euro (one billion dollar) deal to help Nigeria tackle challenges in its restive oil-producing region, promoting peace, good governance and trade, the EU said Friday. Niger Delta Ministry Has Failed – Reps LeadershipNigeria |
Recommended for you »
Sign in to add a section with stories recommended for you, by using search history.
West African bloc bans arms transfer by member states
AFP - 4 hours ago
ABUJA - West African regional bloc ECOWAS Friday banned the transfer of arms by the 15 member states except for legitimate defence, security and peacekeeping operations, a senior official said.
2010: FG To Transport Gas To Benin, Togo, Ghana LeadershipNigeria
Bode George to remain in Kirikiri
NEXT - - 7 hours ago
It appears that convicted Peoples Democratic Party bigwig, Olabode George, will remain at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, Lagos, for some time, despite attempts to secure his freedom.
Court hears Bode George's bail bid Dec. 1 – The Nation Nigerian Bulletin!
Nigeria: Again, Bode George's Bail Bid Fails AllAfrica.com
Senate Retreat, Electoral Reform: Matters Arising
LeadershipNigeria - - 21 hours ago
The just-concluded Senate retreat in Enugu focused on Legislating for an Enduring Electoral System in Nigeria. Analysts say that the gathering came at a time the need for total overhaul of the electoral system has become a cacophonic sing-song.
Nigeria: Mark As Iwu's Cross Bearer AllAfrica.com
Two of a kind The Guardian - Nigeria
EAC common market protocol to spur economic growth
Xinhua - - 4 minutes ago
NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The signing of the East Africa Community (EAC) protocol in Arusha on Friday is expected to spur economic growth in the region.
East Africa sign customs union protocol New Vision
S.Africa police arrest 22 over xenophobic attacks
AFP - 8 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG - South African police said Friday that 22 people were arrested for public violence after 3000 mainly Zimbabwean migrants fled their homes due to tensions with locals over competition for farm jobs.
UN Agency Describes South African Violence as Xenophobia Voice of America
Seven injured in head-on collision
Independent Online - 4 hours ago
Seven people were injured, two seriously, when a taxi and bakkie collided head-on in Durban on Friday evening, paramedics said. "The vehicles drove into the intersection of Umngeni and Kolling roads at the same time and collided head-on at 8.30pm," ...
Boy, 7, hit by a car in Durban Independent Online
More than 30000 DR Congo refugees in Congo
AFP - 6 hours ago
BRAZZAVILLE - More than 30000 refugees from ethnic clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed the border into the Republic of Congo, aid agencies said on Friday.
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes: UN Reuters South Africa
Calls from Angela Merkel told Tony Blair he would not get EU's top job
guardian.co.uk - 13 minutes ago
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources.
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who? The Associated Press
The quest for food security
Indian Express - 1 hour ago
Crises precipitate summits and summits usually spew a bunch of banalities. 2009 witnessed several summits - the G-8, a few G-20s with different levels of government representation, and a just-concluded World Summit on Food Security, convened by the ...
FAO Approves $44b For Annual Agric Devt LeadershipNigeria
'Once every 1000 years, rain falls like this'
Times Online - - 1 hour ago
The full and devastating impact of England's worst recorded day of rain was still emerging last night as tributes were paid to a policeman swept away by floodwaters while trying to save others.
Flood waters force 500 from homes BBC News
Cumbria floods: residents braced for more rain Telegraph.co.uk
Petroleum Corporation seeks CBN's support on industry reforms
NEXT - - 21 hours ago
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has solicited the cooperation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the ongoing reform of the oil and gas sector for it to impact positively on the Nigerian economy.
Mark tasks security agencies on cartels, NNPC chief urges support for reforms The Guardian - Nigeria
Nigeria: Deregulation As a National Albatross AllAfrica.com
OIL FUTURES: Nymex Crude Down 1% On Equities, Stronger Dollar
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
OTTAWA (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures declined 1% Friday as US equities faltered, reviving concerns about the pace of economic recovery and oil demand.
Exxon Gets Three Nigerian Oil Leases Renewed -Company
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
LAGOS, Nigeria (Dow Jones)--Nigeria on Friday renewed three oil leases involving joint ventures operated by Exxon Mobil (XOM) that produce more than 550000 barrels of oil a day, an Exxon spokesman said.
