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African Union May Sanction Nigeria Over Lingering Political Impasse
As pressure mounts on the Nigerian leadership to find a solution to the continued absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua, Dr Kunle Fagbemi, who is the civil society representative on the Economic and Social Council of the African Union (AU), has said Nigeria...
Nigerian Government Dismisses Rumors of President’s Death in Saudi Arabia
The Presidential Adviser covering Media and Publicity, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi on Monday dismissed the widespread speculation that President Umaru Yar’adua has died in Saudi Arabia.
Governors of Nigeria’s Ruling Party Hopeful of President Yar’adua’s Health
Twenty-two of the 28 governors of Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) met on Tuesday to review the state of the nation and resolved that ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua was recuperating fast, just as the legal tussle aimed at forcing...
Nigerian Government Apologizes for Missing Electricity Generation Target
As residents of Federal Capital Terrirtory (FCT), Abuja, celebrated the New Year in darkness, the Nigerian government has apologized to the citizens for its inability to increase power generation to 6,000 megawatts by December last year as was promised. Vice...
Nigerian Drug Agency Celebrating Year’s Successes in Katsina State
The Nigerian narcotic agency, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has so far this year secured the conviction of 161 out of 511 suspects arrested for drug related offenses in Katsina State, home state of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua. The...
Nigerian Farmers’ Union Rejects Federal Government’s 2010 Budget Proposal
The Nigerian farmers’ union has rejected the federal government’s 2010 budget proposal for the agricultural sector, saying it fell short of international recommendation. The union under the aegis of Voices for Food Security, represents smallholder...
Nigerian Vice President Denies Being Under Pressure to Resign
The hospitalization of Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’adua in a Saudi Arabia hospital for acute pericarditis has given rise to various newspaper reports and speculations on his health and succession rules in case he is unable to continue in office. Nigeria’s...
Pan-African Parliament Expresses Support for ECOWAS Decisions on Niger, Guinea
The first Vice President of the South Africa-based Pan African Parliament, Bethel Amadi, expressed to Nigerian President Umaru Yar’adua the support of the continental House to the decisions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regarding...
