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Senegal Hosting Economic Community of West African States Meeting on Scientific Research, Development
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holding a three-day meeting in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to ponder on the contribution of researchers in working out a regional community development program. GD Star Ratingloading...
Nigeria 2011 General Elections to Cost $500 Million
Nigeria will spend around $500 million to conduct the series of five elections in the 2011 general elections. The request for the money has been made by the revamped Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). GD Star Ratingloading...Search terms...
Nigeria Losing $6b a Year to Road Accidents
Research has shown that Nigeria is loses around $6.2 billion every year to road accidents, amounting to about 3% of its GDP, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said in Abuja on Thursday. GD Star Ratingloading...
2010 Edition of Nigeria’s National Carnival Scheduled for November
The 2010 edition of Nigeria’s National Carnival (dubbed Abuja Carnival) scheduled for November 27-30 would be unique as it coincides with Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary, the minister of Tourism Culture and National Orientation of Nigeria,...
Nigeria Warns The Fédération Internationale De Football Association Against Meddling in Its Sovereignty
Nigeria reacted to The Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) threat of sanctions following the dissolution of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and suspension of participation in tournaments for two years, warning that...
Lawyers Without Borders Criticize Nigeria’s Decision to Execute Condemned Inmates
Avocats Sans Frontieres (Lawyers Without Borders)-France (ASFF) has added its voice to the condemnation of a decision recently made by some of Nigeria’s state governors to commence the execution of death row inmates to ease overcrowding in prisons. In...
Libreville Revealed As the Second Most Expensive City in Africa
The Gabon capital, Libreville, is the second most expensive city in Africa, according to an international survey conducted by the British Employment Conditions Abroad (ECA) in nearly 400 cities worldwide. The African record is held by Luanda, the Angolan...
Sex Workers Flee Nigeria’s Federal Capital to Beat Ultimatum
Commercial sex workers in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja have started fleeing following the expiration of a 72 hour ultimatum given them to vacate the city by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration. The prostitutes who had constituted a...
