501 55The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Samaila Danko Makama, has called on the states that have gone to census tribunal to be cautiousness of the need for the country to stabilize in order to face other national issues that hel...

50285Le soleil commence à devenir brulant dans la capitale, accompagné de vents chauds qui obligent les personnes et les animaux à se désaltérer régulièrement.Mais, il n’y a pas suffisamment d’eau disponible et les maigres bourses ne permett...

50214Selon le rapport économique sur l’Afrique (ERA-2010), présenté hier au siège de la Commission économique pour l’Afrique (CEA) à Addis-Abeba (Ethiopie), Nouakchott se classe en 4e position en Afrique du Nord en termes de croissance du Pro...

North Africa lies along the Mediterranean Sea and encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Egypt. This is a region marked by geographic, political, social, economic and cultural diversity,...

The Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed January 22 or April 23 for the conduct of election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the upcoming 2011 polls.Howev...

50131Nigeria’s opposition leader and former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari accused the western powers and ruling class for the failure of democratic progress in the country, saying that, they succeeded in faltering the democracyBuhari who was...

50121Nigeria’s federal civil servants have vowed to go ahead with their planned five day warning strike starting if the federal government fails to announce their demand for salary increament.The warning strike will begin today despite pleas from Act...

50113The head of Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu insisted that he would continue with his assignment given to him by the federal government until the end of his tenure expected to rou...

501 37One of the leading foreign oil firms in Nigeria, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said the company is set to inaugurate the country’s biggest integrated oil and gas project in Gbaran-Ubie, Bayelsa State. The facility, according to the...

50115The former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has filed a law suit against the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, south-south Nigeria asking for N10 billion ...

501 56Warming up for the 50th independence anniversary, Nigerians have been urged to embrace government’s effort in her anti-graft war as the only way to get the country out of the present corruption mess. AS Nigeria prepares to celebrate its, the ci...

50133There are strong attempts by the federal government of Nigeria would increase the electricity tariff per unit of electricity consumed from N4 to N22 by end of this month.This was disclosed by the General Secretary of the labor wing of the Power Ho...

501 46 Parliamentarians in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday have rejected the proposal to reduce the number of registered political parties in nigeria from 54 to only 2 parties. Th...

501 62Resident doctors in Nigeria have threatened to start a nationwide strike if the federal government fails to pay their Consolidated Salary Structure (CONMESS) as well as their arrears accrued from January 2010 to date.However, the doctors under th...

This is quite interesting. A Nigerian couple living in London gave birth to a blue-eyed and blonde haired white (not albino) baby girl. Pop it for the full story.Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means “Beauty of God” in the Nigerian couple’...

Jos, Nigeria — In this central Nigerian city with a history of inter-communal strife, the delayed kick-off of Nigeria's three-week long elections process was greeted by long lines of determined, hopeful voters. Despite logistical confusion at s...

501 60The federal government of Nigeria has disclosed that the current 2010 budget as it stand is unrealistic and hence will review it to a more realistic position for better implementation.The budget which stand at N4.6 trillion and with only five out...

50119The creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund by the Nigeria’s government is underway to carter for some of the earnings from the foreign transactions to serve as another reserve for the country for future needs.Already, the Nigeria’s National Economi...

501 54As Nigeria released its 2020 national planning document, the Federal Government said it will require an electricity power generation of 35,000 megawatt to be able to realize Vision 2020.The target of the country to produce the stated megawatt was...