Following the uncomplimentary remarks made by the Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi that Nigeria should be divided into two between the Christians and Muslims, Nigeria yesterday recalled its Ambassador to Libya, Isa Mohammed in protest against the statement.

The Federal Government has described the Libyan Leader, Muammar Ghadaffi's statement , that Nigeria should split into two in respect to recurring Jos crisis as "insensitive and irresponsible", even as it has recalled its Ambassador to Libya, Isa Mohammed for consultation.

TEN Nigerian lifters would fly out today to Egypt to partake in the 2nd African Youth Olympic qualifier which holds from March 19 to March 26.

Current regional and international issues were the focus of the meeting on Wednesday between President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Mr. Jeffrey Feltman U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.

Tunisia is taking part from March 16 to 18, in the 14th edition of the "Customer Strategy" Fair (le salon de la relation client), at the Porte de Versailles, in Paris.

"The Malekite rite and its impact on the unification of the practice of religious rites" was the object of the second Tunisian-Moroccan conference which was recently held in Kairouan.

"Improving performance and preserving athletes' health" is the theme of the International Sports Medicine Congress, due to be held from March 19 to 20 in Tunis by the Tunisian National Olympic Committee (CNOT).

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a motion urging the Government of Nigeria to cut ties with the Republic of Libya over an inciting statement by that Country's President, Muammar Khaddafi that Nigeria should split along religious lines.

The Nigerian ambassador to Libya, Alhaji Aliu Mohammed, has been recalled over the provoking statement of Libyan president Muamar Gaddafi. This is made known from a statement released from the ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.

Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador from Libya, in reaction to the diplomatic row Maumar Ghadafi touched off on Tuesday when he advocated the break up of Africa's most populous nation along the lines of religious homogeneity.

The Federal Government yesterday recalled its ambassador, Alhaji Isah Mohammed, from the Libyan Peoples Arab Socialist Jamharriyah "for consultations" following Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's call on Tuesday for the splitting of Nigeria into two, along religious lines.

AFRICA'S most decorated football club, Al Ahly of Egypt, arrived in Harare yesterday with a full strength squad confident of silencing Gunners in their Champions League first round, first leg tie, at Rufaro tomorrow.

In a move that could lead to a major diplomatic row, Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya, Alhaji M. K. Ibrahim.

African science ministers are hoping to extend a high-speed fibre optic network - currently linking Egypt to the northern hemisphere - to other countries in Africa.

Following his two-day working visit and his participation in works of the 27th session of the Council, Prince Nayef Bin Abdul-Aziz, Minister of the Interior and Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Honorary President of the Arab Interior Ministers Council, left Tunisia, on Wednesday.

On the occasion of the celebration of the Independence Day and Youth Day, the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Physical Education, has prepared a rich program including various youth activities, cultural and artistic events at the national and regional levels.

A unified set of specifications requirements was recently created to set the rules of creation and functioning of private training establishments with the aim to simplify administrative procedures and to encourage investments in this sector.

In order to provide the appropriate legal mechanisms for the Tunisian medicine bank to collect donations in kind and cash, a draft bill amending a previous law dated 1973, was examined on Tuesday by a cabinet meeting chaired by President Ben Ali.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Mohamed Ghannouchi, received on Thursday in Tunis, Mr. James E. Doyle, the Governor of the State of Wisconsin.

The US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman , who is on an official visit in Tunisia, has declared that "My visit in Tunisia allowed me to witness development of the country which has achieved rather laudable rates in matters of economic growth and technological progress."