Staff Writer 01:56 pm | The Nigerian Inquirer article “Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies“, discusses the desire by the government to remove oil subsidies after the general election. Unfortunately is the same tired approach...

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Staff Writer 01:38 pm | Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga has announced that the government plans to remove subsidies on domestic fuel prices within six months after investing in a mass transit system to ease the impact on the...

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Staff Writer 12:56 pm | Nigeria will adopt the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) – the global accounting standard, in the year 2012. Minister for Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins Kuye made the disclosure while unveiling the...

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Staff Writer 12:37 pm | In a bid to check the cholera epidemics ravaging the country, Nigeria plans to hold a crucial meeting with its neighbours; Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin Republic. This follows the directives given by...

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Staff Writer 12:26 pm | Thursday,9th and Friday, 10th September, 2010 have been declared public holidays by the Federal Government in observance of ‘Eid el Fitr’, the Muslim festival celebrated at the end of the Ramadan fast. The...

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Staff Writer 12:12 pm | Author: Nigeria First President Goodluck  Jonathan has said that his administration will give the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) all the support it requires to conduct elections that meet global standards of acceptability...

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Staff Writer 12:15 am | As tension rises between the camps of various People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, the party leadership has scheduled a key meeting to have the final word on its controversial zoning arrangement. Under...

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Uche Igwe 04:08 pm | Author: Uche Igwe Experience has increasingly shown that the abundance of natural resources does not necessarily produce rapid development in countries where they are found. Instead, paradoxically, they all too often produce poverty,...

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Staff Writer 02:29 pm | The hostile relationship between Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola and previous governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is no secret. As a result, there is rampant speculation about the possibility of Fashola running for a...

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Staff Writer 02:17 pm | Ex-military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has reaffirmed his decision to contest for the PDP Presidential ticket after meeting recently with President Goodluck Jonathan. While visiting the PDP’s National Secretariat to commiserate with...

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Staff Writer 02:02 pm | Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon announce plans to hold the Presidential election in January. Reports indicate that Professor Jega, the INEC Chairman, will announce an exact date later this week....

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World News

U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug Aid »

U.S. Withholds Millions in Mexico Antidrug AidBy ELISABETH MALKIN and RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD 01:50 am | The decision was based on concerns that the country was not doing enough to protect its people from abuses by the police and the military. ...

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Military Memo: Gates Offers Cautious Views on Afghan and Iraq Wars »

Military Memo: Gates Offers Cautious Views on Afghan and Iraq WarsBy ELISABETH BUMILLER 01:40 am | The defense secretary seems to be trying to lower expectations for a coming review of war policy. ...

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Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks »

Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace TalksBy HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER 06:10 am | The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night. ...

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What If Obama was a full blown White Male in the Political-Psycho-Social Thought of America? »

What If Obama was a full blown White Male in the Political-Psycho-Social Thought of America?Dr. John Oshodi 03:12 am | Within the American psyche there has always being a divide between the ordinary people; and the influential, the selected few, leaders or the cream of the crop. The...

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In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates »

In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace PiratesBy JEFFREY GETTLEMAN 02:25 am | After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides. ...

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U.S. Pressures Pakistani Taliban »

U.S. Pressures Pakistani TalibanBy CHARLIE SAVAGE 11:36 pm | The Al Qaeda-linked group has been accused of playing a role in the failed Times Square bombing in May and in the suicide-bombing at a C.I.A. base in...

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Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled »

Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was MisledBy DOREEN CARVAJAL and STEPHEN CASTLE 10:29 pm | Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew. ...

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Iraqis’ Reactions to President Obama’s Speech »

Iraqis’ Reactions to President Obama’s SpeechBy BAGHDAD BUREAU 10:22 pm | Stephen Farrell talks with Iraqi citizens on growing frustrations as the United States brings an end to its combat mission. ...

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In Mogadishu, a Reprieve in Fighting »

In Mogadishu, a Reprieve in FightingBy JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and MOHAMED IBRAHIM 08:50 pm | The streets of Mogadishu, Somalia’s besieged capital, were finally quiet on Wednesday, after 10 days of heaving fighting that has claimed more than 100 lives. ...

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Germany: New Guides for Reporting Clergy Sex Abuse »

Germany: New Guides for Reporting Clergy Sex AbuseBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 01:51 am | The guidelines are in response to hundreds of allegations of such abuse that earlier this year rocked the church in Germany, Pope Benedict XVI’s homeland. ...

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Nigerian News

Nigeria Plans $1 Billion Wealth Fund to Spur Growth »

Nigeria Plans $1 Billion Wealth Fund to Spur Growth

Yahoo! News Search Results for nigeria 03:53 pm | Nigeria’s government is targeting economic growth of 10 percent as it creates an oil-financed infrastructure fund, encourages...

September 3 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Inquirer Analysis: Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies »

Inquirer Analysis: Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies

Staff Writer 01:56 pm | The Nigerian Inquirer article “Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies“, discusses the desire by...

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Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies »

Finance Minister Aganga Projects an End to Fuel Subsidies

Staff Writer 01:38 pm | Finance Minister Olusegun Aganga has announced that the government plans to remove subsidies on domestic fuel prices...

