News Topic - Nigeria
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Squandered oil wealth leaves Nigeria in dark age
With oil prices at record highs, government coffers in the world's eighth biggest oil exporter are swollen to unprecedented levels.Yet the vast majority of Nigeria's 140 million people live in no better conditions than their neighbors.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 21, 2008 11:43 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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With oil prices at record highs, government coffers in the world's eighth biggest oil exporter are swollen to unprecedented levels.Yet the vast majority of Nigeria's 140 million people live in no better conditions than their neighbors.
International Herald Tribune – Jul 21, 2008 11:43 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AU seeks to delay indictment against Sudanese president over Darfur
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) _ The African Union will ask the U.N. Security Council to suspend action for a year on an indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Darfur genocide charges, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister said on Monday.
Newsday.com – Jul 21, 2008 04:09 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) _ The African Union will ask the U.N. Security Council to suspend action for a year on an indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Darfur genocide charges, Nigeria's foreign affairs minister said on Monday.
Newsday.com – Jul 21, 2008 04:09 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nigerian ex-governor charged with graft
ABUJA, Nigeria -- A former governor of the central Nigerianstate of Plateau was on Friday charged with stealing millions ofdollars from the treasury during his short stay in office, courtofficials said. The anti-graft agency EFCC has accused MichaelBoatmang of looting ($13.4 million) when he served as governor fromNovember 2006 to April 2007.
Canada.com – Jul 19, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- A former governor of the central Nigerianstate of Plateau was on Friday charged with stealing millions ofdollars from the treasury during his short stay in office, courtofficials said. The anti-graft agency EFCC has accused MichaelBoatmang of looting ($13.4 million) when he served as governor fromNovember 2006 to April 2007.
Canada.com – Jul 19, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Oil markets search for signs of a bubble bursting
Crude oil futures closed for a second day below $130 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria failed to halt the week's ...
USA Today – Jul 18, 2008 9:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Crude oil futures closed for a second day below $130 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria failed to halt the week's ...
USA Today – Jul 18, 2008 9:58 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Letters
Alexandra Fuller's review (Book World, July 6, 2008) of Rick Bass's Why I Came West spent more time talking about the heroic work of Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa than about Bass's book. Saro-Wiwa's legacy is clearly something the world should honor, and Fuller's review probably alerted people like me to...
Washington Post – Jul 18, 2008 9:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Alexandra Fuller's review (Book World, July 6, 2008) of Rick Bass's Why I Came West spent more time talking about the heroic work of Nigeria's Ken Saro-Wiwa than about Bass's book. Saro-Wiwa's legacy is clearly something the world should honor, and Fuller's review probably alerted people like me to...
Washington Post – Jul 18, 2008 9:21 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Oil prices rebound above $131 after 3-day drop
Oil prices rose above $131 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria helped to halt the sharp decline in prices that began three days ago.
KFDA - NewsChannel 10 – Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Oil prices rose above $131 a barrel Friday as news of an output cut in Nigeria helped to halt the sharp decline in prices that began three days ago.
KFDA - NewsChannel 10 – Jul 18, 2008 8:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Crude sees rebound
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices have edged higher today. News of an output cut in Nigeria has helped to halt, at least temporarily, this week's sharp decline in prices.
WWLP.com – Jul 18, 2008 7:27 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices have edged higher today. News of an output cut in Nigeria has helped to halt, at least temporarily, this week's sharp decline in prices.
WWLP.com – Jul 18, 2008 7:27 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Mugabe win 'no basis for talks'
Nigeria on Friday rejected the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off vote had changed nothing in the country, but stopped short of refusing to recognise his government.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nigeria on Friday rejected the re-election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, saying a run-off vote had changed nothing in the country, but stopped short of refusing to recognise his government.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 2:39 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nigeria arrests 11 Niger Delta rebels in crackdown: militaryAFP - The Nigerian military has arrested 11 suspects in a crackdown on Niger Delta militants whose criminal activities have hurt the country's oil production, a spokesman said Friday.
Yahoo! – Jul 18, 2008 2:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Nigeria parades Filipinos arrested over stolen oilAFP - Nigeria has paraded 15 Filipinos arrested last week for allegedly stealing crude oil from the country's oil-rich Niger Delta, a military spokesman said Friday.
Yahoo! – Jul 18, 2008 2:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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