African Agriculture (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The hospitalisation of 116 girls after consuming beans sprayed with harmful pesticides at a secondary school in northern Nigeria’s Gombe State on 18 April has raised concerns about how dry foods are stored all around the country. “Local farmers have the habit of pouring any storage chemicals they can find on their produce,” said William Joseph, director of research at the Nigerian Stored...
African Agriculture (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A decision by the Nigerian government to reverse an earlier decision to import 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from Thailand to ease supply pressures on rice in Africa's most populous country was met with mixed reactions. Yau Aladuwa, a 60-year old peasant in the farming village of Buntusu in northern Jigawa state, said, "This decision not to import the rice has thrown us into despair because we...
African Agriculture (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... projects have not been delayed, the present global food crisis would have had little effect in Nigeria. He said the Federal Government is now fully prepared to fulfill all its obligations in respect of the project, to ensure its immediate execution, adding that budgetary provisions have been made for the project. According to him, when completed, it has the potentials of providing sufficient...
Pharmalot (Free subscription) | yesterday
The High Court of Lagos granted an order restraining the Kano and Lagos States police from harassing the drugmaker’s Nigeria operation, and current and former employees - awarded Pfizer about $4,200 in damages, according a press release from the drugmaker. The move comes as both Kano State and the Federal Government press their [...]
Hip Hop Caucus Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Angola became Africa's largest oil producer last month, OPEC said on Thursday, as unrest sharply cut Nigerian output. Angola, one of OPEC's newest members, claimed the top spot for the first time pumping 1.873 million barrels per day in April, 55,000 bpd more than Nigeria. While Angola has gradually increased its production with new offshore oilfields, Nigeria has been plagued...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | yesterday
The book, a report card of Nigerias five-year sojourn in mobile telephony documents milestones and challenges as well as opportunities in mobile telephony for socio-economic transformation. read more ]]>
OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rescuers tried today to reunite family members sent fleeing by a pipeline fire than killed 100 people the previous day as residents picked through the charred wreckage of their ruined homes. Share This
LA Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rescuers tried today to reunite family members sent fleeing by a pipeline fire than killed 100 people the previous day as residents picked through the charred wreckage of their ruined homes.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
IJEGUN, Nigeria — A road-grader accidentally tore open a fuel pipeline Thursday and sent an inferno raging over houses and a school, setting off a stampede of terrified children and killing about 100 people and injuring 20, a Red Cross official said.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Lagos state government has said 15 persons, including two children, died and the same number were being treated for burns following the explosion which rocked the Ijegun community in the suburb of Nigeria's economic capital city of Lagos Thursday.
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
A fuel pipeline caught fire in the Ijegun area of Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.The ruptured pipeline was owned by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and caused damage to several homes when it burst into flames Thursday, the Nigerian newspaper Thisday reported.It is reported many of the people killed in the incident...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saigon Cosmetic Joint Stock Co (SCC) has just signed a 150,000 USD contract to export 80,000 bottles of perfume to Nigeria , said Le Thi Kim Hoang, the Co’s deputy director. This is the company's new market. Currently, SCC is also preparing to expand their market into Japan . SCC's export turnover is expected to reach 250,000USD in the first two quarter of the year.
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (Free subscription) | yesterday
The cool little Strut Records imprint will be releasing the new Grandmaster Flash album later this year, and in addition to a fine roster that already boasts things like Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics ( so all over that! ) and Funky Nassau , they have a new collection that I am absolutely loving. Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump is a compilation of "original heavyweight afrobeat highlife...
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 60th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers will this weekend at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja.
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eighteen people died while six others were injured Thursday in a crash involving three vehicles along the Benin-Akure road in southern Nigeria.
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