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Nigeria won’t host U.S. command for Africa

AP) — Nigeria formally announced Monday that it will not host the U.S. military’s new Africa-wide command, taking Africa’s most-populous nation and a top source of American oil imports out of contention. Nigerian leaders have been vocal critics of the … read more

FG: Refineries Can�t Work by Dec

Sorry, Nigerians, we will continue to embark on massive importation petroleum products in the foreseeable future. That was the message from the Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), yesterday. A combination of factors ranging from �underestimation of … read more

10m bribe: ICPC summons ex-ministers, others

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Monday said it had invited the former ministers and other public officials allegedly involved in the 10m euro bribe scandal by a German multi-national engineering firm, Siemens AG. The ICPC, … read more

Corruption, violence in Africa worry US

The United States Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. John Negroponte, has expressed dissatisfaction with the political violence and corruption in Nigeria, Cote d�Ivoire and some other countries. According to Empowered Newswire report on Monday, Negroponte said his recent trip to … read more

Yar�Adua pledges to tackle unemployment

President Umaru Yar�Adua on Saturday pledged his administration�s commitment to tackle graduate unemployment and under-employment in the country. He added no efforts would be spared in in reducing graduate unemployment to the bearest minimum. Yar�Adua said this in a speech … read more