Nigeria: What 'Land Swap' Means for Abuja Natives
Source: Africa Headlines
Abuja :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-14 00:35:25 -0700 | political-news
But the land owners, who now refer to themselves as "original inhabitants", are beginning to ask questions: What happens to them, considering previous messy resettlement and integration policies? Has the obnoxious Land Use Act of 1978 rendered them homeless, since...
Natural disasters forced 32 million people from their homes last year
Source: Toronto Star
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-14 03:15:08 -0700 | green-news
Photo Save to mystar More than 32 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 because of disasters like floods, storms and earthquakes almost twice as many as in 2011, says a new report. Most disaster-induced displacement was...
Astellas Closing the OSI and Perseid Sites?
Source: In the Pipeline
Osi :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 10:51:09 -0700 | health-news
Posted by Derek I've heard this morning that Astellas is closing the OSI site in Farmingdale, NY, and the Perseid Therapeutics site in Redwood City, CA. More details as I hear them (and check the comments section; people with more...
Police opens hotline on Nasarawa massacre of officers
Posted by: eeudomyahoocom
Abuja :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 08:31:58 -0700 | disasters-news
By EMMANUEL UDOM Inspector-general of police, Muhammed Abubakar has vowed to unmask the unknown killers of some serving police officers in Nasarawa state. To show beyond words that he was dead serious about this, the Nigerian police chief on Monday...
Africa: Impacting One Million Lives in Africa
Source: All Africa
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 10:51:57 -0700 | technology-news
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to bring a high quality education to students everywhere (file photo). The current pace of job creation in Africa cannot meet the demands of the world's fastest growing youth population. Digital Jobs Africa aims to...
Nigeria's Education Problem: Economic Ambition, But Weak Education
Source: Education News
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 07:53:16 -0700 | education-news
Education For All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report shows that ~61 million childen worldwide are denied the opportunity to receive a basic education. Approximately 1 out of [...] Chapter II of Nigeria's Constitution guarantees an education for every child, but over...
Iranian convicted over Nigeria arms
Source: BBC
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 12:51:38 -0700 | political-news
Iranian Azim Aghajani convicted over Nigeria arms A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court. Rockets and grenades were among the arms...
Disasters displaced 32.4 million in 2012 — watchdog IMDC
Source: GMA News
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 05:37:30 -0700 | green-news
31pm Geneva Natural disasters ranging from floods to earthquakes forced 32.4 million people to flee their homes worldwide last year, watchdog group the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre said Monday...Internally displaced is a label given to individuals who remain in their...
Nigeria militants film 'hostages'
Source: BBC
Baga :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 10:18:39 -0700 | travel-news
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram has abducted women and children in response to the arrest of its members' wives and children, it says. Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau released a video, showing women and children purportedly being held.
New Nigeria Islamist video claims attacks, shows hostage...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Kano :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 04:00:20 -0700 | travel-news
The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a video obtained by AFP Monday, which also depicts women and children apparently being held hostage. The video features Abubakar Shekau,...
The downsides of U.S. energy independence
Source: The Globe & Mail
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 03:46:26 -0700 | business-news
EDT Konrad Yakabuski (Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail) For four decades, U.S. foreign policy has been dictated by the country's dependence on Middle Eastern oil. What Barack Obama has called an addiction to foreign crude is seen as having undermined...
Nigeria: Over 100 Women, Children and Farmers Killed in Renewed Tiv/Fulani Bloodbath
Source: Africa Headlines
Makurdi :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 03:33:01 -0700 | political-news
Makurdi No fewer than 100 women, children and Tiv farmers have reportedly been slaughtered in the last two weeks by invading Fulani herdsmen, following the renewed bloodbath and invasion of Tiv communities in Guma Local Government area of Benue State...
Nigeria: Allegations of Corruption - I Am Ready for Probe - AGF
Source: Africa Headlines
Abuja :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 03:32:59 -0700 | political-news
Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, yesterday, expressed his readiness to submit himself to the Police to be probed over his alleged complicity in acts of corruption. In a press statement...
Nigeria: Catholic Church Bombing - I Know the Perpetrators - Kabiru Sokoto
Source: Africa Headlines
Abuja :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 03:32:58 -0700 | political-news
The attack had resulted to the death of 44 persons and wounded 75 others while Christmas day church service was in progress. However, a lead Police investigator who gave his name as "Mr. ABC", in his testimony before the court...
Nigeria: Before the World Economic Forum Berths in Nigeria
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-05-13 03:32:56 -0700 | political-news
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who announced the WEF's decision, which was made last Friday at the close of the Forum's 23rd edition in Cape Town, South Africa, remarked that the choice was appropriate, given Nigeria's position and...
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