SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Lagos Archives: Lagos Nigerian city tense after riots  Dec 1, 2008 The BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says the death toll may be far higher. There is no figure for the number of injured. (BBC News) What the Heck? Holiday shopping never ends at the Academy  Dec 1, 2008 He had just given a speech in Nigeria the night before, and I doubt if even the Dalai Lama can get from Lagos to Kahala that quickly ... He had just given a speech in Nigeria the night before, and I doubt if even the Dalai Lama can get from Lagos to Kahala that quickly. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) Order being restored in Nigerian riot city  Dec 1, 2008 LAGOS, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Riot in Nigeria's central Plateau State's capital Jos has been put under control as everything is back in order, state police said in Jos on Sunday. "Everything is back in order, Jos is now under control," Bala Kassim, Plateau State police spokesperson, told Xinhua on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China) 376 Jos riot victims get mass burial  Dec 1, 2008 Mark, Bankole seek sanctions From Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna), Isa Abdulsalami (Jos), Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Kelechi Okoronkwo (Abuja), Seye Olumide (Lagos) and Abiodun Fagbemi (Ilorin). THREE hundred and seventy-six bodies said to be victims of Jos violence at the weekend were given a mass burial. (Guardian News, Nigeria) NNPC may cut jobs in oil sector reform  Dec 1, 2008 Oil won't dry up, says Egbogah By Yakubu Lawal (Lagos), Kelvin Ebiri (Port Harcourt) and Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna). THE behemoth oil regulator, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), may cut top-level jobs as part of the oil and gas reforms that have been in the works. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Panic Spreads Over Fake Teething Powder  Nov 30, 2008 Lagos alone has recorded the death of 29 children who ingested the fake 'My Pickin' Teething Mixture, the state government announced on Wednesday. It was to update the figures supplied by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), whose Director General, Dora Akunyili, said the previous day that 25 children had died in Zaria, Ibadan and Lagos after being administered with the drug ... Although the manufacturer of 'My Pickin' Teething Mixture on Wednesday denied... (allAfrica.com) Achieving MDGs requires collaborative effortsLagos, Nigeria (PANA) For Africans to meet the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) all stakeholders need to collaborate andclose ranks in providing health care services, reducing hunger,poverty and working assiduously to remove all obstacles that mayprevent the realisation of the objective, according to the Founder ofthe Nigerian-based Charity Organisation, Amen Health Care andEmpowerment Foundation, Rita Aimiuwu Oguntoyinbo.    29/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 30, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) For Africans to meet the M illennium Development Goals (MDGs) all stakeholders need to collaborate and close ranks in providing health care services, reducing hunger, poverty and working assiduously to remove all obstacles that may prevent the realisation of the objective, according to the Founder of the Nigerian-based Charity Organisation, Amen Health Care and Empowerment Foundation, Rita Aimiuwu Oguntoyinbo ... This informed the setti n g up of the Foundation," the... (Panapress.com) Hundreds killed in clashes after Nigerian local election  Nov 30, 2008 LAGOS, Nigeria: Hundreds were killed and thousands forced to flee their homes in the central Nigerian city of Jos when Christians and Muslims clashed over the result of a local election, witnesses said. "So far about 400 bodies have been brought to the mosque following the outbreak of violence," said Khaled Abubakar, the imam of the central mosque in Jos. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World) Timeline: Nigeria  Nov 30, 2008 1850s - British establish presence around Lagos ... 2002 February - Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes between Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and ethnic Yorubas from predominantly-Christian southwest ... Hausa-Yoruba tension on the streets of Lagos. (BBC News -- Africa) Nigeria: Rep Blames Weak Budget Implementation On Poor Preparation  Nov 29, 2008 com: Nigeria: Rep Blames Weak Budget Implementation On Poor Preparation (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Election Riot  Nov 29, 2008 com: Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Jos LG Election Riot (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Why We Couldn't Tackle Ibadan Robbery, By Police Chiefs  Nov 29, 2008 The Police chief reminded banks that have been falling over themselves to reduce the crime wave in Lagos to extend the goodwill to other states since their branches are operational in other states. Meanwhile, the Oyo State government has canvassed for a joint military-police patrol to stem the tide of armed robbery and repel the daring hoodlums. