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Nigeria: Funding Necessary for Cultural Preservation, Says VP
2008-05-16 11:10:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/20-0804250621.html Vice President Goodluck Jonathan says effective funding is crucial for the promotion and preservation of our cultural heritage.
Nigeria: FG, States to Collaborate On Culture
2008-05-16 10:51:00 Source: OCPA 204 http://allafrica.com/stories/20-0805050149.html Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Dr Aliyu Hong, has disclosed that the Federal Government is to collaborate with States and communities to package and promote 12 cultural festivals to attract tourists to Nigeria.
Nigeria: Federal Government to Review National Culture Policy
2008-05-16 09:05:00 Source: OCPA 204 Nigeria: Federal Government to Review National Culture Policy Daily Trust (Abuja), 30 April 2008 by Mustafa Abubakar, Ilorin The Federal Government in conjunction with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is to review the National Cultural Policy in order to make it more compliant with global trends. - The Director and country ...
China says 3 of its construction workers abducted in Nigeria have been …
2008-05-13 05:08:00 BEIJING : Three Chinese construction workers who were abducted in southern Nigeria's troubled oil region have been released, the government said Saturday. The Chinese were freed Friday after... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Nigeria films: censorship argument
2008-05-12 22:08:00 Source: All Africa A couple of interesting articles about film censorship in Nigeria. Nigeria: Kannywood - Why They Must Be Censored http://allafrica.com/stories/20-0804290626.html Daily Trust (Abuja) OPINION 29 April 2008 Muhammad Mahmud Nigeria: Censorship And Film Development Issues in Kano (1) http://allafrica.com/stories/20-0804220495.html
African music: A Fiddle?s Deep Roots
2008-05-12 19:16:00 Source:UCLA International Insititute A Fiddle’s Deep Roots A Fiddle’s Deep Roots Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje is an international expert on things she once snubbed, with articles on gospel and spirituals and a new book on fiddling, “Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures.” Read the full article
Nigerian banks getting local language ATM
2008-05-12 18:01:00 Source: Africa News Nigerian banks getting local language ATM Posted on Friday 9 May 2008 - 09:45 Ayo Ajayi, AfricaNews reporter in Lagos, Nigeria Nigerian banks will soon have Automated Teller Machines ATM designed to communicate in all the Nigerian languages. Khombined Technology Ltd’s Managing Director Patrick Omolayole has disclosed that National Incorporation of China would also ...
Nigeria Conference: Chinua Achebe and the Re-invention of Africa, Ife, Nige
2008-05-12 17:43:00 Cross-posted from H-AfrArts H-Net Network for African Expressive Culture E -Mail: H-AFRARTS@H-NET.MSU.EDU WWW: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~arts-web/ TFA@50: CELEBRATING A WORLD CLASSIC. On June, 17 2008, it will be fifty years since Chinua Achebe?s novel, Things Fall Apart went into circulation from the Heinemann press in London. Since then, it has been translated into at least 45 world languages and has featured on the literature reading ...
Muslim Nigeria Ignoring UN Mandate to stop human trafficking
2008-05-12 00:50:00 Another muslim country demonstrates just how much they value women in islam. Teenage trafficking on the rise in northern Nigeria KANO, Nigeria (AFP) ? The trafficking of teenage girls from poor villages to northern Nigerian cities to work as domestic help for meagre wages is on the rise, officials said at the weekend. “The business of recruiting teenagers ...
UPDATE 1-Abducted Chinese workers released in Nigeria-China - Reuters UK
2008-05-11 07:03:00 CALABAR, Nigeria, May 10 (Reuters) - Three Chinese construction workers abducted in a remote southeast Nigerian state were released unharmed on Friday, government officials said on Saturday. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
China says 3 construction workers abducted in Nigeria have been … - MSN
2008-05-11 07:02:00 China's government says three Chinese construction workers who were abducted in Nigeria have been released. The Chinese were freed Friday, three days after they were abducted near the southern... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Three Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria released safely - Xinhua News Ag
2008-05-11 07:00:00 BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) — China announced Saturday that three Chinese construction workers kidnapped in Nigeria's southern Cross River state have been released safely. The workers, seized... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Nigeria : La Banque mondiale prévoit un essor du secteur des minéraux solid
2008-05-10 16:00:00 La Banque mondiale a estimé que le Nigeria avait l'occasion en or de développer son secteur des minéraux solides et de profiter de la hausse des prix des matières premières sur le marché international ainsi que de l'essor des marchés financiers.Craig Andrew, chef de l'équipe spéciale de la Banque mondiale, a donné cette information à Abuja mercredi lors de l'atelier d'évaluation du Projet sur la gestion durable des ressources minérales du ministère nigérian des Mines et de l'acier.
