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Nigerian Government Sends 20 Ex-militants to South Africa for Training
The Nigerian government has enrolled 20 Niger Delta ex-militants for commercial pilot training in the African Union Aviation Academy in South Africa, the Special Adviser to the Nigerian President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku, said on Saturday...
Tricycles Offered to Empower Women in Niger Delta
Desperate for a solution to the upliftment of women in the oil rich Nigeria’s Niger Delta, the government has said it would empower rural women farmers with 250 tricycles as part of its poverty alleviation program.
Corruption-fed Unrest in Delta Keeps Communities in Turmoil
As families count the cost of another military operation against militants in the Niger Delta, analysts say up to now government efforts to quell violence are hampered by corruption and fail to get at the deep-seated causes of unrest in the region.
Nigeria Drops ‘corruption Charges’ Against Former US Vice-president After Out of Court Settlement
Nigeria has dropped “corruption” charges against the former United States Vice-President, Dick Cheney, after Halliburton, the oil firm he used to run, agreed to pay $250 million in fines.
Nigeria Appeals to United States to Help Combat Small Arms Proliferation
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Gen. Andrew Azazi, has appealed to the United States to help Nigeria combat small arms proliferation in the West African sub-region, said a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. How People Arrived Here: united states...
Nigeria Arrests Major Suspect As It Closes in on Abuja Bombers
Nigeria is closing in on the October 1 twin car bombing in Abuja which killed 12 persons as the State Security Service (SSS) was reported to have arrested in Port Harcourt, the oil rich River State capital in the Niger Delta, one of those accused of triggering...
Nigerian President Pledges to Overhaul Country’s Security System
Following Friday’s car bomb which killed eight people in Abuja, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the government would soon overhaul the security system to address the challenges of insecurity in the country.
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation Urges Nigeria to Develop Industrial Sector to Cope with Population Growth
With the projection that Nigeria’s population will double to 300 million in 30 years, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has urged the Nigerian government to pay more than “lip-service to the industrial sector of the...
