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Doj: Former Kbr Chief Stanley Pleads Guilty To Foreign Bribery Charges ... - Baltimore Sun
washington (ap) _ a former chief executive of construction firm kbr inc. pleaded guilty wednesday to federal bribery and kickback charges in connection with the company's natural gas operations in nigeria from 1995 to 2004. the justice department ...
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Nigeria: 3,851 Apply For 200 Police Jobs In Plateau
a total of 3851 people have applied for only 200 slots in the on-going recruitment of constables into the nigeria police force in plateau. the news agency of nigeria (nan) reports that the recruitment exercise in jos received applications from all the 17 council areas of the state.
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Nigeria: Azikiwe Varsity To Admit 3,700 Students
nnamdi azikiwe university says only 3,700 of the 22,000 candidates who made the institution's first choice and scored above 200 in jamb would be admitted.the university's acting director of public relations, mr emmanuel ojukwu, told the news agency of nigeria (nan) that the criteria was based on the allocation of admission quota to the institution by the national universities commission (nuc).
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Nigeria, Russia Sign Gas Exploration Pact - Xinhua News Agency
lagos, sept. 4 (xinhua) -- nigeria and russia have signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) to facilitate a relevant joint venture agreement that will allow the gas firm gazprom to exploit the huge natural gas resources in nigeria, local media ...
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Nigeria Captain's Armband Gives Aiyegbeni Extra Drive - Reuters Football
port elizabeth, sept 5 (reuters) - everton striker yakubu aiyegbeni said the honour of being named nigeria captain for saturday's world cup qualifier against south africa had given him extra motivation to win silverware with his club. aiyegbeni steps ...
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Sudan, Nigeria To Revive Bilateral Agreements
sudanese ambassador to nigeria awad taha said on wednesday in the nigerian capital of abuja that plans are underway to revive agreements and trade between nigeria and sudan, reported the news agency of nigeria on thursday. "the relations between nigeria and sudan are deeply rooted in history but we need to revive and access the implementation of these agreements," he said. according to him, ...
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Nigeria: 75 Die In Road Accidents In Six Months, Frsc
some 75 persons were killed in road accidents in the first six months of this year in imo, as against 91 recorded in the same period last year.the frsc state sector commander, mr angus ibezim, told the news agency of nigeria (nan) in owerri that 160 road accidents were recorded from january to june, as against 322 during the same period last year.
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Jones's Rousing `fela!' Brings Singer, Gadfly To Life (update1) - Bloomberg
sept. 5 (bloomberg) -- words come uncomfortably close to failing when called on to describe the musical ``fela!'' about the life and music of the nigerian artist and freedom fighter fela anikulapo kuti, as conceived by bill t. jones and several ...
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Nigeria Seizes Money 'for Obama' - Bbc Africa
nigerian anti-graft investigators have seized money raised by the head of the nigerian stock exchange to support us presidential candidate barack obama.
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Nigeria: Marwa To Replace Ali As Envoy To South Africa
buba marwa, a retired brigadier-general, is set to replace sen ahmadu ali as nigeria's high commissioner to south africa, 10 months after his nomination as an ambassador.
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Nigeria: Marwa To Replace Ali As Ambassador To South Africa
former governor of lagos state, brigadier-general buba marwa (rtd), is set to replace former peoples democratic party (pdp) chairman, senator ahmadu ali, as nigeria's high commissioner to south africa, 10 months after his nomination as an ambassador.
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Nigeria Arranges 'hiv Marriages' - Bbc Africa
hiv-positive couples are being paired up for marriage by a northern nigerian state in an attempt to reduce the spread of the disease. but international aids experts have voiced concern at the plan.
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Nigeria's New Agbami Oil Exports Delayed -source - Reuters
london, sept 4 (reuters) - exports of crude oil from nigeria's new deepwater agbami project are expected to be delayed, a trade source said on thursday. agbami started pumping light, low-sulphur oil in late july and the first export cargo had been ...
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Nigeria And Russia Sign Gas Pact
nigeria and russia have signed a pact to explore natural gas reserves in the west african nation.
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Nigeria: Where Are Our Wise Men?
my heartfelt cry for nigeria today is the question: where are our wise men and women? i ask this question because never before in this country has there been this feeling of national despair, this palpable feeling of dejection and hopelessness.
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Angola: Blood Oil And Western Hypocrisy - Guardian Unlimited
western powers are selective in their censure of african regimes guilty of misrule, while ignoring those countries with oil, or who are allies in the us "war on terror". for example, robert mugabe has been rightly pilloried by the west for running ...
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Cameroon And Nigeria To Protect World's Rarest Gorilla - News.mongabay
cameroon and nigeria have agreed to protect the the cross river gorilla, world's most endangered gorilla, reports the wildlife conservation society, which helped broker the deal. the two west african nations will cooperate to protect the habitat of ...
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Wcq Preview: South Africa - Nigeria
when the draw for the 2010 world cup/nations cup qualifying campaign for the continent of africa was made, most saw the group 4 pool as a straight fight between the super eagles of nigeria and the bafana bafana of south africa.
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Sudan, Nigeria To Revive Bilateral Agreements
sudanese ambassador to nigeria, mr awad taha, has stated that plans are underway to revive bilateral agreements and trade between nigeria and sudan. he announced this yesterday in an interview with the news agency of nigeria (nan), in abuja.
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Who Urges Action To Kick Polio Out Of N Nigeria - Xinhua News Agency
lagos, sept. 4 (xinhua) -- the world health organization on thursday said there is an urgent need to interrupt wild polio virus in northern nigeria, sustain optimum involvement of communities in high-risk areas, and conduct independent monitoring and ...
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