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Nigeria: Pipeline Vandals Threaten Energy, Says Oil Firm

05.07.2008 18:09    allafrica.com
The state of emergency which President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is planning to declare in the power sector may not bring about the desired result except the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the spate of gas pipelines vandalisation in


Nigeria: Niger Delta Leaders Reject Summit on Future

05.07.2008 18:09    allafrica.com
From a secret meeting of the Niger Delta leaders has emerged a consensus that the proposed Niger Delta Summit that has been in the draft for over a year will not hold, after all, Saturday Vanguard can authoritatively report.

African Leaders Disagree On AU Govt

05.07.2008 18:08    allafrica.com
African leaders once again failed to reach a consensus on the proposed African Union (AU) government, making their recently concluded AU summit end on a discordant note.

Niger Delta Leaders Reject Summit on Future

05.07.2008 18:08    allafrica.com
From a secret meeting of the Niger Delta leaders has emerged a consensus that the proposed Niger Delta Summit that has been in the draft for over a year will not hold, after all, Saturday Vanguard can authoritatively report.


Pipeline Vandals Threaten Energy, Says Oil Firm

05.07.2008 18:08    allafrica.com
The state of emergency which President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is planning to declare in the power sector may not bring about the desired result except the Federal Government finds a lasting solution to the spate of gas pipelines vandalisation in

Peacekeepers Block Roads in Pay Protest

05.07.2008 18:08    allafrica.com (2)
For several hours beginning from around mid-afternoon yesterday, rampaging soldiers took over some streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital setting up bonfires that totally blocked the entrance to the metropolis through Ondo axis.

Peacekeepers Try to Tread Lightly

05.07.2008 18:08    allafrica.com
Polish army Lieutenant Colonel Marc Gryga didn't realize he was planning on building his country's major base here in eastern Chad on top of a cemetery. "It didn't look like any cemetery you see in the United States or Europe,"

Nigeria: 'Asup Warning Strike Successful'

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
Mallam Mohammed Kabir, National President, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), yesterday described on-going one week warning strike embarked upon by members of the union as successful.

Liberia: FDA Reacts to Publication

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says its attention has been drawn to the July 3, 2008 front-page publication of The News Newspaper, captioned: "FINANCE WARNS FDA AGAINST INDEBTED LOGGING COMPANIES.

Nigeria: FG Set to Improve Tax Collection

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, has stated Federal Gover-nment's commitment to improving tax collection in the country, saying this can culminate in the dividends of democracy getting to all Nigerians, even those living in villages.

Ghana: Engen Wins Ghana-Nepad Award for Country Contribution

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
Engen Petroleum Ltd, the pan-African petroleum company and SA market leader, has taken Silver in the third Ghana-Africa Business awards for its contribution to the country's energy sector. The ceremony took place in Accra, Ghana's capital.

Ghana: Adenta Municipal Assembly Embarks On Job Creation for Youth

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
The Adenta Municipal Assembly has embarked on a job creation project, dubbed Wealth Creation Programme, to offer gainful employment to the youth in the municipality.

Nigeria: Usman, Aondoakaa Absent At Aviation Probe Panel Sitting

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
The Senate Committee on Aviation, probing the disbursement and application of the N19.5 billion Aviation Intervention Fund, said yesterday that it would get to the roots of the Bilateral Aviation Services Agreement (BASA) Account.

Nigeria: Non-Remittance of Tax May Affect Budget

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Aliyu Moddibo Umar, has said the non-remittance of the personal income tax of workers in the territory by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) may have a negative impact on its

Nigeria: Resolving the Niger Delta Crisis

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
Three reports in the media in recent weeks portend grave implications that should bother the Nigerian political class. The first was the report that Angola, a brother African country, has overtaken Nigeria as the largest producer of crude oil in

Nigeria: Oil Community Affirms Commitment to Chevron Agreement

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
People of Koluoma 1, a community in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State, have re-affirmed their commitment to the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) signed with American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited.

Resolving the Niger Delta Crisis

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
Three reports in the media in recent weeks portend grave implications that should bother the Nigerian political class. The first was the report that Angola, a brother African country, has overtaken Nigeria as the largest producer of crude oil in

Oil Community Affirms Commitment to Chevron Agreement

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
People of Koluoma 1, a community in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa State, have re-affirmed their commitment to the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) signed with American oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited.

Rescuing the Talakawa

05.07.2008 12:26    allafrica.com
For the rural folks in Kano State, life can never be the same again as some corporate bodies and organisations have funded projects that would add value to their lives. As a result, some of the projects including 39 boreholes,

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