Nigeria: US$2.1b scandal splits umbrella newspapers' body

20 december 2015 - 14:47:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The US$2.1 billion arms scandal linked to Nigeria's former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki has [...] Full text...

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French lawyers to defend former Niger junta member

09 november 2010 - 08:42:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Many French lawyers will join the defence team of Col. Ab doulaye Badie, the former [...] Full text...

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Libya, Chad sign telecommunications agreement

02 november 2010 - 14:10:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The Libyan Communications Network, Green, and the Chadi an communications company Monday signed a partnership agreement [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: UN envoy felicitates with Nigeria

01 october 2010 - 12:59:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- United Nations' resident coordinator in Nigeria Daouda T oure has felicitated with the country on the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: Today marks dawn of new era - Jonathan

01 october 2010 - 11:15:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has described Frid ay's 50th independence anniversary of the country as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria@50: US$63m celebration amid hopes, uncertainties

30 september 2010 - 13:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Celebrations marking Nigeria's 50th independence anniver sary will peak on Friday, I Oct. , the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria at 50: Federal govt. to celebrate with pomp, pageantry

29 september 2010 - 10:57:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's glistening capital city of Abuja, and indeed t he various state capitals across the country, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria at 50: Federal govt. to celebrate with pomp, pageantry

29 september 2010 - 10:54:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's glistening capital city of Abuja, and indeed t he various state capitals across the country, [...] Full text...

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Jonathan urges Nigerians in diaspora to support ongoing reforms

27 september 2010 - 19:10:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians in diasp ora to deploy their experiences and expertise to [...] Full text...

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Immigration, police gear for Nigeria's 2011 polls

05 september 2010 - 10:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigeria Immigration Service has said it will monitor movement of aliens into the country to [...] Full text...

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Nigerians in diaspora will vote after 2011, says President

18 august 2010 - 18:27:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan has assured that the governm ent will put all machinery in motion to [...] Full text...

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Women's U-20 FIFA WC: Nigeria's President commends Falconets

01 august 2010 - 17:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed the nationâ?s appreciation for "the exemplary dedication, patriotism, commitment to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria police to recruit 40,000 constables

31 july 2010 - 10:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Some 40,000 Constables are to be recruited into the Nige ria police starting on Monday, the [...] Full text...

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Kidnapping, support for Jonathan presidency dominate front pages in Nigeria

17 july 2010 - 12:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The latest spate of kidnappings in the country and suppo rt from an unlikely quarter for [...] Full text...

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UN report: Africa's poorest countries tax more aggressively

06 july 2010 - 15:28:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Africaâ?s low income earning countries have a te ndency to introduce more indirect taxes to [...] Full text...

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WFP warns of challenges as drought-hit Sahel enters hunger season

28 may 2010 - 11:45:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Friday warned of growing needs in the Eastern [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President re-assures of credible polls in 2011

27 may 2010 - 18:19:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday reiter ated his administration's determination to ensure free and fair [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank releases new rules on margin trading

25 may 2010 - 21:42:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- To avert repeat of the abuses and practices that bedevil led margin trading in the run-up [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's anti-graft body goes after corrupt property owners

25 may 2010 - 18:17:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria opened a new vista in the war against corruption with the setting up of a [...] Full text...

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Nigerian poet expected in Angola to celebrate Africa Day

23 may 2010 - 16:52:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Nigerian poet, Toyin Adewale Gabriel, is due in Ango la next week at the invitation [...] Full text...

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No sentiment about Niger Deltan as Nigerian President - MEND

12 may 2010 - 07:15:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (ME ND) has said the fact that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President sees hope in future of Africa

11 may 2010 - 19:10:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria Tuesday said the future of Africa is bright as the bond [...] Full text...

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Kibaki mourns late Nigerian leader

07 may 2010 - 21:44:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA)-- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, has sent a message of condo lence to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the [...] Full text...

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Kibaki mourns late Nigerian leader

07 may 2010 - 19:08:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA)-- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, has sent a message of condo lence to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the [...] Full text...

