Dubai property market: Riding on the crest of tourism and favourable land laws Business Day Online At a time when the property market in other countries of the world, including Nigeria, are caving in under the heavy impact of the global economic recession, the property market in Dubai is relatively stable | Dubai is one of the seven countries that make up the UAE which, according to history, a li...
With Hemafolin capsules, vitamins not only meant for the rich Business Day Online …Experts advocate more consumption of fruits | A walk or drive through various markets in the country would no doubt reveal a choice selection of fruits just waiting to be consumed. But oddly enough, some Nigerians do not fully appreciate the importance of taking fruits like oranges, bananas, vege...
NIGERIA: Timeline of recent unrest in Niger Delta region IRINnews web | ABUJA, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - Despite abundant oil wealth in the Niger Delta region in southeast Nigeria, residents lack basic services including electricity, piped water, health clinics and schools. The region has seen decades of unrest stemming mostly from local militants' uprisings over w...
Nigeria: Calls for Inquiry Into Religious Violence The New York Times | Filed at 3:23 a.m. ET | JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- The U.S. government and an international human rights group called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence be...
Yar’Adua and the Web of Intrigues This Day The political milieu had suddenly come alive following the historic February 9, 2010 resolution of the National Assembly empowering Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prior to that development, the count...
House Seeks Reversal of CBN's Policy On Bank CEOs All Africa The House of Representatives Comm-ittee on Capital Market has asked the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to reconsider his new policy banning retired chief executives of banks from being members of the board of d...
Reps Want CBN to Review Policy On Bank CEOs All Africa The House of Representatives committee on capital market has asked the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to reassess his prohibition of retired Chief Executives of banks from being members of the board of directors ...
NHIS and tales of faltering healthcare system Business Day Online IKECHUKWU EZE and ALEX CHIEJINA write that more than a decade after the launch of the country's health insurance scheme most Nigerians do not still have access to adequate healthcare | Good health and long live are no doubt among the most prized goal...
Dubai property market: Riding on the crest of tourism and favourable land laws Business Day Online At a time when the property market in other countries of the world, including Nigeria, are caving in under the heavy impact of the global economic recession, the property market in Dubai is relatively stable | Dubai is one of the seven countries that...
Firing up the maritime momentum Business Day Online A master mariner of repute with over 30 years experience in shipping, Emmanuel Ihenacho has carved a niche for himself as one of the foremost indigenous ship owners and operators in the country. In the bid to make a difference in the sector, Ihenacho...
House Set to Pass Local Content Bill This Day A Conference Report on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Development Bill 2010 was laid before the House of Representatives yesterday. | The legislation, also known as the Local Content Bill, seeks to increase the participation of more Nigerians and ...
Korean Investors to Introduce Solar Energy for Housing All Africa Professor Samsung Lee, Head of Korean International Junior Science Olympiad, yesterday led a delegation of Korean investors on a courtesy call to the Minister of State for Works, Housing and Urban Development, Mrs. Grace Ekpwhire. | ...
Hundreds killed in Nigeria attack Al Jazeera | Nigeria's acting president has ordered security forces to hunt down those behind an attack near the central city of Jos that left more than 300 people dead. | Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from the capital Abuja, quoted police as saying that the attackers were Muslim Hausa-Fulani herders while the victims were mainly from the Borom communi...
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say The New York Times | DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, considerably more than what had initially been reported. | A government spokesman said Sunday that the dead numbered more than 300. The victims were Christians killed by rampaging ...
