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IMF/Okonjo-Iweala Bombshell: US Shutdown Threatens Nigeria’s Crude Oil Export
The budget impasse in the United States of America (USA) which has led to the shutdown of its public sector, if prolonged further, poses a severe threat to Nigeria’s dwindling revenue…
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Dangote, Alakija Lead Africa’s 55 New Billionaires’ List
Despite worsening poverty in Africa, the continent has produced 55 billionaires, far more than previously thought, Nigeria-based Ventures financial magazine says.The richest man…
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Nigeria @ 53: SSAP-MDGs Urges More Commitment To Poverty Reduction
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Millennium Development Goals (SSAP-MDG), Dr Precious Gbeneol has charged all stakeholders to show more commitment in the country's…
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UN, African Leaders Hail Nigeria MDGs Efforts
The efforts of the Nigerian government towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals have again received resounding commendation from the global community.The commendations…
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Nigeria’s Unemployment Rate Hits 22% -World Bank
The World Bank has put the unemployment rate in Nigeria at 22 per cent while the youth unemployment rate is 38 per cent. The Team Leader and representative of World Bank Country…
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Nigerian Engineers Storm UK For Infrastructure Best Practice Retreat
The United Kingdom Chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE UK, has kicked off its first International Conference at the University of Sheffield in the United…
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House Of Representative Member, Lauds Jonathan’s Commitment To MDGs
Seeks Full Release Of FundsThe Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Millennium Development Goals, Hon Ado Hassan Doguwa has lauded President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s…
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YASUNI-ITT: Oilwatch Writes Ecuador President, Raises Ecological Issues
A COALITION of Oilwatch groups around the world have expressed shock by the August 15, announcement by President Rafael Correa of Ecuador that he will permit crude oil extraction in the…
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MDGs: FG, States Lift 56,000 Rural Poor Nigerians Out Of Poverty
Sends 224,000 Children Back To SchoolA total of 56, 000 indigent Nigerians will practically walk out of poverty, while a total of 224, 000 children of school age are sustained in school…
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Jumbo Pay: Reps Accept Ezekwesili’s Public Hearing Challenge
The House of Representatives has said it welcomes the request for a public hearing on the controversial jumbo pay of its members and senators by a former…
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