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Ping mourns Yar'Adua, congratulates President Jonathan

07 may 2010 - 09:40:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With the passing of President Umaru Yar'Adua, N igeria and Africa have lost one [...] Full text...

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Latest exchange rates in Nigeria

27 april 2010 - 19:47:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA)-- Following are the exchange rates of the Nigerian currency , Naira, against other major currencies, as released [...] Full text...

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Kidnappers of 2 Germans in Nigeria demand US$ 30m ransom

20 april 2010 - 16:52:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The abductors of two German construction workers in Nige ria's South-east Abia state have demanded a [...] Full text...

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Niger Press Centre re-opened

29 march 2010 - 19:49:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The Prime Minister of the transitional government in Nige r, Mahamadou Danda, on Monday announced the [...] Full text...

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Angolan President discusses cooperation ties with Nigerian envoy

04 march 2010 - 17:27:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angolan Head of State Josأ© Eduardo dos Santos, Thursday in Luanda discussed with the Nigerian Foreign [...] Full text...

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Nigerian ministers 'barred' from making public comments

04 march 2010 - 08:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has barred ministers from making public comments as the country's leadership [...] Full text...

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French President to tour Gabon, Rwanda

23 february 2010 - 17:47:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy left Paris Tuesday for L ibreville, Gabon, on the first leg of [...] Full text...

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CNPP opposes ministers' visit to Yar'Adua; says it's a waste of time

18 february 2010 - 18:28:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- With the politics of succession gaining momentum in Nige ria and a litany of events leading [...] Full text...

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Report says attack on journalists increases

17 february 2010 - 17:35:00
New York- US (PANA) -- New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said attacks on journalists were getting worse, with [...] Full text...

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Latest exchange rates in Nigeria

16 february 2010 - 19:25:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA)-- Following are the exchange rates of the Nigerian Currency , Naira, against other major currencies, as released [...] Full text...

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Nigerian acting president bans solidarity visits, frowns at congratulatory adver

15 february 2010 - 14:24:00
ts Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Mo nday asked Nigerians to stop placing [...] Full text...

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Latest foreign exchange rates in Nigeriatn

09 february 2010 - 18:19:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The following are the latest exchange rates for the Nige rian naira against some major foreign [...] Full text...

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Investors stake 4.44 billion naira on equities at Nigerian bourse

02 february 2010 - 17:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NS E) at the close of trading Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Nigerian soccer fans chart way forward for Super Eagles

29 january 2010 - 10:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Following the 1-0 defeat of the Super Eagles by the Blac k Stars of Ghana at [...] Full text...

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Zambian President to attend AU summit

29 january 2010 - 08:05:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda is expected in Addis Abab a, Ethiopia, Friday to attend the 14th [...] Full text...

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Ghana beats Nigeria to reach final of CAN 2010

28 january 2010 - 20:54:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Ghana reached the final of the Orange Africa Cup of Nati ons with a lone goal [...] Full text...

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Latest exchange rates in Nigeria

27 january 2010 - 18:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The following are the latest exchange rates for the Nige rian naira, against some major foreign [...] Full text...

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Opposition party slams Obasanjo over Yarâ?Adua

24 january 2010 - 16:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's most vocal opposition party, the Action Congre ss (AC) has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo [...] Full text...

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Food crisis looms in Nigerian city after violence

20 january 2010 - 10:21:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Food crisis looms Wednesday in Jos, capital city of Nige ria's northern Plateau state, after shops [...] Full text...

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Injury-scared Martins may start against Mozambique

20 january 2010 - 09:08:00
Lubango- Angola (PANA) -- Nigeria and Wolfsburg FC of Germany striker Obafemi Mar tins could be on the starting line-up [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bourse ends week in upbeat

16 january 2010 - 15:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A turnover of 2. 2 billion shares, worth 12. 8 billion nai ra in 34,511 deals [...] Full text...

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Nigeria consoles Haiti on earthquake disaster

14 january 2010 - 21:32:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its cond olences to President Renأ© Prأ©val and the [...] Full text...

