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BBC NewsNigerian police fire teargas on fuel subsidy protesters
The Guardian
Police in Nigeria fired teargas to break up a sit-in demonstration as massive fuel price protests threatened to bring the country to a standstill. Amnesty International warned against excessive use of force by the police after one protester was killed …
As nationwide strike approaches, unease quickly becoming unrest in Nigeria …Washington Post
Nigeria fuel subsidy: Police tear gas Kano protestersBBC News
Unease becomes unrest in Nigeria fuel protestsBoston.com
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 5:08 pm
The GuardianShell Nigeria’s Bonga, EA fields resume production
Reuters
Bonga oil spill was Nigeria’s biggest in 13 years * Facility was about 10 pct of national output ABUJA Jan 5 (Reuters) – Production has resumed from Nigeria’s offshore Bonga oilfield, Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday, after the facility was shut down …
Shell restarts production at Nigeria’s Bonga fieldMarketWatch
Shell: Production resumes in field that saw worst Nigeria offshore spill in …Washington Post
WAfrica Crude-Nigerian weaker as Bonga, EA fields restartReuters Africa
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 5:02 pm
euronewsNigeria Defends End of Fuel Subsidies as Workers Plan Strike
BusinessWeek
5 (Bloomberg) — Nigeria’s government vowed to stick to its decision to end fuel subsidies as protests against the doubling of gasoline costs mounted and workers vowed to shut ports and oil operations in Africa’s largest crude producer. …
Nigeria union chiefs urge general strike amid fuel protestsCNN
Nigeria: Labour to Shut Oil Installations, Airports, Banks Next MondayAllAfrica.com
Nigeria unions call for fuel price strikeNews24
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 4:38 pm
Independent OnlineMTN Drops on Nigeria’s Doubling Fuel Costs, Iran Concern
BusinessWeek
5 (Bloomberg) — MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-phone operator, posted its biggest two-day decline since January 2009 after Nigeria’s government removed fuel subsidies, cutting consumer spending power in the company’s largest market. …
MTN to spend $1 bln on Nigeria network in 2012Reuters Africa
MTN will spend $1 billion to improve Nigerian networkAfrican Business Review
MTN set to invest $1bn in NigeriaIndependent Online
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 4:03 pm
AFPBomb Blasts Target Northern Nigeria
Voice of America
January 05, 2012 Bomb Blasts Target Northern Nigeria VOA News Bombs have exploded in two northern Nigerian cities, less than a week after the country’s president declared a state of emergency in the region. Authorities said there were no casualties …
Nigeria army kills 2 armed suspected sect members The Associated Press
Nigeria needs skilled security to tackle Boko Haram – Prof OdinkaluVanguard
Nigeria arrests Islamist sect suspects after attackReuters Africa
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 3:29 pm
Guaranty Trust, First Bank of Nigeria Advance on S&P Outlook
Bloomberg
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GUARANTY), Nigeria’s largest lender by market value, and First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FIRSTBAN) gained as Standard & Poor’s raised its outlook on the companies to positive following a similar upgrade on government debt. …
TEXT-S&P revises otlks on 3 Nigerian banks to positiveReuters Africa
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 2:45 pm
FortuneOil prices steady on looming EU embargo on Iran imports and Nigeria strikes
Proactive Investors UK
Oil prices held steady at the highest levels seen for almost 2 months after news that the European Union may ban imports of Iranian oil as part of a western campaign against Tehran’s nuclear programme and on fears Nigeria’s oil industry may face …
Oil steady as dollar gains cap rise on IranReuters
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 2:40 pm
Myjoyonline.comAs anger over fuel price hikes grows in Nigeria, police in north break up sit …
Washington Post
KANO, Nigeria — Police fired tear gas to break up a sleep-in protest at a traffic roundabout in northern Nigeria early Thursday, as tensions mounted over spiraling gasoline prices in this oil-rich nation. Trade unions are calling for a nationwide …
Big Unions in Nigeria Urge Action on SubsidyWall Street Journal
Nigeria: No alternative to fuel subsidy removalMyjoyonline.com
Nigeria unions call for fuel subsidy strike, protestReuters
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 1:01 pm
Nigeria Pushes Ahead on Fuel Plan as Workers Vow Action
Washington Post
5 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Linzie Janis reports on Nigeria’s plans to end fuel subsidies as protests against the doubling of gasoline costs mount. (Source: Bloomberg) (/Bloomberg) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post …
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 11:57 am
Yahoo! SportsNigeria’s FIFA Referee Fiasco: Fan View
Yahoo! Sports
Contributor Network 10 hours, 47 minutes ago Nigeria’s FIFA referee fiasco stemming from Dec. 2011 still has not been resolved. The problems originated after FIFA approved a list from Nigeria that contained the name of a deceased referee. …
FIFA referees now to handle NPL ‘Star Matches’The Nation Newspaper
Nigeria: NFF to Name Super Falcons’ Coach This MonthAllAfrica.com
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 7:39 am
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Posted on 5 January 2012 | 7:12 pm
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — In Nigeria, which earns billions of dollars yearly from oil production, the only drinking water for many comes from inside plastic bags. “Pure water” as its called on the street typically costs about three cents here in Abeokuta, a small city in Nigeria’s southwest. But after the government removed fuel subsidies on Sunday, and gasoline prices more than doubled, the cost for …
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 6:20 pm
ABUJA (Reuters) – Production has resumed from Nigeria’s offshore Bonga oilfield, Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday, after the facility was shut down by a loading accident that caused the country’s biggest oil spill in 13 years. Output resumed on January 1, and the clean-up of the oil spill that occurred on December 20 has been completed at the 200,000 barrel per day (bpd) facility, which …
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 4:15 pm
Police fired tear gas to break up a sleep-in protest at a traffic roundabout in northern Nigeria early Thursday, as tensions mounted over spiraling gasoline prices in this oil-rich nation.
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 9:57 am
Nigeria’s FIFA referee fiasco stemming from Dec. 2011 still has not been resolved. The problems originated after FIFA approved a list from Nigeria that contained the name of a deceased referee. Although Auwalu Barau was remembered at a badge ceremony on Jan.
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 7:31 am
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two bomb blasts shook the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, and a gun battle in another town killed at least one civilian, police said, the first uptick in violence since President Goodluck Jonathan imposed a state of emergency on Saturday. Heavily armed troops and tanks have been patrolling parts of northeast Nigeria since Jonathan decreed a …
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 7:02 am
Nigeria’s main trade union groups called Wednesday for a general strike and mass rallies beginning next week if a controversial government decision to take away fuel subsidies is not reversed.
Posted on 5 January 2012 | 1:18 am
Nigeria’s main trade union groups called Wednesday for a general strike and mass rallies beginning next week if a controversial government decision to take away fuel subsidies is not reversed.
Posted on 4 January 2012 | 9:00 pm
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state-owned “bad bank” AMCON said on Wednesday it will focus on credit restructuring and debt collection in 2012, after absorbing bad loans from lenders in Africa’s second biggest economy last year to help resolve its banking crisis. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) was set up last year to absorb banking sector-wide non-performing loans in exchange …
Posted on 4 January 2012 | 5:16 pm
Nigeria has sent government troops to the country’s troubled northern areas, where a radical Islamist group has launched a string of attacks on Christians, most recently a Christmas Day church bombing in the capital of Abuja that killed 43 people.
Posted on 3 January 2012 | 5:29 pm
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