Nigeria renews three ExxonMobil licences Upstream Online
Real Climate Leadership and the Rules of Policy Engagement
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
[Editor's note: This article was authored by BSR, a global business network and consultancy focused on sustainability.] As negotiators gather in Copenhagen next month to discuss a global climate ...
Top UN Scientist Laments US Pace on Climate Actions New York Times
Nancy Birdsall & Arvind Subramanian: Reduce verbal emissions first Business Standard
Get your word's worth
Business Standard - - 3 hours ago
In the beginning was the Word. Then the species became needlessly talkative and new words had to be invented and added to the lexicon.
To 'unfriend' is not as new as it may seem Globe and Mail
Unfriend - word of the year bdaily
Polar bears suffer brutal deaths in a new advert by climate change campaigners ...
Telegraph.co.uk - 15 hours ago
The controversial climate change group Plane Stupid has been criticised over an advert which shows bloodied polar bears falling from the sky.
Shocking Polar Bear Ad Green Muze
I disobeyed my dad to become an actor – Olu Jacobs
Vanguard - - 35 minutes ago
Olu Jacobs, the Ogun state-born international veteran actor, has made his mark in Nigeria's movie industry. With over 40 years acting experience, Jacobs is seen as a bridge between the old and new breed of stars, a motivator to the ...
Olu Jacobs confesses Daily Sun
Bollywood meets Nollywood @ Ion Intl. film festival
Vanguard - 5 hours ago
In what appears to be the first ever move between two of the world's biggest movie industries, award-winning Indian-origin film and television producer, Parminder Vir is set to bring Bollywood and Nollywood practitioners together at this year's edition ...
Fans mourn end of 'Oprah'
CNN - - 51 minutes ago
Oprah Winfrey's syndicated talk show isn't ending for another two years, but fans are already mourning. (CNN) -- There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to ...
End of an era for Oprah Winfrey show BBC News
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
Entertainment Weekly - - 27 minutes ago
Thursday Evening: We're going to see the midnight opening of New Moon. The theater is already half full at 10 pm. Lots of teenagers, lots of females.
Super Eagles soar in FIFA rankings
NEXT - 5 hours ago
By Tunde Eludini Though not seeded as one of the top countries in next year's Nations Cup in Angola, the Super Eagles of Nigeria moved up ten notches in the FIFA rankings released on Friday.
Nigeria team at World Cup 2010 Telegraph.co.uk
Lulu backs under-fire Amodu BBC Sport
I'm qualified for NOC elections, Ndanusa insists
The Guardian - Nigeria - 19 hours ago
By Gowon Akpodonor MINISTER of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC), Sanni Ndanusa, has insisted that he would contest the December 9 Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) election, saying that his disqualification was in bad faith.
NTF Faults NOC On Ndanusa LeadershipNigeria
Ameobi boost for Magpies
SkySports - Nov 19, 2009
Striker Shola Ameobi will return to training with Newcastle next week after his stint on the sidelines with a foot injury. Ameobi started the season in fine form as he bagged five goals in as many games to claim the Championship player of the month ...
Sho-down for Hughton The Sun
Activists denounce Uganda's homosexuality bill
guardian.co.uk - 11 hours ago
A Ugandan government bill that is advocating the death penalty for gay people will hinder the country's fight against HIV/Aids, legal experts and activists warned this week.
The different faces of Aids Straits Times
AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers The Associated Press
The IMO presents four-point plan to reduce drug costs
Irish Medical Times - - 15 hours ago
The IMO has presented Health Minister Mary Harney with a four-point plan it said would reduce the State's annual medicines bill by €300 million.
It is Time to Take on the Big Boys hotpress.com (subscription)
The cost of prescriptions Irish Times
Giant snails could help fight hunger
United Press International - 3 hours ago
UYO, Nigeria, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A readily available giant land snail could help reduce malnutrition and iron deficiency in African countries, a Nigerian researcher says.
Snails Rich in Protein, Iron Food Product Design
Let Them Eat Snail: Nutritional Giant Snails Could Address Malnutrition Science Daily (press release)