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Nigerians optimistic ahead of match against Egypt

12 january 2010 - 09:34:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerians were full of optimism Tuesday, ahead of the da y's match between their national football [...] Full text...

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18 illegal gold miners arrested in northern Burundi

07 january 2010 - 17:43:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Some 18 illegal gold miners were arrested in the act in Kibira, a natural reserve in [...] Full text...

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US terror list: Nigerian Senate gives US ultimatum to delist Nigeria

05 january 2010 - 18:19:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian upper legislative Chamber, the Senate, Tues day issued a one-week ultimatum to the US [...] Full text...

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2009: Amnesty boosts peace in Nigeriaâ?s oil region

01 january 2010 - 07:38:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- A peace deal initiated by the Nigerian government with m ilitant group in the oil rich [...] Full text...

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'90 crushed to death in Nigeria road crash'

20 december 2009 - 12:00:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Some 90 people were crushed to death when a truck loaded with fertilizer crashed into a [...] Full text...

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'90 crushed to death in Nigeria road crash'

20 december 2009 - 11:54:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Some 90 people were crushed to death when a truck loaded with fertilizer crashed into a [...] Full text...

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Tandja's supporters demonstrate support

15 december 2009 - 22:26:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Several thousand people, including many students, on Tues day demonstrated in support of President Mamadou Tandja, [...] Full text...

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'Fly Nigeria Policy' expected to boost local airlines

14 december 2009 - 08:16:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 'Fly Nigeria Policy', which is being planned by the Nigerian government to compel government officials [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. targets tax evaders, stops waivers

08 december 2009 - 12:16:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian government, in an attempt to generate more non-oil revenue in 2010, plans to tighten [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. targets tax evaders, stops waivers

08 december 2009 - 08:25:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian government, in an attempt to generate more non-oil revenue in 2010, plans to tighten [...] Full text...

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FIFA 2010 WC: Nigeria can go through in Group B, says US-based Analyst

05 december 2009 - 09:25:00
Atlanta- US (PANA) -- A U. S. -based Nigerian Sports Analyst, Mr. Austin Akabueze, has said that Nigeria has [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi receives Niger delegation

26 november 2009 - 21:53:00
Tripoli- Libya(PANA) -- Libyan revolutionary leader Mouammar Kadhafi, the current AU chairman, on Thursday received in Tripoli a high-powered delegation [...] Full text...

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UK pledges to work with Nigeria in Security Council

24 november 2009 - 23:40:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) â" The United Kingdom (UK) g-overnment will work with Nige ria â?as a friend and an allyâ? [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Convention on small arms comes into effect

20 november 2009 - 11:59:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The ECOWAS Convention on Light Weapons and Small Arms ca me into force Friday, after the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria, Swiss coaches vow to win trophy

14 november 2009 - 19:14:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The U-17 team coach of Nigeria, John Obuh and his Switze rland counterpart, Dany Ryser, Saturday [...] Full text...

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FIFA 2010 WC: Kenyan fans back Super Eagles

13 november 2009 - 19:20:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Contrary to wide expectation that the Kenyan fans would support their darling team, the Harambee Stars, [...] Full text...

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Niger delegation lobby ECOWAS leaders

09 november 2009 - 18:22:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A Niger delegation, led by Prime Minister Ali Badjo Gamati e, on Monday called on Ghanaâ?s [...] Full text...

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Nigerian club fails in bid to lift African champions league title

07 november 2009 - 16:30:00
Lubumbashi- DR Congo (PANA) -- It took a perfect header from N Ekanga in the 73rd minute for TP Mazembe [...] Full text...

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Victims of Nigeria boat mishap given mass burial

04 november 2009 - 12:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The remains of the 40 victims of the 30 Oct. boat mishap along the Nano [...] Full text...

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MEND announces 'indefinite ceasefire'

25 october 2009 - 11:25:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's main oil militants have announced an 'indefini te ceasefire', starting Sunday, to pave the way [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua asked to order Al-Bashir's arrest or.....

