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Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority makes profit
Jun 12, 2014Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) made a profit of 525.2 million naira ($3.4 million) during the 2012/2013 financial year. According to reports from the company’s annual financial report, NSIA also earned a gross operating income of... -
Echiejile out-Ejike in
Jun 11, 2014Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi has denied reports of a lifeline for Elderson Echiejile’s world cup participation. He told Kickoff Nigeria that he is ‘pained that Echiejile, who is a very key member of the squad will... -
Turkey blacklist Boko Haram
Jun 11, 2014The Turkish government has officially identified Boko Haram as a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda. It has therefore imposed sanctions against the group in order to comply the United Nation Security Council’s decision to also blacklist... -
Nigeria nominates Alison Madueke as OPEC Secretary General
Jun 10, 2014President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, for the position of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).A new Secretary General is expected to emerge when... -
Boko Haram: Premature detonation kills female suicide bomber in Gombe
Jun 10, 2014Nigerian soldiers on Sunday foiled a suicide bomb attack on the military Barracks in Gombe state North- eastern Nigeria. The female bomber was stopped at the security check point at the Barrack entrance. According to a... -
Emefiele resumes as CBN Governor
Jun 2, 2014The new Governor of Nigeria’s central bank, Godwin Emefiele, assumed office today. This followed the expiration of the tenure of Lamido Sanusi on May 31. Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, had in February forwarded Emeifele’s name to... -
Boko Haram: Bomb blast in Adamawa
Jun 1, 2014A bomb explosion occurred today in Mubi town, Adamawa State, North-Eastern Nigeria. The explosion was reported to have killed 14 people and injured 12 others. The Nigerian police have arrested 2 suspects involved in orchestrating the... -
WHY THERE IS PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANDROID AND BLACKBERRY DATA PLAN
May 26, 2014The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified the reason for the difference in data plans for Android and Blackberry users. NCC stated that: The issue of data usage on Blackberry and Android smart phones has been... -
JONATHAN SIGNS 2014 BUDGET
May 23, 2014President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has signed the 2014 budget into law. The government plans to spend 4.7 trillion Naira ($29 billion) during the fiscal year. The country based this year’s budget on a crude... -
UN APPROVE SANCTIONS AGAINST BOKO HARAM
May 23, 2014The United Nations (UN) Security Council yesterday approved sanctions against Boko Haram. The group was added to the 1267 sanction list of the world body. This followed Nigeria’s request that Boko Haram, which the government claimed...