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World Bank Proposes N351 Billion Loan

13 November, 2008 - 02:10 — AA Nigeria
World Bank Proposes N351 Billion Loan - The World Bank Group has proposed to assist Nigeria meet its infrastructure challenge, by offering a loan facility of $1 billion every year, totaling $3 billion (about N351 billion) from 2009 to 2011, under its International Development Assistance (IDA). [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Govt Suspends $8.3 Billion Chinese Rail Contract

1 November, 2008 - 00:49 — AA Nigeria
Govt Suspends $8.3 Billion Chinese Rail Contract - Nigeria has suspended the controversial $8.3 billion (about N979.4 billion) contract awarded to a Chinese firm to upgrade its railway system, according to officials in Abuja. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

If Niger Bridge Collapses

14 October, 2008 - 23:53 — AA Nigeria
If Niger Bridge Collapses - Governor Peter Obi's cry to the Senate Committee on Works about the importance of the second Niger Bridge pales beside the imminent collapse of the existing bridge, which is a patch up of the 43-year-old bridge blown up during the civil war after Biafran troops marched on Ore. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Abuja to Get Monorail Railway Soon - Modibbo

6 October, 2008 - 23:34 — AA Nigeria
Abuja to Get Monorail Railway Soon - Modibbo - In an effort to ease transportation challenges in the Federal Capital Territory, the FCT Administration has concluded plans to partner with Intamin Transportaion Ltd and Ponet Nigeria Ltd to establish a monorail railway system in Abuja. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Leaders Call For Economic Turnaround

29 September, 2008 - 04:13 — AA Nigeria
Leaders Call For Economic Turnaround - Barely three days to the nation's 48th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, Nigerians yesterday called for implementation of robust policies capable of making life better for the Nigerian people before the country marks its Golden Jubilee in two years' time. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

18-Storey Tower Demolished in 11 Seconds

23 September, 2008 - 03:20 — AA Nigeria
18-Storey Tower Demolished in 11 Seconds - It was a technological spectacle yesterday in Lagos, as the 18-storey Bank of Industry (BoI) Tower, was finally brought down through controlled demolition exercise that lasted only 11 seconds. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

The Rule of Lawlessness

18 September, 2008 - 21:14 — AA Nigeria
The Rule of Lawlessness - Mischief- makers and overzealous security agents were at work this Tuesday. The former used a fake email address of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to announce the likely resignation of President Yar'Adua "after a carbinet (sic) reshuffle" yesterday. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

PHCN Unveils Plans to Achieve Stable Power Supply

15 September, 2008 - 23:36 — AA Nigeria
PHCN Unveils Plans to Achieve Stable Power Supply - The Executive Management Team (EMT) of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) has formally launched a new vision and target/mandate for the next three years. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Ecobank Votes N210 Billion for Expansion Across Africa

15 September, 2008 - 23:35 — AA Nigeria
Ecobank Votes N210 Billion for Expansion Across Africa - Africa's leading Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, is currently planning a N210 billion ($1.75 billion) expansion for its operations across the continent. [Nigeria News : All Africa]

Military Tackles Militants in Air, Sea, Ground Battle

15 September, 2008 - 23:35 — AA Nigeria
Military Tackles Militants in Air, Sea, Ground Battle - Barely two days after the creation of a ministry for the Niger Delta region, a militant group yesterday engaged men of the Joint Task Force in a full-fledged armed offensive. Reports indicated that men of the JTF might have begun a full-blown campaign to dislodge the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, militants from the Niger Delta area. The clash took place in Degema, a riverine community in Rivers State, yesterday.
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