25 october 2009 - 11:18:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Four civil society organizations on Saturday asked Nige rian President Umaru Yarâ?Adua to use his â?position [...] Full text...

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Okah urges MEND to halt Niger Delta attacks

22 october 2009 - 09:33:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) lead er Henry Okah may have prevailed on [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Niger, vows non-recognition of poll result

20 october 2009 - 18:28:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) T uesday suspended Niger from the 15-member regional [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens prepare for polls despite ECOWAS' postponement advice

19 october 2009 - 12:15:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Despite the request by ECOWAS leaders for the postponemen t of Tuesday's legislative polls in Niger, [...] Full text...

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Fresh bank debtors, oil-sector deregulation, UN seat fill Nigerian media

17 october 2009 - 19:11:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a week busy with catchy headlines, the Nigerian media published stories on the list of [...] Full text...

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Fresh bank debtors, oil-sector deregulation, UN seat fill Nigerian media

17 october 2009 - 12:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a week busy with catchy headlines, the Nigerian media published stories on the list of [...] Full text...

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NNHRI urges ECOWAS to sanction Niger, Guinea

15 october 2009 - 19:37:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Network of National Human Rights Institutions of ECO WAS member states (ECOWAS-NNHRI) has called for [...] Full text...

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Suspension of universities teachers' strike, amnesty deal fill Nigerian media

10 october 2009 - 09:59:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The suspension of the strike by university teachers, gov ernment's post-amnesty programme for Niger Delta militants [...] Full text...

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Cautious optimism in Niger Delta after amnesty deal (Analysis)

05 october 2009 - 08:39:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- On the first day of the post-amnesty deal for oil milita nts in Nigeria's Niger Delta [...] Full text...

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B/Faso President, Compaore, named ECOWAS facilitator on Guinea crisis

03 october 2009 - 14:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Chairman of ECOWAS, President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nige ria, Saturday named Burkina Faso President Blaise [...] Full text...

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48 countries for 6th Francophone Games in Beirut

27 september 2009 - 13:03:00
Beirut- Lebanon (PANA) -- A total of 48 countries are featuring in the 6th Franco phone Games, which opened Sunday [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS ad-hoc ministerial committee leaves for Niger Saturday

28 august 2009 - 07:14:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The ECOWAS ad-hoc ministerial committee on Niger is bill ed to leave for Niamey on Saturday [...] Full text...

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AI hails freedom for death row prisoners in Nigeria

26 august 2009 - 14:24:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Human rights body Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday h ailed the decision of Lagos state government in [...] Full text...

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Anti-corruption leader arrested in Niger

24 august 2009 - 17:09:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Transparency International (TI) has expressed serious c oncern about the arrest in Niger, of Wada Maman, [...] Full text...

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Nigerien opposition leader appeals court conviction

13 august 2009 - 16:59:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- The president of Niger's opposition party, the United Fro nt for the Safeguarding of the Democratic [...] Full text...

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US keen for stronger ties with Nigeria - Clinton

12 august 2009 - 15:05:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Visiting American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sai d here Wednesday the US was keen to [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua expresses concern at Nigerien political face-off

05 august 2009 - 17:33:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yarâ?Adua Wednesday expressed deep concern at the political situation in Niger Republic. [...] Full text...

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Nigerian state governors move to stem sectarian violence

04 august 2009 - 08:57:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Smarting from days of violence that left 780 people dead and displaced thousands, Governors of the [...] Full text...

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Academic urges Nigeriens to defend constitution

23 july 2009 - 17:04:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- A teacher/researcher in the Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences of Abdou Moumouni University in Niamey, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media highlight sack threat on Yar'Adua

18 july 2009 - 12:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a very busy week, filled with stories on politics, ec onomy and security, the Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua receives Pele, promises sports dev. in Nigeria (Corrected)

07 july 2009 - 20:01:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar’Adua, on Tuesday received the Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes De Nascimeto, popularly [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua received Pele, promises sports dev. in Nigeria

07 july 2009 - 19:37:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's President Umaru Yar’Adua, on Tuesday received the Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes De Nascimeto, popularly [...] Full text...

