Nigerian cities enduring fuel shortages
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 4:04 pm ETABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Residents of the Nigerian cities of Abuja and Lagos are facing ongoing fuel shortages in the oil exporting African nation, officials said Wednesday.
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Africa Securities Association to Create African Index (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 8:33 am ETTen countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Mauritius and Kenya, have signed up to participate, Afedzie said at a conference in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, today.
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Ex-Inter manager Mancini interested in Nigeria job
Sports Illustrated - Fri Dec 4, 10:20 am ETMILAN, Italy (AP) -- Former Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini says he has been sounded out about taking over Nigeria's national team and is interested in the job.
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Roberto Mancini interested in Nigeria job
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 7:07 am ETFormer Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini says he has been sounded out about taking over Nigeria's national team and is interested in the job. Mancini told Friday's Gazzetta dello Sport: "I have been asked informally if I was interested and I said 'yes' because the prospect of an African Cup of Nations and a World Cup is attractive, and Nigeria is filled with great but...
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Mancini tempted by Nigeria after unofficial approach
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 4:12 am ETFormer Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini is prepared to take over at Nigeria after receiving an unofficial approach.
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Climate change may be dire for Nigeria: minister
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 10:56 am ETThe impacts of climate change on Nigeria could be dire for the economy and ecology, and this could lead to civil unrest, Environment Minister John Odey warned on Tuesday in Abuja.
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Nigerian villagers seek to sue Shell over oil leak
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 7:43 am ETNigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group pleaded with a Hague court Thursday to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell PLC for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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Nigerian villagers sue Shell over oil leak
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 6:54 am ETNigerian villagers and a Dutch environmental group have pleaded with a Hague court to hear their case against Royal Dutch Shell for allegedly polluting their land with oil that gushed from a broken pipeline.
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Gullit: 'No formal approach from Nigeria'
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 6:16 am ETCape Town - Former World Footballer Ruud Gullit on Friday dismissed speculation that he was close to signing as Nigeria coach for the 2010 World Cup. The 47-year-old Dutchman Gullit said that there has been no formal approach from Nigeria. ...
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GE Oil & Gas And Rockson Engineering Awarded $230M Contract For Nigeria Power Plant
OilandGasOnline - Thu Dec 3, 1:52 am ETGE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas equipment and services, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a $230 Million contract by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the installation and commissioning of a dual fired (low pour fuel oil/gas) 150-200MW power plant in Kaduna, Nigeria
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Kansas City Lawyer Could Be King in Nigeria
Law.com - Thu Dec 3, 1:55 pm ETAdebayo Ogunmeno is a criminal defense and plaintiff lawyer in Kansas City, Kan., but he is considering a second career: being a king. Ogunmeno, 54, is a prince in the Yoruba tribe in southwest Nigeria, and when the time comes, says he thinks he has a good chance to ascend to the throne. If his plans pan out, it would be an abrupt return to a traditional Yoruba upbringing that he left 26 years ...
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BET'S 'SUNDAY BEST' HEADED TO NIGERIA: Auditions will be held in the country to mark first anniversary of network's ...
Eurweb - Thu Dec 3, 3:08 am ET*To commemorate the one year anniversary of BET in African, the network will bring its gospel music competition series, "Sunday Best" to Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday Dec. 6.
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Condition of Nigerian president improving
UPI - Wed Dec 2, 3:59 pm ETJEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The condition of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'adua is improving as the official was moved from intensive care at a Saudi Arabian hospital, officials said.
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Two Charged With Smuggling Nigerian, Brazilians
WPBF Palm Beach - 1 hour 6 minutes agoBrazilians Filipe G. Ferreira, 24, and Douglas V. Soares, 26, are in federal custody Friday after officials stopped their boat.
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Nigerian Cocoa Shipments Doubled in September, Service Says
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 6:48 am ETDec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Cocoa exports from Nigeria, the world’s fourth-biggest producer of the chocolate ingredient, almost doubled in September, the Federal Produce Inspection Service said.
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Opponent spotlight | From Nigeria to the U.S. Navy
Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri Dec 4, 3:00 am ETO.J. Avworo has one of the biggest families around. Outside of his parents and siblings, the junior point guard can count his home village in Warri, Nigeria and his fellow Navy teammates as part of the group. Avworo lived in Warri until age six, when his parents decided that Nigeria, with its conflict and political instability, did not offer the best opportunity for their children to get an ...
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