Trouble in the pipeline
2008-05-09 06:21:00 Russia’s oil industry WHEN the price of oil reached another record on May 6th, of over $122 a barrel, analysts pointed to attacks on pipelines in Nigeria and turmoil in Iraq as the immediate causes. Even small disruptions to supplies from such places can cause the price to jump, since only Saudi Arabia has the capacity ...
By: 1913 Intel
Nigeria : Le pétrole brut a rapporté au pays 5 milliards de dollars en janv
2008-05-08 19:21:00 Le Nigeria, premier exportateur africain de pétrole brut, a engrangé près de 5 milliards de dollars grâce à ses exportations de brut en janvier, selon un rapport de la Banque centrale du Nigeria (CBN).Le journal Punch, basé à Lagos, a rapporté que la production nigériane de brut, qui comprend le condensat et les liquides de gaz naturel, est estimée à 2,20 millions de barils par jour, soit 68,20 millions de barils pour le mois, contre 68,51 millions de barils le mois précédent (2,21 millions de barils par jour).
Nigeria: Eagles Remain 5th in Africa, 39th in the World - AllAfrica.com
2008-05-08 11:01:00 Nigeria: Eagles Remain 5th in Africa, 39th in the WorldAllAfrica.com, Washin-gton - 6 hours agoSuper Eagles of Nigeria, in the new FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released yesterday, remain Africa's 5th team and 39th in the world. ...
Nigeria - Ibom Taxi Scheme for launching soon
2008-05-08 09:44:00 To ensure the immediate launching of the Ibom Taxi Scheme, Akwa Ibom State government has inaugurated the Ibom City Taxi Scheme. Performing the ceremony, at the new executive chambers of his office, the state governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio explained that the gesture is aimed at alleviating poverty among the people of the state. The ten man committee which is headed by the commissioner for Economic Development, Dr Chris Ekong has two weeks to submit its report to the state government. which the state government in conjunction with the private sector, the organized transport sector can immediately lunch the taxi scheme, advise government on how to zone Urban Towns particularly Uyo into taxi and bus drops to ensure uniform in payment of fares. Other terms of reference of the committee include, bringing suggestions on the kind of structures that would ensure proper maintenance, repairs, coordinated costing and movement of vehicles around the state as well as work out relationship betw...
By: Taxi Blog
Nigeria: Romance books in Nigeria?s Muslim north address the meaning of lov
2008-05-06 15:29:00 Source: Kuwait Times Each evening, headscarf-shrouded women seeking romantic advice gather at book stalls lining a rush-hour intersection in Nigeria’s Islamic heartland. With the sun setting red behind a nearby mosque, the women thumb through northern Nigeria’s unique, female-authored literary offerings: cheaply bound but popular volumes that address issues confronting women in a Shariah society: courtship, ...
Nigeria: The search for a true Igbo National Attire
2008-05-05 22:36:00 I’ve been discovering more African bloggers. The Long Harmattan Season is a Nigerian blogger who writes informed comment about many aspects of life. One article that caught my eye was about The search for a true Igbo National Attire In Nigeria, there is no better way to identify people from the different ethnic regions than through their ...
Nigeria: Igbo spirituality
2008-05-05 22:24:00 The Igbo are a people group of Nigeria. An interesting article about Igbo spirituality can be found on Assata Shakur Forums. Igbo spirituallity by Onyi Anyiwo The spiritual system of Ndi Igbo (the Igbo people) is one of the oldest on Earth. The roots of Igbo spirituality is the same as the roots of every other ...
Al 46.000 mensen gevaccineerd tegen hersenvliesontsteking in Nigeria
2008-05-05 13:00:00 In noordelijk Nigeria heeft Artsen zonder Grenzen samen met de overheid nu 46.000 mensen tegen hersenvliesontsteking ingeënt. De vaccinatiecampagne in een aantal districten van de deelstaat Kebi startte op 19 april.
African archaeology Nigeria: Lost Yoruba kingdom
2008-05-03 10:22:00 An older article but one which may be of interest: Source: New York Times Eredo Journal; A Wall, a Moat, Behold! A Lost Yoruba Kingdom By NORIMITSU ONISHI Published: September 20, 1999 Off the main road in this unassuming town, a footpath that snakes through the thick bush and trees of the Nigerian rain forest leads to the remains of ...
