Abuja hosts Water Utilities West African conference

Nov. 26 | Water Utilities West Africa conference comes to Nigeria at a crucial time where the water infrastructure has degraded and there isn’t sufficient water delivery to all inhabitants.  The urban areas have grown tremendously and there is a national call...

Wedding fair & expo to hit Lagos in spring 2012

Nov. 26 | …As Akin Eso comes to town with WED magazine Picture an exquisite event that will bring all that you need to make that dream wedding of yours an event to cherish forever. Imagine having all the reputed bridal companies and wedding vendors at your beck...

EFCC boss Farida Waziri sacked

Nov. 23 | Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a spokesman said on Wednesday, giving no reason. The president “approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde as the Acting Chairman/Chief...

€20m mansion scandal: Blogger apologises to Alison-Madueke

Nov. 21 | Dear President Goodluck Jonathan and honorable minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison Madueke, I am personally very happy about the urgency which this millions of euro mansion allegation in Vienna, Austria has been refuted and taken. Consequently I would want...

Magnaquest gains ground in broadband and pay tv services in Africa

Nov. 19 | Press Release: Magnaquest Technologies Ltd., the global provider of Billing, CRM and Service Fulfillment solutions provider has emerged as the most preferred vendor for ISPs, Data Centers and Pay TV service providers in Africa. The solution is preferred...

UN in post-war reconstruction: Sierra Leone’s success story

Nov. 15 | By Kingsley Ighobor and Michael Fleshman “The war is over, go and enjoy life,” Sierra Leone’s former president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, declared at a January 2002 symbolic burning of weapons and ammunition to mark the end of the country’s civil war....

Election tribunal upholds Jonathan’s presidency

Nov. 1 | ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court rejected a challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in an April election and rejected demands by the main opposition party for a recount in several areas of the country. Jonathan was declared winner...

Anti-gay marriage bill attract polarises Nigeria’s lawmakers

Nov. 1 | ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian legislators started hearings this week on a bill that would criminalise same-sex marriage and could make it punishable by five years in jail. Monday the senate opened debate on the bill proposed by a national assembly...