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Nigeria to Adopt IFRS Accounting Standard in 2012 »

Nigeria to Adopt IFRS Accounting Standard in 2012

Staff Writer 12:56 pm | Nigeria will adopt the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) – the global accounting standard, in the year...

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Cholera: Nigeria Liaises With Neighboring Countries »

Cholera: Nigeria Liaises With Neighboring Countries

Staff Writer 12:37 pm | In a bid to check the cholera epidemics ravaging the country, Nigeria plans to hold a crucial...

September 3 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Thursday and Friday Declared Public Holidays to Mark ‘Eid El Fitr’ »

Thursday and Friday Declared Public Holidays to Mark ‘Eid El Fitr’

Staff Writer 12:26 pm | Thursday,9th and Friday, 10th September, 2010 have been declared public holidays by the Federal Government in observance...

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President Jonathan – Credible Elections will foster political stability »

President Jonathan – Credible Elections will foster political stability

Staff Writer 12:12 pm | Author: Nigeria First President Goodluck  Jonathan has said that his administration will give the Independent National Electoral...

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As a Meeting is Scheduled on Zoning, Will the PDP Split? »

As a Meeting is Scheduled on Zoning, Will the PDP Split?

Staff Writer 12:15 am | As tension rises between the camps of various People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, the party leadership...

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Is EITI Part of a Western Agenda? »

Is EITI Part of a Western Agenda?

Uche Igwe 04:08 pm | Author: Uche Igwe Experience has increasingly shown that the abundance of natural resources does not necessarily produce...

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Will Governor Babatunde Fashola Cross the Carpet to the PDP? »

Will Governor Babatunde Fashola Cross the Carpet to the PDP?

Staff Writer 02:29 pm | The hostile relationship between Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola and previous governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is no...

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Babangida Recounts Meeting with Jonathan, Will Not Step Down »

Babangida Recounts Meeting with Jonathan, Will Not Step Down

Staff Writer 02:17 pm | Ex-military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has reaffirmed his decision to contest for the PDP Presidential ticket...

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INEC Will Announce January Election Schedule This Week »

INEC Will Announce January Election Schedule This Week

Staff Writer 02:02 pm | Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon announce plans to hold the Presidential election in January....

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Gastroenteritis Breaks Out in Yobe State »

Gastroenteritis Breaks Out in Yobe State

Staff Writer 01:50 pm | Gastroenteritis has broken out in Yobe State, with 443 cases recorded and 42 lives lost in one...

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West Bromwich Albion Signs Peter Odemwingie »

Staff Writer 02:51 am | English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion signed Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee on Friday. The 29-year-old Nigerian is owner Roberto Di Matteo’s sixth signing since Albion’s was promoted from the Championship last season. Odemwingie agreed a two-year contract with an option for a further year’s extension and has...

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West Bromwich Albion Signs Peter Odemwingie

Samuel Peter Plans Vladimir Klitschko’s Defeat on Sept. 11 »

Staff Writer 11:40 am | Samuel Peter is optimistic about his chances of beating Vladimir Klitschko when they meet again in September. He will face the tough Ukrainian, who he floored three times in a heavyweight title bout five years ago but still lost to, on September 11 in Frankfurt, Germany. The “Nigerian Nightmare” insists that Klitschko will not get...

August 29 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
Samuel Peter Plans Vladimir Klitschko’s Defeat on Sept. 11

Semenya Returns to Top Competition, and So Do Questions »

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY 01:50 am | One year later, Caster Semenya is in a more secure place, but her rivals in the 800 meters are not. ...

August 23 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
Semenya Returns to Top Competition, and So Do Questions

Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian, is Denver Nuggets new Executive VP »

Staff Writer 02:39 am | Former Nuggets international scout Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian, was appointed the Denver Nuggets new Executive Vice President of basketball operations on Friday. He’s joining a club at a difficult time. Amid reports that All-Star Carmelo Anthony’s days in Denver are all but done, Ujiri told The Associated Press on Friday night that topping his to-do...

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Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian, is Denver Nuggets new Executive VP

Nigerian Badminton Team is a No-Show in Malaysia »

EA- Senior Staff Writer 06:55 pm | The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Saturday awarded Malaysia a 5-0 win against Nigeria after the Nigerian team failed to show up for their opening Group B match of the Thomas Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. According to BWF regulations, each team should arrive at least 48 hours before the tournament or the tournament referee...

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Nigerian Badminton Team is a No-Show in Malaysia

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Jonathan’s Not-so-Secret Campaign Goes Digital

Jonathan’s Not-so-Secret Campaign Goes Digital »

Staff Writer 05:31 pm | For a man who's not yet running for President, Goodluck Jonathan is working hard at building a base for his not-yet-here campaign. Of all those running for President, Jonathan's people...

September 1 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
Main One Connects Nigeria to the World Faster and Cheaper

Main One Connects Nigeria to the World Faster and Cheaper »

Staff Writer 10:00 am | In the last decade, West Africa’s connection to the Internet was through one undersea fiber-optic cable, making Internet access expensive for one of the least developed parts of the world....