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Nigerian public media workers set for strike

06 july 2009 - 21:27:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Baring any last minutes change of mind, workers in state - owned media organisations are set [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bank to open office in China

06 july 2009 - 10:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 115-year-old First Bank of Nigeria is to open a repr esentative office in Beijing, China, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt has failed people of Niger Delta, says AI

30 june 2009 - 17:15:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Amnesty International (AI), which works to protect huma n rights worldwide, has slammed the Nigerian government, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt has failed people of Niger Delta, says AI

30 june 2009 - 17:10:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Amnesty International (AI), which works to protect human rights worldwide, has slammed the Nigerian government, saying [...] Full text...

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Malian President Touré to attend ECOWAS summit

19 june 2009 - 20:59:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré will leave Bamako on Monday for Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, to [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD calls for protection of African arts

17 june 2009 - 21:52:00
N'djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The general secretary of the Sahelo-Saharan countries ( CEN-SAD), Dr Mamat El Madani El Azhari, on [...] Full text...

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2010 WC/CAN qualifier: Nigeria leads Kenya 1-0 at half time

07 june 2009 - 17:43:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Super Eagles of Nigeria led the Harambee Stars of Ke nya 1-0 at half time [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch scores Yar'Adua low

07 june 2009 - 17:00:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has done a poor job of fighting corruption and fixing [...] Full text...

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Nigerians react to Sanusi's confirmation as CBN boss

04 june 2009 - 18:48:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Hours after the confirmation of 49-year-old banker and e conomist, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the 10th [...] Full text...

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US denies claims of destabilization of Nigeria

30 may 2009 - 09:30:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The United States government has denied allegations that the country “is trying to destabilize Nigeria” as [...] Full text...

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Yar'Adua lists achievements as Nigeria celebrates democracy day

29 may 2009 - 09:26:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua says his governme nt made tremendous impact in a number of [...] Full text...

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4 die in Nigeria over European soccer League final

28 may 2009 - 12:32:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- While soccer fans in Spain are celebrating Barcelona's 2 -0 victory over Manchester United in the [...] Full text...

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Escalation of Niger Delta crisis dominates Nigerian papers

23 may 2009 - 09:12:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The escalation of the perennial crisis in Nigeria's Nige r Delta oil region so dominated the [...] Full text...

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2010 CAN/WC: Mali names 25-man squad against Ghana, Benin

22 may 2009 - 16:05:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali's national football team coach, Stephen Keshi of Nige ria, has named a 25-man squad to [...] Full text...

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U-17 World Cup: FIFA verdict shocks Nigerians

22 may 2009 - 10:14:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The verdict by world soccer's governing body FIFA, that Nigeria is not ready to host this [...] Full text...

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Nigerian troops 'rescue two more Filipino hostages'

21 may 2009 - 11:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian troops battling militants in the country's Nige r Delta oil region said Thursday they had [...] Full text...

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Nigerian militants admit loss of Camp 5, say only 5 fighters die

19 may 2009 - 10:33:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's oil militants said Tuesday they have lost onl y five fighters since the military offensive [...] Full text...

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Nigeria ready for cricket World Cup qualifier

17 april 2009 - 14:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria has lined up a number of cricket matches to prep are its team for the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president appoints new special adviser

14 april 2009 - 20:09:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has appointed Alh aji Sani Idris Bagiwa as his Special Adviser [...] Full text...

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'13 family members die in Nigeria road crash'

14 april 2009 - 07:37:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- At least 13 members of the same family died in a road ac cident that occurred [...] Full text...

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Suspected Muslim fanatics burn churches in Nigeria

14 april 2009 - 07:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Three churches were burnt and several Christians injured in two cities in Nigeria's northern state of [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire releases impounded Nigerian aircraft

11 march 2009 - 12:33:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Cote d'Ivoire has released an aircraft belonging to Nige ria's private airline 'Arik Air', which was [...] Full text...

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