Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria

Hospitals unable to cope

Abuja - Hospitals in Nigeria on Monday were failing to cope with the number of casualties following weekend clashes between Christians and Muslims in the city of Jos, the capital of central Plateau State, reports said on...

Out of 198,000 Visa Applications, We Refused 99, 000, Last Year, Says UK High Commission

Nigeria: Out of 198,000 Visa Applications, We Refused 99, 000, Last Year, Says UK High Commission Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Emeka Aginam The British High Commission, Abuja, recently invited newsmen for a tour of their...

Nigeria: Police-Ribadu Face-Off - Lawmaker Calls for Caution

Chairman of Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator Ayo Arise (Ekiti North), said weekend in Abuja that the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, was only exercising his...

Nigeria: Abuja Carnival - FG Seeks Public Private Partnership

Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Juliana Taiwo Abuja The Federal Government has said that beginning from 2009, it will contribute little or nothing to the funding of Abuja carnival as it seeks to involve more international...

Nigeria: Finally, Ribadu Gets NIPSS Certificate

The National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), yesterday finally awarded the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu his graduation certificate in a quiet...

Nigeria: Boni Haruna Granted Leave to Travel Abroad

Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Funso Muraina And Lanre Ogunyemi Abuja An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday granted leave to the former governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna and his former special assistant, Mohammed Inuwa,...

Nigeria: Hundreds of Pilgrims Stranded in Abuja

Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Onyebuchi Ezigbo Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was yesterday besieged by anxious and frustrated Muslim pilgrims seeking to obtain necessary documents to enable them travel...

Court Grants Boni, Aide Permission to Travel for Treatment

A Federal high court sitting in Abuja yesterday granted permission to former Adamawa State Governor, Bonny Haruna and his former Personal Assistant, Mohammed Basil Inuwa to travel to the United States of America (USA) and India...

Nigeria: Gas Flare Out - Oil Producing Communities Insist On Dec. 31 Deadline

Oil producing communities in the country are insisting on the December 31, 2008 deadline for gas flaring in the country or, in the alternative, oil companies which are unable to meet up with the deadline should be made to...

Judicial Workers Resume Strike Monday

Joe Nwankwo Abuja For the second time this year, the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Friday gave notice that it would embark on a nationwide strike on Monday, December 1. The Union told reporters that they would be...

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