September 1 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
The Notebook Computer is the New Desktop Computer

The Notebook Computer is the New Desktop Computer »

Staff Writer 07:13 pm | The purchase and use of notebook computers are on the rise these days, together with mobile computing in general. While netbooks, smartphones and the iPad are getting all the buzz...

July 14 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Imagine The Gulf Coast Disaster as a Nuclear Power Accident »

Imagine The Gulf Coast Disaster as a Nuclear Power Accident

John Childs 12:46 am | Author: Dr. John Brown Childs In his 27 January 2010 State of the Union Address, President Obama called for “a new generation...

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Need More Miles Per Gallon? Use Duct Tape! »

Need More Miles Per Gallon? Use Duct Tape!

Staff Writer 09:21 pm | Seeking a way to get more miles per gallon, Chang Ho Kim, manager of an auto-repair shop in Massachusetts, ignored complex airflow...

July 6 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

The Nigerian Universities Doctoral Theses Award Scheme: A Timely Initiative »

The Nigerian Universities Doctoral Theses Award Scheme: A Timely Initiative

Silas Reuben 06:29 pm | Author: Silas Reuben The National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulating body of all universities in Nigeria, is introducing various laudable schemes as it...

June 22 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part III) »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part III)

Staff Writer 06:08 pm | After you have developed and installed your website, you will want to attract visitors to your site.  Many small businesses launch their...

June 13 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part II) »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part II)

Staff Writer 06:10 pm | After you have purchased your domain name, you will want to create the website for your small business. In the past, you...

June 12 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part I) »

Creating and Deploying Your Personal or Small Business Website (Part I)

Staff Writer 09:36 pm | Small businesses today in every country require a web presence.  Without being on the web, you risk losing your customers to local...

June 11 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

The Value of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems to Nigerian Firms (Part I) »

The Value of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems to Nigerian Firms (Part I)

Staff Writer 08:17 pm | ERP Systems are innovative information systems that bring the benefits of process integration to companies of various sizes across most industries. An...

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Arts & Culture

Nigeria: Police Invite Charly Boy »

Nigeria: Police Invite Charly Boy

Yahoo! News Search Results for nigeria 08:31 pm | Few hours after he led members of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) in a protest march to denounce the decision...

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CMO War – No Room for Monopoly, AGF Assures MCSN »

CMO War – No Room for Monopoly, AGF Assures MCSN

Yahoo! News Search Results for nigeria 05:31 pm | If it's really true that the present leadership at the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)had planned to scrap off the Musical Copyright Society...

August 14 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

The Nigerian Carnival in the UK: August 7-8 in Finsbury Park »

The Nigerian Carnival in the UK: August 7-8 in Finsbury Park

Staff Writer 01:21 am | Our reporters just got wind of The Nigerian Carnival -a celebration of all things Nigerian and an occasion for all Nigerians in...

August 4 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Remembering the Vocal Talent of Luther Vandross »

Remembering the Vocal Talent of Luther Vandross

Staff Writer 01:20 am | Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career,...

July 18 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Violence Against Women Must Be Addressed in Nigeria – A Task for the First Lady? »

Violence Against Women Must Be Addressed in Nigeria – A Task for the First Lady?

Dr. John Oshodi 12:20 pm | Author: Dr. John Oshodi Domestic Violence should not happen to anyone, in any place or at any time but it does. It...

June 23 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

R Kelly’s “Sign of a Victory” Chosen as World Cup Official Anthem »

R Kelly’s “Sign of a Victory” Chosen as World Cup Official Anthem

Staff Writer 07:23 pm | R Kelly’s 18-year musical career has spawned many hits and taken him to the top of the music world. With hits like...

June 10 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

Helen Lawal Ends Her Reign as Miss York »

Helen Lawal Ends Her Reign as Miss York

Staff Writer 01:36 pm | Helen Lawal ends her reign as Miss York in the UK this weekend and hands her crown over to a new beauty...

May 29 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
Miss Nigeria, Ngozi Odalonu Competes at Miss Universe 2010

Miss Nigeria, Ngozi Odalonu Competes at Miss Universe 2010 »

Staff Writer 11:15 am | Miss Nigeria, Ngozi Odalonu poses in her national costume for a pre-taped segment of the Miss Universe 2010 competition at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada...

August 19 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
A Dutch City Seeks to End Drug Tourism

A Dutch City Seeks to End Drug Tourism »

By SUZANNE DALEY 02:19 am | Struggling to reduce traffic and crime, Maastricht wants to make its legalized use of recreational drugs a Dutch-only policy. ...

August 18 2010 / View Comments / Read More »
Nigeria: AGN BOT Insists Emeka Ike’s Ban Stay

Nigeria: AGN BOT Insists Emeka Ike’s Ban Stay »

Yahoo! News Search Results for nigeria 09:02 pm | The chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ifeanyi Dike within the week insisted that the recent ban placed on actor Emeka Ike by the leadership of...

August 14 2010 / View Comments / Read More »

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