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World Bank Extends Nigeria’s Mineral Resources Management Project
The World Bank has extended its $120 million program for the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources project in Nigeria which should have terminated in December 2009 but has been extended by 23 months and would now terminate in 2011. GD Star Ratingloading...
Electoral Body in Nigeria Releases 2011 National Election Timetable
The chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC), Maurice Iwu, has announced a provisional timetable for the 2011 polls with a likelihood of elections starting either on January 8 or April 9, 2011. Iwu announced the timetable...
Despite Rapid Growth Nigeria’s Film Industry Still At Subsistence Levels
The Director General of Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Mr Emeka Mba, says in spite of its rapid growth Nollywood (national film industry) is still operating as a “subsistence Industry.” Mba told journalists on Wednesday...
Collapse of Textile Industries in Nigeria Leaves More Than 1 Million Unemployed
The collapse of textile industries in Nigeria blamed on smuggling, has rendered more than one million farmers jobless within three years and a loss of more than $5 billion to smugglers, Mr Ibrahim Kazaure, the country’s Labour Minister said in Abuja...
Prominent Personalities Expected At Nigeria’s Conference on Electoral Process
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki and India’s Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla are among prominent personalities expected to attend a stakeholders’ conference on electoral process in Abuja from March 16 to March 18. A statement issued...
Nigerian Senate Not Contemplating Impeaching Ailing President
In spite of the protests from the ‘Save Nigeria’ group against President Umaru Yar’Adua continuing in office, the Nigerian Senate has said it was not contemplating any impeachment procedures against ailing President Yar’Adua who has been out of...
Governor of Nigeria’s Plateau State Says Army Ignored Calls for Help During Jos Massacre
Jonah Jang, Governor of Plateau State in north-central Nigeria has blamed the Sunday massacre in Dogo Nahawa near Jos on the army, accusing the army of turning a blind eye while innocent women and children were “slaughtered by herdsmen” in the guise...
African Development Bank Commits $1.4b to 35 Development Projects in Nigeria.
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has said it has committed $1.4 billion on 35 development projects in Nigeria. The Vice-President for Sector Operations, Dr Kamal Elkheshen, told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday that the amount also included credit to...