Nigeria : Vers l'établissement d'une économie durable avant 2020
2008-05-02 22:20:00 Le gouvernement nigérian va faire tous ses efforts pour construire une économie durable et faire du Nigeria l'une des 20 premières économies en 2020, a déclaré mercredi le ministre nigérian du Commerce et de l'Industrie Charles Ugwuh à Uyo, une ville dans le sud-est de l'Etat d'Akwa Ibom. "Il faut rompre complètement avec le passé et construire une économie durable, qui fera éventuellement du Nigeria l'une des 20 premières économies en 2020", a-t-il dit lors d'une réunion tenue à Uyo et portant sur le développement des sous-secteurs.
Nigeria: Hungry in a World of Plenty - AllAfrica.com
2008-05-02 10:29:00 Nigeria: Hungry in a World of PlentyAllAfrica.com, Washi-ngton - 1 hour agoThe situation across the world was desperate. In Jordan, 7000 UN employees protested for more money; in February alone, inflation in the country had risen ...
Nigeria: Hungry in a World of Plenty - AllAfrica.com
2008-05-02 10:29:00 Nigeria: Hungry in a World of PlentyAllAfrica.com, Washi-ngton - 7 hours agoThe situation across the world was desperate. In Jordan, 7000 UN employees protested for more money; in February alone, inflation in the country had risen ...
Nigeria: Fighting corruption - the Fix Nigeria Initiative
2008-04-29 18:44:00 Source: Soulbeat Africa Fix Nigeria Initiative website on April 24 2008. The Fix Nigeria Initiative (FNI) is an anti-corruption campaign which was initiated to support the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies in their efforts to effectively fight and eliminate corruption in Nigeria. The initiative aims to involve civil society organisations (CSOs) and ...
Nigeria: World Malaria Day - AllAfrica.com
2008-04-28 17:40:00 Nigeria: World Malaria DayAllAfrica.com, Washingt-on - 13 minutes agoLast Friday, Nigeria joined the rest of the world in observing the first ever World Malaria Day. The United Nations has now designated the 25th of April of ...
Christians attacked by muslims in Nigeria (yet again)
2008-04-27 18:07:00 NIGERIA: MUSLIM RIOTERS ATTACK CHRISTIANS IN KANO The religion of peace and tolerance strikes again. KANO, Nigeria, April 23 (Compass Direct News) ? Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets of this northern Nigerian city on Sunday (April 20), attacking Christians and their shops and setting vehicles on fire on claims that a Christian had blasphemed ...
Nigeria : Le pays détient le triste record africain de mortalité maternelle
2008-04-25 19:30:00 Le Nigeria détient le record de mortalité maternelle et infantile en Afrique sub-saharienne, selon un officiel de l'Association médicale nigériane (NMA). Daniel Gana, président national de la NMA, a révélé cette information jeudi lors d'une conférence scientifique dans l'état de Kaduna, dans le nord-est du Nigeria. D'après lui, 1 500 femmes sur 100 000 meurrent en accouchant et un nouveau-né sur 10 ne survit pas au delà de 5 ans.
Nigeria: Bauchi state establishes 17 TB diagnostic labs
2008-04-25 17:37:00 Source: APA Nigeria?s Bauchi state establishes 17 TB diagnostic labs APA - Lagos (Nigeria) The Programme Co-coordinator of the Bauchi State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme in northern Nigeria, Dr Yakubu Abdullahi, Wednesday said that state government had established 17 tuberculosis microscopic diagnostic laboratories to ensure early detection of the disease. Abdullahi told ...
Odejayi wins Nigeria call-up
2008-04-25 00:51:00 Kayode Odejayi has been named in Nigeria's squad for next month's friendly with Austria and a FIFA World Cup qualifier against South Africa in June.
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Who Knows.. I May End Up Making a $7,000 Purchase in Nigeria!
2008-04-24 16:47:00 Those following the ongoing mini-saga of the missing orthodontic retainers were cheering me on getting the hotel to reimburse me, but there is a lingering issue that I'm afraid could come back and haunt me regarding the process I had to go through to get reimbursed. Remember how I posted that they had me fill out a typical Lost and Found paper that I assumed would be transferred into their
Nigeria: Rule Your World, Samson - AllAfrica.com
2008-04-24 10:46:00 Nigeria: Rule Your World, SamsonAllAfrica.com, Washi-ngton - 15 minutes agoIt is therefore a matter of common sense that he should optimize his chances of being able to look after himself when the "evening comes and the busy world ...
