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Nigeria: Country Loses $6.5 Billion to Foreign Ship Chandlers

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Foreign control of ship chandling activities costs Nigeria about $6.5 billion annually says the Nigerian Customs Licensed Ship Chandlers Association.


South Africa: Cost of Parking Up

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Motorists are not just paying more to fill up their cars, but they are also forking out more for kerbside parking across the metropole, with increases of between 20c and 50c per hour.

Nigeria: Abuja's Unknown Zebra Crossings

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
The zebra crossing is supposed to be an aid, especially for pedestrians who often need to cross the busy street.

Nigeria: 14 Die in Owerri Auto Crash

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
A late Sunday night automobile accident involving two commercial vehicles has claimed 14 lives on the Owerri-Port-Harcourt road. A team of medical doctors is now battling to save the lives of 15 others involved in the accident.Speaking to Vanguard at

Nigeria: What Goes Round

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
The ongoing senate probe of the aviation sector has already put in the spot, three past players in the sector namely, Babalola Borishade, Femi Fani-Kayode and Roland Iyayi.

Nigeria: Benue Govt Awards N300 Million Road Contract

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
In its bid to further improve the well-being of rural dwellers in Benue State, the state Ministry for Rural Development and Co-operatives has awarded over N300 million contract for the construction and rehabilitation of rural electricity projects in the state.

Nigeria: Auto Crash Claims Four Lives

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Four people were confirmed dead following a motor accident which occurred on Wurno-Goronyo road in Sokoto State.

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala Denies Negotiating N6.5 Billion Aviation Loan

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Former Minister of Finance now a Managing Director at the World Bank, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied the allegation that she was involved in negotiating a N6.5 billion loan for the aviation sector in the last administration.

South Africa: Choppy Waters of Ports Policy

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
WHEN the government changes its mind about policy it often doesn't admit it explicitly, perhaps because that might imply it made a mistake in the first place.

South Africa: Nationwide 'May Escape Liquidation'

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
LOW-cost airline Nationwide and its associate companies may be brought back from liquidation if a section 311 proposal or offer of compromise by an unnamed group succeeds, says its attorney, Haroon Laher.

South Africa: DA Gives Demerit System Red Light

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
THE Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng says the new traffic system of fines and point deductions from drivers' licences - which is being piloted in Tshwane - was too lenient towards public transport and heavy-vehicle drivers.

Uganda: Taxi Drivers Protest Levy

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Taxi drivers have asked local government minister Kahinda Otafiire to stop the Uganda Taxi Operators and Driver Association (UTODA) from charging them what they called illegal fees.

Namibia: Air Namibia May Receive 737 Link Between Walvis Bay and SA

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
AIR Namibia is considering reviving its air link between Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Angola: Namibe - Namibe Railway to Re-Open

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Namibe Province's Moçâmes Railway (CFM) managing board works since January this year to resume the circulation of its commuters train named "Operário", ANGOP learnt from a CFM official, Paulo Ndala.

Zimbabwe: NRZ Geared for Speedy Movement of Grain, Coal

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe is in full support of the Government's Grain Mobilisation and Import Programme and has put in place measures that will see the speedy movement of grain imports into the country.

Uganda: Kampala Traders Bicker Over New Kikuubo Lane

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
A row has erupted among Kampala traders over the maintenance of the newly-constructed Kikuubo Lane in Kampala.

Uganda: Delayed Completion of Bridge Irks Maracha Leaders

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Local leaders in Maracha/Terego are concerned about the delayed completion of Enyau Bridge. Together with development partners, they have asked the Government to penalise the contractor.

Nigeria: 'Country Must Earn, Not Decree'

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
Every year the Nigerian Shippers Council brings together judges from various jurisdictions for its Maritime Seminar for Judges. JUDE IGBANOI spoke with Mr. Hassan Bello, Director of Legal Services at the Council, at this year's seminar at the Sheraton Hotel

Namibia: Taxi Fares To Go Up!

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
The latest petrol and diesel price hikes, which came into effect this morning, will also bring more burdens to those who do not even own vehicles.

Nigeria: Importation of Used Cars

08.07.2008 19:54    allafrica.com
The call by the National Automotive Council to ban importation of used cars is surely bound to provoke a lot of concern from the public. An immediate reaction would be if the ban is imposed what would be the alternative?

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