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Cabal Around Yar’Adua Heating Up the System

Minister of Information and Communica-tions, Professor Dora Akunyili, has blamed those she called a cabal of aides around President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua for the tension generated by his return to the country. Akunyili said this small group of people mishandled … read more

Jonathan moves to restructure Presidency

The era of a Yar’Adua-led government is set to suffer another blow as Acting President Goodluck Jonathan makes moves to take charge of the Presidency. Mr. Jonathan is expected to meet with key members of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s staff tomorrow, … read more

Oil services firms set to gain from reforms

Nigerian oil services firms are set to gain the most from plans to increase local participation in the industry but funding their growth could prove a challenge, executives and government officials said on Thursday. Wide-ranging reform plans for Africa’s biggest … read more

Re-branding Nigeria: when enough is enough

“Nigeria is a child. Gifted, enormously talented, prodigiously endowed and incredibly wayward,” – these are the words of Chinua Achebe, in his newly published The Education of A British-Protected Child: a collection of essays which was excerpted in the Guardian … read more

Jonathan: Don’t divide Nigeria

South governors, Saturday, warned their colleagues in the north and other leaders to desist from making “inflammatory” and “divisive” statements over the decision of the National Assembly to empower Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as acting president. The governors said such statements … read more

Leader’s Return to Nigeria Sets Showdown

The return of Nigeria’s ailing president after a three-month medical absence sets the stage for a showdown over who will ultimately call the shots in Africa’s most-populous nation. President Umaru Yar’Adua, who had been receiving treatment in Saudi Arabia, returned … read more