Nigeria: As the 'World's Biggest Lesson' Holds Today - AllAfric
2008-04-23 10:17:00 Nigeria: As the 'World's Biggest Lesson' Holds TodayAllAfrica.com, Washin-gton - 39 minutes agoAs part of this year's Global Action Week (GAW), which began on Monday, the 'World's Biggest Lesson' holds today around the world, at either 4am, ...
Beijing 2008: Tough Task For The Yanks
2008-04-21 14:55:00 The American men & women learned who they will face in Beijing over the weekend and for the men at least, advancing out of the group stage will not be easy. The USA U-23 Olympic squad was drawn into Group B and must take on Holland, Japan & Nigeria. Peter Nowak’s young men will open group ...
By: Try Gol
Nigeria: Poverty in the Third World - Beyond the Polemics - AllAfrica.com
2008-04-21 14:41:00 Nigeria: Poverty in the Third World - Beyond the PolemicsAllAfrica.com, Was-hington - 2 hours agoMost countries now classified as the Third World share traumatic experiences in slavery and colonization by western developed countries, especially in the ...
Nigeria: Free Unlimited SMS / Text From Web / Internet
2008-04-20 12:56:00 Featured Site: http://www.abujamobile.com/free--sms.phpSend Nigeria Unlimited SMS from Computer / Internet / Web. The below telecom companies' mobile are supported in Nigeria:Globacom Ltd., Nigeria, MTN Nigeria Communications, V Mobile Nigeria, Celtel Nigeria, Glo Mobile, MTel Nigeria.......................- www.clicknigeria.com/freesms Nigeria for Nigerians, Free Mobile SMS / Text / Txt / Txting / Messaging Nigeria: Only send Free SMS to Nigeria mobiles / cell phones – Leave no spaces between numbers, supports these Nigeria mobile phone networks: VMobile, Glo, and MTN.......................Also- free SMS Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Kenya, Africa and South Africahttp://www.mobileafrica.n-et/free-sms.php................-........Glo Mobile Voice SMS To Nigeriahttp://www.mobileafrica.-net/n1929.htm..................-......Bubble Motion: Vodafone Egypt Voice (Talk) SMS: Bubble Motion is a company which specializes in Voice Text SMS / short text messaging, which is useful for students etc...
By: Talk Free
Nigeria : L'augmentation des prix de la nourriture entraîne une élévation d
2008-04-20 12:00:00 L'augmentation des prix des produits alimentaires ont fait grimper le taux d'inflation à 5,8 %, selon les données officielles publiées par le Bureau national des statistiques (NBS). Le dernier index des prix à la consommation (IPC) et les chiffres de l'inflation publiés par le NBS révèle que le taux d' inflation est passé de 5,4 % à 5,8 % entre janvier et mars de cette année. L'IPC a augmenté de 0,8 % pour atteindre 171,6 points en mars, par rapport à 170,3 points en février.
African archaeology book: The African Archaeology Network
2008-04-19 13:21:00 Source: African Book Collective The African Archaeology Network Reports and a Review Edited by Felix Chami, Gilbert Pwiti The first in the book series Studies in the African Past was published in 2001, consisting of reports produced by the archaeology research project, ‘Human Responses and Contribution to Environmental Change’. The new research initiative developed out of this project is ...
Nigeria : Les rebelles sabotent un pipeline dans le sud du pays
2008-04-18 17:03:00 Le Mouvement pour l'émancipation du Delta du Niger (MEND) a revendiqué vendredi le sabotage d'un oléoduc de la compagnie pétrolière Shell dans l'Etat de Rivers, dans le sud-est du Nigeria. Le MEND, qui a affirmé avoir décidé d'intensifier ses attaques contre les installations des compagnies pétrolières, a dit avoir fourni des moyens logistiques et matériels au groupe qui avait attaqué mercredi les installations de Chevron dans l'Etat du Delta.
BBA3 Press Release
2008-04-16 15:05:00 They made their voices heard and now African fans of M-Net?s blockbuster Big Brother Africa can get set for an all-new season 3! In one of the biggest announcements that the African television operator will make in 2008, M-Net has begun calling for entries for an unprecedented third season of its reality super-series. With the highlights, ...