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria tests drug after deaths  Nov 29, 2008 The children died at three hospitals in Lagos, Ibadan and Zaria. The agency said it had first received reports of possible contamination on 19 November and had begun to confiscate the syrup two days later. (BBC News -- Africa) Nigeria: Four Nationals Survive Mumbai Terror Attacks  Nov 28, 2008 Gboyega Akinsanmi And Juliana Taiwo With Agency ReportLagos. Four Nigerians, who were on a visit to India, narrowly escaped death in the string of terror attacks which rocked Mumbai, the country's commercial capital, two days ago. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Power Woes to Worsen  Nov 28, 2008 com: Nigeria: Power Woes to Worsen (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Tainted Baby Teething Drug Kills 25 Children in...  Nov 27, 2008 LAGOS, Nigeria Teething formula tainted with a toxic thickening agent has killed 25 children in Nigeria, prompting regulators to yank it from shelves and shut down its manufacturer, officials said ... The Nigerian agency said that the manufacturer, Lagos-based Barewa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., has been closed and the formula ordered removed from shelves across the massive nation of 140 million people. (Fox News) Nigeria: Nafdac, Luth, Barewa Trade Blames  Nov 27, 2008 Also yesterday, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba said NAFDAC should be blamed for the deaths. There was no activity of any sort at the company yesterday as its premises on No 1-5, Olugbo Close Shasa Road, Akowonjo, Lagos ... Dora Akunyili, had at a news conference two days ago in Lagos alleged that 15 children died at LUTH, eight at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, while two died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan as a result of the use... (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Govt to Fund Budget From Excess Crude Account  Nov 27, 2008 Ayodele Aminu and Sufuyan Ojeifo in AbujaLagos. Should the price of crude oil, which currently stands at $52. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: PTDF - Lopsided Appointments and Other Matters Arising [editorial]  Nov 27, 2008 com: Nigeria: PTDF - Lopsided Appointments and Other Matters Arising (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Mobil $3.5 Billion Investment Ups Oil Output, Reduces Flares  Nov 27, 2008 com: Nigeria: Mobil $3. 5 Billion Investment Ups Oil Output, Reduces Flares (Page 1 of 1). (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: The Failed Nigcomsat [editorial]  Nov 27, 2008 com: Nigeria: The Failed Nigcomsat (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Police Put Ribadu On Trial  Nov 27, 2008 Enter your search terms. OR subscribers use AllAfrica's. (allAfrica.com) Bulldogs Face Marquette Friday at WBCA Classic  Nov 27, 2008 0 apg) C - 33 Aisha Mohammed, 6-3, Sr., Lagos, Nigeria (13. 8 ppg, 9. (Gozags.com) Top stars arrive at Nigeria's Calabar for Obudu race  Nov 27, 2008 LAGOS, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Forty-eight out of the 55 elite athletes scheduled to participate at the Obudu International Mountain Race at the Obudu Ranch in southeast Nigeria on Saturday have been in Calabar city, capital of Cross River State on Wednesday. The athletes include reigning men and women world mountain race champion, Jonathan Wyatt of New Zealand, Andrea Mayr of Austria and defending men's champion, Awash Fikadu of Ethiopia, local media reported Thursday. (Xinhuanet, China) Teething syrup suspected in 24 Nigerian deaths  Nov 26, 2008 At least 33 cases of renal failure in children have been reported in Lagos, Zaria and Ibadan since Nov. 3. "As the number of cases increased, it was obvious that this was a likely epidemic. These children were presented with fever and vomiting," Lawal said. (MSNBC -- Health) Nigeria: Arik Air Begins Direct Flight From Lagos to New York 2009  Nov 26, 2008 Kenneth EhigiatorLagos. Nigeria's flag carrier, Arik Air, would begin its New York and Houston's direct flight from Lagos during summer of 2009 ... This comes as the airline has concluded plans to start operations on Lagos-London route during the middle of next month, after taking delivery of the first of its three Airbus A340-500 aircraft from Toulouse, France, next week. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Country, Angola to Be Highest-Earning Oil Producers By 2030  Nov 26, 2008 com: Nigeria: Country, Angola to Be Highest-Earning Oil Producers By 2030 (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: FCT Power Problem - Babalola to Parley With PHCN Management  Nov 26, 2008 com: Nigeria: FCT Power Problem - Babalola to Parley With PHCN Management (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Small Investors Struggle for a Piece of Chevron Nigeria  Nov 26, 2008 com: Nigeria: Titanic Battle for Chevron Oil Leaves Small Investors Gasping (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Oil Firms Pay N15 Billion Fine for Gas Flaring in Three Years  Nov 26, 2008 com: Nigeria: Oil Firms Pay N15 Billion Fine for Gas Flaring in Three Years (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Country Must Develop Credit-Based Economy-CBN  Nov 26, 2008 com: Nigeria: Country Must Develop Credit-Based Economy-CBN (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria to launch mass polio immunization drive  Nov 26, 2008 LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will launch a new campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio Wednesday in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease that has crippled hundreds this year, the World Health Organization said. Africa's most populous country, which accounts for more than 50 percent of new polio cases in the world, has struggled to tame the contagious disease since some states in the mainly Muslim north imposed a year-long vaccine ban in mid-2003. (Scientific American) IITA scientists develop new cassava flash dryer machineLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Scientists working at the Nigeria-basedInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developeda new cassava flash dryer machine that will help cassava farmers andprocessors earn bigger profits and get better-quality product,according to a statement from the organisation.    26/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 26, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Scientists working at the Nigeria-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed a new cassava flash dryer machine that will help cassava farmers and processors earn bigger profits and get better-quality product, according to a statement from the organisation. The statement, obtained by PANA here Wednesday, said that the machine was developed in collaboration with some other partners. (Panapress.com) AU chief lauds Sudan's preparations for post-war pollsAl-Bashir declares Darfur ceasefire23 Darfuris sent back to Sudan by EgyptUN official expresses concern over Sudan peace deal European parliament slams execution by stoning of Somali girlSuez Canal under threat from Somali piracyNigeria explains delay in troops deployment to SomaliaUS warns citizens against travel to Somalia, Eritrea Weapons discovered in Kinshasa districtMillions threatened by rising Congo RiverGreenpeace opens second office in AfricaTension mounts in Congolese camps as woman was shot dead Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE 'Condom offers 95% protection against HIV if...'Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Condom, if used properly and consistently,offers 95% protection against HIV, the head of Nigeria's NationalAgency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin,said Wednesday.    26/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 26, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Condom, if used properly and consistently, offers 95% protection against HIV, the head of Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, said Wednesday. (Panapress.com) Official: Eleven mln voters register for Ghanaian polls  Nov 26, 2008 LAGOS, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria George Kumi said 11 million Ghanaians had been registered to vote as the preparation for Ghana's general elections reaches a crescendo, reported the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. Kumi made this known in Abuja at a press briefing Tuesday on the preparation toward the Dec. 7 elections, adding that the electoral commission registers only those who are eligible to vote. (Xinhuanet, China) NAFDAC raises alarm as 25 die of teething mixture  Nov 26, 2008 It gave the breakdown of the children killed at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, as 15; eight in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria and two in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan ... Dora Nkem Akunyili, said the agency had since last week commenced mopping up of My Pikin all over the country and had shut down Barewa Pharmaceuticals Limited located at 1-5 Olugbo Close Shasha Road, Akowonjo, Lagos, manufacturers of the teething mixture, until... (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Police Ask Ribadu to Resume in Edo  Nov 25, 2008 Funso Muraina, Sufuyan Ojeifo, Juliana Taiwo in Abuja and Yemi AkinsuyiLagos. The embattled former Chairman of the Econo-mic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has been posted to Zone 5, Benin, Edo State as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of administration. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Govt Secures $780 Million Loan From World Bank  Nov 25, 2008 com: Nigeria: FG Secures $780 Million Loan From World Bank (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Govt Lacks Will to Stop Gas Flaring - Mark  Nov 25, 2008 com: Nigeria: Mark - FG Lacks Will to Stop Gas Flaring (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside  Nov 25, 2008 Two cities in Africa are expected to go mega - Lagos in Nigeria and Cairo in Egypt. According to the atlas - the 11th edition since it was first published in 1895 - the phenomenon is a mark of a global population in the grips of rapid urbanisation, where close to 50 per cent of the population now lives in cities. (Yahoo News -- Population Issues) Govt orders release of NIPSS certificate to Ribadu  Nov 25, 2008 Former EFCC boss may face probe From Madu Onuorah, Florence Oretade (Abuja), Saxone Akhaine (Kaduna), Gbenga Salau and Chris Irekamba (Lagos) ... " Earlier, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has condemned the treatment meted out to Ribadu at the NIPSS graduation ceremony. He called on the President to retract and stop all the people who are trying to punish Ribadu. Okogie said this in Lagos on Sunday in a chat with The Guardian at the end of the procession by Catholics... (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Bankruptcy Leaves Indigenous Sickle Cell Treatment in Jeopardy  Nov 24, 2008 They also said that the company had failed for 12 months to retrieve from customs in Lagos US$4. 3 million in new equipment purchased for Xechem's manufacturing facility in Abuja and US$2 million in equipment removed from Xechem's former facility in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Desertification Affects 35 Million Nigerians, Says Govt  Nov 24, 2008 com: Nigeria: Desertification Affects 35 Million Nigerians, Says Govt (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Gun Running - Court Ends Trial, Jails Two More Soldiers  Nov 24, 2008 com: Nigeria: Gun Running - Court Ends Trial, Jails Two More Soldiers (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: We Are Happy to Take This Draw [editorial]  Nov 24, 2008 com: Nigeria: We Are Happy to Take This Draw (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) AU chief lauds Sudan's preparations for post-war pollsAl-Bashir declares Darfur ceasefire23 Darfuris sent back to Sudan by EgyptUN official expresses concern over Sudan peace deal Suez Canal under threat from Somali piracyNigeria explains delay in troops deployment to SomaliaUS warns citizens against travel to Somalia, EritreaKenya scales up security along Somalia border Greenpeace opens second office in AfricaTension mounts in Congolese camps as woman was shot deadNguesso, Kabila seek international assistance for DRC refugeesAfrican leaders reviewing progress of Congolese peace initiative Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE ECOWAS condemns attack on Guinea Bissau President's residenceLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West Africa States(ECOWAS) Monday condemned the weekend attack on theresidence of President Joao Bernardo Vieira of Guinea Bissau by somemutinous soldiers, warning against any attempt to seize power throughunconstitutional means.    24/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 24, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Monday condemned the weekend attack on the residence of President Joao Bernardo Vieira of Guinea Bissau by some mutinous soldiers, warning against any attempt to seize power through unconstitutional means. It is with a deep sense of indignation that ECOWAS received the news of the attack on the residence of the incumbent President Joao Bernardo Vieira by a small section of the Guinea Bissau army in the early hours of... (Panapress.com) Woes hit nation's oil sector  Nov 24, 2008 Reps probe panel says oil blocks allocated for third term By Yakubu Lawal (Lagos) John-Abba Ogbodo (Abuja). THERE are indications that the implementation of the Nigerian content policy initiated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have been hampered by a myriad of problems, including systemic failure and lack of adequate human capacity, facing the National Petroleum Investment, Management Services (NAPIMS). (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria, Chinese firms meet over missing satellite  Nov 24, 2008 But the fact that NigComSat-1 changed the entire market thinking about bandwidth pricing before its technical problems proved that this is a road we must take," said Patrick Edeh, Senior Engineering Manager at Philips Place, Lagos. "We must see this as a challenge ... "There is a lot of misconception out there about the satellite industry that has tended to portray our entry as a disastrous one. More than 30 satellites have developed different levels of serious errors in the last 24 months built... (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Obama Phones Yar'Adua, Discusses African Affairs  Nov 23, 2008 Yusuph OlaniyonuLagos. United States of America's President-elect, Senator Barrack Obama last Thursday called President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on phone and had extensive discussion on a wide range of issues. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria's former anti-corruption Czar taken to unknown destinationLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Security operatives have taken Nigeria'sformer anti-corruption Czar Nuhu Ribadu to an unknown destination,after he was forced out of the venue of the graduation ceremony formembers of his course at the country's prestigiousNational Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in thenorthern city of Jos on Saturday.    23/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 23, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Security operatives have taken Nigeria's former anti-corruption Czar Nuhu Ribadu to an unknown destination, after he was forced out of the venue of the graduation ceremony for members of his course at the country's prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in the northern city of Jos on Saturday ... Malam Nuhu Ribadu was acknowledged a huge and unprecedented success as Chairman of the EFCC,'' popular Lagos lawyer Gani Fawehinmi said in a... (Panapress.com) All Hail The Man Of Impeccable Pedigree, Akufo-Addo  Nov 23, 2008 The people of Kyebi and its environs and the rest of the country see in Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo the quality they expect in any visionary leader and that is why "the moving forward fever has caught up with them. It is not a question of ethnicity. This goes a long way to debunk the assertion that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has not done anything for the country. The people trust him and are ready to surrender their destiny into his hands. They have tested him before and he did not... (Ghana Web, Ghana) Biztech: Mobile Giant Targets Nigeria  Nov 21, 2008 Efem Nkanga With Agency ReportsLagos. The largest mobile teleco-mmunications network company in the world, Vodafone Group, has expressed its desire to operate in the Nigerian telecoms terrain. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: 'Why Yar'Adua Stopped Railway Contract Awarded By Obasanjo'  Nov 21, 2008 com: Nigeria: 'Why Yar'Adua Stopped Railway Contract Awarded By Obasanjo' (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Federalism, reforms top agenda as constitution review begins  Nov 21, 2008 From Alifa Daniel and John-Abba Ogbodo (Abuja) and Ibe Uwaleke (Lagos) ... Meanwhile, the NBA decision on Rule of Law Action Group (RLAG) was disclosed yesterday by the President of the association, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) in Lagos ... Akeredolu spoke in Lagos while reacting to recent national issues in the country. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Satellite Lost Forever, Says Company Boss  Nov 20, 2008 com: Nigeria: N30 Billion Satellite Lost Forever - Nigcomsat DG (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Govt Declines to Cut Fuel Prices  Nov 20, 2008 com: Nigeria: We Won't Reduce Fuel Prices, Says FG (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Sea Surges Could Uproot Millions In Nigeria Megacity  Nov 20, 2008 LAGOS - Millions of people in Nigeria could be displaced by rising sea levels in the next half century, as ocean surges swamp some of Africa's most expensive real estate and its poorest slums, scientists say ... But the greatest concern is the sprawling commercial capital Lagos, one of the fastest growing cities in the world, spread over creeks and lagoons and dangerously close to sea level ... "Lagos is a megacity with 15 million people, half of them at two metres (6 ft) above sea level, and... (Planet Ark, United States) Nigeria faces Estonia in World Chess Olympiad  Nov 20, 2008 LAGOS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- After a brilliant outing of the men's national team against Jamaica at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Germany on Tuesday, Nigeria faces a tough fight to advance in the competition. International Master Dapo Adu is scheduled to clash with Estonia's Grand Master Kulaots Kaido on board one on Thursday, according to the Punch report. (Xinhuanet, China) Shehu Musa, Makaman Nupe, dies at 75  Nov 20, 2008 Remember that he was for a long time the President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society and he spent the better part of his tenure serving those less privileged segment of the society", he said. Similarly, Mohammed, who is the National Chairman of the Peoples Salvation Party (PSP), recalled that the late Musa distinguished himself in more ways than one. He said in his position in Nupe Kingdom, he was a close confidant of the Etsu Nupe and served like his Prime Minister. Besides, Mohammed described... (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Govt Seeks to Replace Lost Satellite  Nov 19, 2008 com: Nigeria: Country Seeks $500 Million Loan to Build New Satellites (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Soldiers Jailed for Arming Delta Militants  Nov 19, 2008 com: Nigeria: Major, Five Others Get Life Jail for Arming Militants (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Ceragon Expands its Footprint in Africa With Two New Offices and New Million Dollar Wireless Backhaul Order  Nov 18, 2008 Ceragon strengthens its position in Africa's two major mobile markets by opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria and another in Johannesburg, South Africa. With local Ceragon employees on the ground, the new offices will serve Ceragon's expanding list of customers and partners throughout western and southern Africa. (PR Newswire) Nigeria: N2.3 Billion Car Purchase - Rep Calls for Full Scale Probe  Nov 18, 2008 The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges is currently probing transaction following allegations by a Lagos lawyer Festus Keyamo that the House leadership shortchanged Nigeria in the procurement of the said cars. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission are also investigating the claims. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Yar'Adua Presents List of Nominees to Positions to the Senate  Nov 18, 2008 com: Nigeria: Egwu, Akunyili, 11 Others Make Ministerial List (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Africa: Obama's Victory - Lessons for Africa [editorial]  Nov 18, 2008 com: Africa: Obama's Victory - Lessons for Africa (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Yar'Adua set to present '09 budget, ministers' list  Nov 18, 2008 Fawehinmi tasks anti-graft agencies on alleged car scam From Alifa Daniel, John- Abba Ogbodo, Terhemba Daka (Abuja), Abiodun Fanoro (Lagos) and Saxone Akahine (Kaduna) ... Meanwhile, Fawehinmi, in a statement personally signed by him and made available to The Guardian in Lagos yesterday, said Nigerians have the right to know who were behind the scam ... While condemning the hostile manner in which the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges treated the complainant and Lagos lawyer, Festus... (Guardian News, Nigeria) Govt moves to sanitise crude oil shipment  Nov 18, 2008 Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Global Financial Crisis - UN Appoints Soludo, Nine Others Members of Task Force  Nov 17, 2008 com: Nigeria: Global Financial Crisis - UN Appoints Soludo, Nine Others Members of Task Force (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Prawa Wants Independence for Human Rights Institution  Nov 17, 2008 com: Nigeria: Prawa Wants Independence for Human Rights Institution (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Stock Market Recovers  Nov 17, 2008 com: Nigeria: Stock Market Recovers (Page 1 of 2). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Oil firms bemoan cut in cargoes  Nov 17, 2008 Monday, November 17, 2008. Monday, November 17, 2008. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: I Was Paid N1 Million to Smear Bankole - Youth Leader  Nov 16, 2008 He alleged that Ogunewe told him that his task was to complement what the Lagos lawyer Festus Keyamo had started and that Farouk "should name his price". According to him, Speaker Bankole had stepped on toes and also undermined their "interests," adding that Bankole was "frivolous in spending public funds on indiscriminate overseas trips and over bloated contracts.". (allAfrica.com) * Babies bred for sale in Nigeria  Nov 16, 2008 But luck ran out for the gynecologist, said to be in his 50s, when a woman to whom he had sold a day-old infant was caught by Nigerias Security and Civil Defense Service (NSCDS) while trying to smuggle the child to Lagos, the security agency said ... In 2005, a Lagos-based orphanage suspected of ties to child trafficking rings, was shut down. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World) Nigeria: Commission Advocates Review of Rape Laws  Nov 15, 2008 Among participants were U.A Kalgo, Justice of Supreme Court; Olanrewaju Onadeko, Deputy Director General and Head, The Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus; Ayo Atsenuwa of Department of Public Law, University of Lagos; and Professor C.O Okonkwo, SAN, the workshop's guest lecturer. In her welcome address, Secretary of the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Mrs. Abimbola Coker, said that the Commission noted with dismay the weaknesses, omissions and defects that the long operation of the Criminal Code... (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Policemen Impregnate Inmates  Nov 15, 2008 Saturday Vanguard discovered this during a visit to the nation's No 1 prison at Apapa, the Kirikiri Maximum Prisons in Lagos State ... However, our investigations showed that the female section of the Kirikiri Prisons Lagos, accommodates about145 inmates. (allAfrica.com) Al-Bashir declares Darfur ceasefire23 Darfuris sent back to Sudan by EgyptUN official expresses concern over Sudan peace dealEgypt sends aid to