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Nigeria: 'Intercepted Dynamites Belong to Construction Firm'Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:01AMThe over 700 dynamites, thought to be explosives intercepted by the military on Thursday in Abuja belongs to an Abuja based construction Company, SCC, THISDAY gathered in Abuja Friday.

Nigeria: Govt Should Privatise the RailwaysFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:18AMA few months ago, China unveiled yet another fast train -- the fastest train on any railway system. As The Economist magazine rightly put it: the heart of China's national railway policy has been the pursuit of speed. And, having built the world's longest high-speed network from scratch, last week the country proudly launched its showcase project --- the 1,318km (820-mile) Beijing-Shanghai line ...

Nigeria: SIM Card Registration - Different StrokesTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:18AMResidents of the federal Capital Territory recount the challenges they have faced in the ongoing SIM card registration, calling on the authorities to do more in the area of sensitisation, and to also call to order some unscrupulous registration officers.

Nigeria: Medical Association Cautions Pharmacists Over Nafdac EmploymentTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:18AMThe Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), not to take seriously, the threat by pharmacists over its employment advertisement.

Nigeria: David-West's Lamentations for Local Varsities (1)Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 8:11AMTam David West is well-known nation-wide. Apart from being a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and later Minister of Mines, Power and Steel, he is a retired Professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan. Now, although I do not agree with him on several issues, including his uncritical, almost worshipful, admiration of former military dictator, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, his ...

Nigeria: N18, 000 Minimum Wage - Matters ArisingThursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:46AMNo Nigerian who has his right senses functioning correctly will hold the notion that N18, 000 minimum wage for the Nigerian worker is much or is not payable in Nigeria of today. Anyone who holds such an opinion must either be crazy or hypocritical.

2. Sleepy hubby stabs wife for waking him upMonday, April 25, 2011 @ 7:15PMAN ANGRY husband, who was awakened from his morning slumber, beat up and stabbed his wife, Harian Metro reported.

Nigeria: Guarding Against Goats at Nigeria's AirportsFriday, March 11, 2011 @ 5:36AMOn July 6, 2005, an Air France jet ran into a stray cow on landing at Port Harcourt. No one was injured in the accident, but the aircraft suffered structural damage. The news spread like wildfire around the world. Again, Nigeria's airports' inherent danger became the centre of discussions in the closely knitted aviation community.

DR Congo probes murky case of suspected gold smugglingWednesday, February 9, 2011 @ 12:33PMDR Congo authorities were Wednesday trying to shed light on a murky case of suspected gold trafficking in mineral-rich Nord-Kivu province after four foreigners were arrested with large quantities of gold and dollars.