The Age of Nonpolarity
2008-04-16 14:40:00 The principal characteristic of twenty-first-century international relations is turning out to be nonpolarity: a world dominated not by one or two or even several states but rather by dozens of actors possessing and exercising various kinds of power. This represents a tectonic shift from the past. The twentieth century started out distinctly multipolar. But after almost ...
By: 1913 Intel
Book:Education in the Muslim World
2008-04-16 13:53:00 This book is a general one but there is one chapter Colin Brock, James Dada & Tida Jata. Selected Perspectives on Education in West Africa, with Special Reference to the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria which is relevant to African interests Source: SYMPOSIUM BOOKS PO Box 204, Didcot, Oxford OX11 9ZQ, United Kingdom info@symposium-books.co.uk Education in the ...
Nigeria: Hausa online grammar
2008-04-16 12:49:00 Source: http://sociolingolinguistics.wo-rdpress.com/2008/04/16/nigeria--hausa-online-grammar/ Source: Hausa online grammar (UCLA) This online grammar provides basic information about the structure of the Hausa language explained in a relatively non-technical way. http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humn-et/aflang/Hausa/Hausa_online_gr-ammar/grammar_frame.html
Global Food Crisis - World Bank Ready to Assist Nigeria - AllAfrica.com
2008-04-16 10:51:00 Global Food Crisis - World Bank Ready to Assist NigeriaAllAfrica.com, Wash-ington - 2 hours agoThe World Bank has said it is ready to assist Nigeria in solving the problem of rising in food prices that threatening the world. ...Nigeria: Our Hungry World AllAfrica.comall 9 news articles
Nigeria overtakes Indonesia in piracy
2008-04-16 10:25:00 Pirate attacks rose worldwide in the first quarter of the year, with Nigeria overtaking Indonesia as the country worst plagued by sea bandits, a global maritime watchdog said Wednesday.Seafarers suffered 49 attacks between January and March around the world, up 20 percent from the 41 in the same period last year, the International Maritime Bureau said in a report by its piracy reporting center in Malaysia.Nigeria ranked as the No. 1 hotspot amid a lack of effective law enforcement, with its 10 reported attacks ? mostly off its main city of Lagos ? accounting for one-fifth of the global total, the London-based bureau said.Indonesian waters have long been the world's most afflicted by pirates, but the number of attacks in the first quarter fell from nine last year to four in 2008, the report said."For the first time in the last decade ... Indonesia is no longer ranked with the highest number of reported incidents," the bureau said. "The Indonesia navy and police should be commended f...
Nigeria : Le potentiel du pays se trouve dans l'agriculture et non dans le
2008-04-13 19:00:00 La Banque mondiale a déclaré mardi à Abuja que le Nigeria possède un potentiel de croissance plus important dans le secteur agricole que dans les secteurs du pétrole et du gaz, a rapporté mercredi à Lagos le journal Punch. Onno Ruhl, nouveau représentant pays de la Banque mondiale au Nigeria a déclaré mardi que la banque verse plus de 150 millions de dollars américains pour accroître le secteur. « L'agriculture est le plus grand secteur de l'économie nigériane et il est très important pour maintenir les moyens d' existence d'un grand nombre de personnes et pour la croissance économique et le développement du pays, » a-t-il déclaré.
Festival de pesca en Nigeria
2008-04-13 03:02:00 Un pescador sostiene el producto de su pesca en el río Matan Fada, durante el festival de pesca Argungu, en el estado de Kebbi, Kebbi. Desde 1934, el 15 de marzo miles de hombres y mujeres se lanzan al río para capturar el pescado más grande posible con redes, taparas y hasta con sus propias manos. Para ver la galería completa, hagan click.
By: La Guayaba Verde
Festival de pesca en Nigeria
2008-04-13 03:02:00 Un pescador sostiene el producto de su pesca en el río Matan Fada, durante el festival de pesca Argungu, en el estado de Kebbi, Kebbi. Desde 1934, el 15 de marzo miles de hombres y mujeres se lanzan al río para capturar el pescado más grande posible con redes, taparas y hasta con sus propias manos. Para ver la galería completa, hagan click.
By: La Guayaba Verde
Festival de pesca en Nigeria
2008-04-13 03:02:00 Un pescador sostiene el producto de su pesca en el río Matan Fada, durante el festival de pesca Argungu, en el estado de Kebbi, Kebbi. Desde 1934, el 15 de marzo miles de hombres y mujeres se lanzan al río para capturar el pescado más grande posible con redes, taparas y hasta con sus propias manos. Para ver la galería completa, hagan click.
By: La Guayaba Verde
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