Sudanese military HRW urges Kenya, donors to intervene in Somalia refugee crisisEU grants 212 million euros to SomaliaEU to deploy naval force off SomaliaAfrican leaders agree to restore Somali peace effort Congo cancels U-20 World Cup team's training in BrazilWB portfolio in DR Congo nets US$ 2.22 billionGovernor promises military justice against DR Congo plunderersCalamitous situation in Kinshasa public hospitals Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Nigerian press celebrates new governor, knock naval ratingsLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Court of Appeal's upholding of the electoral tribunal that ruled former labour leader, Adams Oshiomhole as governor of Nigeria's south-south Edo State on Tuesday, was wildly celebrated by the nation's press all through the week.    15/11/2008   Full Text...  Nov 15, 2008 Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Court of Appeal's upholding of the electoral tribuna l that ruled former labour leader, Adams Oshiomhole as governor of Nigeria's sou t h-south Edo State on Tuesday, was wildly celebrated by the nation's press all th r ough the week. Also, the inhuman treatment of naval personnel against the civilian populace and even members of the police force in both Lagos and Abeokuta in the last two wee k s also receiver fair mention in the press ... "Several pictures of the... (Panapress.com) N2.3b Car Deal: Reps Threatens Court Action  Nov 15, 2008 CBN's Deputy Director, Banking Services Romanus Okafor who appeared before the House Committee on Ethics and Privileges stated that the cheques actually used for paying up Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria (PAN) for the 308 cars belong to the bank and not Zenith Bank as claimed by the Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo. In his testimony, the Deputy Director gave the cheques numbers as 00001770 for N700 million, 00001805 for N230 million and 00001832 for N585. (Guardian News, Nigeria) Nigeria: Barbarism of Naval Musketeers  Nov 14, 2008 Sonnie EkwowusiLagos. Last week six naval ratings (hereinafter called musketeers for they were wielding dangerous guns, muskets and horsewhips in reminiscent of Wild Wild West movies) attached to Real Admiral Harry Arogunade ran a muck at the behest and putrid enjoyment of Arogunade and mercilessly beat up, humiliated and assaulted lady Uzoma Okere for not promptly vacating the road when she heard the sound of the siren of their convoy of vehicles cruising at top speed along Muri Okunola Street,... (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: 'One Out of Four Country-men Malnourished'  Nov 14, 2008 Dr. Musa Obadiah of the Department of Community Health, Jos University Teaching (JUTH) declared last week in Lagos that one out of every four Nigerian children was mal-nourished because of deficiencies in the vital vitamins in their food intake. Speaking on a topic: "The role of Vitamin A in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" at a seminar organised by the Olu Akinkugbe Child Nutrition Centre of Friesland Foods WAMCO Plc, Obadiah noted that the absence of the vital vitamin renders... (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Opposition Tackles Govt on Failed Satellite  Nov 14, 2008 Efem Nkanga and Chuks Okocha in AbujaLagos. The explanation given by the Federal Government on the current status of its Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat-1) in orbit is raising fresh questions. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Thumbs Up FAAN Security [editorial]  Nov 14, 2008 However, the incident brings to the fore the deteriorating state of the access road to the international airport in Lagos. The flooding that results from poor drainage each time it rains locks up traffic in the area for hours, that was the situation on the day the Speaker visited. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Fresh Threat to 2009 Budget As Oil Sells Below $57  Nov 14, 2008 Chinedu Offor and Adeola YusufWashington, DC/Lagos. A new threat looms over Nigeria's 2009 budget as oil sold on the international market at below $57 per barrel (pb) on Wednesday, the lowest in 20 months, with a hint that it could dip even further. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Legislators Reject World Bank Loan  Nov 14, 2008 com: Nigeria: House Asks FG to Reject $3bn World Bank Loan (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: German President Commends Anti-Graft Agencies  Nov 14, 2008 com: Nigeria: German President Commends Anti-Graft Agencies (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Nigeria: Oil Prices - OPEC to Meet in Cairo  Nov 14, 2008 com: Nigeria: Oil Prices - OPEC to Meet in Cairo (Page 1 of 1). Enter your search terms. (allAfrica.com) Archives: Lagos Back to World Cities News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2008 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. 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