Nigeria: Vaswanis - EFCC Arrests Two Customs Bosses - Brothers Get Court Order

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's [EFCC] pursuit of the Vaswani Brothers for alleged failure to pay N3 billion duties on rice imports continued yesterday when its agents stormed the Apapa Port in Lagos and apprehended two Comptrollers of the Nigeria Customs Service. Read more

Nigeria: Economy Not in Recession - Soludo, Jimoh Ibrahim Asks CBN to Print More Money

The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Chukwuma Soludo said Nigerias' economy is not in recession but only growing slowly due to global economic crisis. Read more

Nigeria: CAN, Sharia Council Trade Words Over Jang

The Supreme Council for Sharia'ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has accused the Plateau State government of holding a secret meeting with top media executives in Lagos, in order to "seek their understanding on the need to tell the international community that Nigeria is in grave danger of international terrorism." Read more

Nigeria loses $180 mln monthly to Shell plant closure

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AFP) – Nigeria is losing 180 million dollars (133 million euros) in revenue monthly following the closure of a key offshore Shell gas plant in the volatile Niger Delta, a Shell spokesman said on Thursday. Read more

Mikel Obi out of Nigeria World Cup tie

LAGOS (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi has been ruled out of Nigeria's World Cup qualifying tie against Mozambique on Sunday because of illness, officials have disclosed. "He will be part of the squad to Maputo but he will not play," announced team official Idah Peterside. Read more

Nigeria: Atomic Energy Commission Trains Scientists, Engineers

One of the most important and critical factors that will guarantee success and sustainability in the implementation of Nigeria's nuclear power programme is availability of qualified manpower, so declared Dr. Erepamo Osaisai, Director-General/CEO, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) at Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, last weekend. Read more

Nigeria: Power - Generation Capacity Hits 5,000 Mega Watts

In order to fast track the attainment of the 6,000 Mega Watts power generation target in Nigeria, Minister for Power Dr. Rilwan Olanrewaju Babalola said the current available generation capacity is 5,018MW. According to him, the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has the capacity to generate 3,955MW while the Independent Power Producers can generate 1,143MW. Read more

Nigeria: Mai Potiskom Congratulates Leadership

Abuja — The Mai of Potiskom, Alhaji Bubaram has described the meritorious award bestowed on the LEADERSHIP Newspapers Group as the 'Most human rights-friendly Newspaper' in Nigeria by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria as a well deserved one. Read more

Nigeria: REBRANDING OF NIGERIA

Most news items and advertisements on the radio and television these days are about the urgent quest to rebrand Nigeria. The question is: how do we rebrand this country in the face of our self-made adversities?The closest we ever came to rebranding Nigeria was when Generals Buhari and Idiagbon genuinely attempted to redirect the future of Nigeria through the introduction of War Against Indiscipline (WAI). READ MORE

NIGERIA PANIC OVER US PRESIDENT ENERGY POLICY

March 27 Nigeria is worried that U.S. President Barrack Obama policy of seeking energy alternatives to hydrocarbons will hurt its oil exports, ThisDay reported, citing Petroleum Minister of State Odein Ajumogobia.

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USA NEWS Official: Mexico not in danger of collapse

WASHINGTON – The Mexican government is not on the verge of collapse, the top U.S. intelligence official said Thursday, seeking to tamp down increasing alarm over the powerful and violent drug cartels operating in the country that is the United States' southern neighbor. Obama to send 4,000 military trainers to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to deploy thousands of extra troops to train the Afghan security forces, according to a review of U.S. policy in Afghanistan to be unveiled by President Barack Obama on Friday. Read more

New estimate raises ND flood higher than sandbags

US NEWS FARGO, N.D. – Bad news turned dire Thursday for residents scrambling in subfreezing temperatures to pile sandbags along the Red River: After they spent the day preparing for a record crest of 41 feet, forecasters added up to 2 feet to their estimate. Read more

Volunteers scramble as Fargo nears record flooding

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota's largest city moved to the brink of potentially disastrous flooding Thursday, with earlier optimism fading as officials predicted the Red River would reach a record-high crest of 43 feet by the weekend. Thousands of volunteers who have been piling sandbags for days scrambled to add another foot to Fargo's dike protection, and official briefings lost the jokes and quips that had broken the tension earlier in the week. Instead, Thursday's meeting opened with a prayer. Read more