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Friday, September 03, 2010

Patients are injured due to missed or delayed diagnosis, analysis shows

New light on the mechanism of parkinson‘s disease

New study singles out factors linked to cognitive deficits in type 2 diabetes

Surgeons impact whether a woman gets breast reconstruction

Childhood Obesity may be underreported

Nanobiotechnology to fight cancer and other illnesses

More patients research their own diseases, seek to manage chronic conditions

Several West nile virus infections and deaths in Greece, and other parts of Europe

Some African-Americans with chronic kidney disease benefit From lower blood pressure goal

There is still too much aluminum in infant formulas

Addiction, compulsive eating may be linked by biochemical pathway

Why females fare better than males after traumatic injury

RPSGB and no smoking day announce alliance, UK

Lower blood pressure may preserve kidney

One year after court judgement, Nigerian women still need letter of consent to get passport

This lady would not allow me enjoy my man

I’m not at war with Eme Awa’s widow –Aiyegbeni

Going back to school met with mixed emotions

Why slimming drug meridia is still on the market in USA

Revaccination could benefit HIV-infected children

Preemptive surgery may help prevent cancer for some women

Help! My girl-friend is stuck abroad

My boyfriend’s English is horrible

My husband beats me

Relief Africa inspires children of Modupe Cole Memorial Child and Treatment Home

Learn to treat people right

Giving back to the society

She is just after my money

Rage, commotion as overzealous policemen shoot colleague’s son dead at checkpoint

Students learn to shop healthy, smart on supermarket tours

Michael Douglas says he has stage four throat cancer

I didn’t know he was married with children until we had gone far with our wedding plans

Oby Edozie rebrands in a big way

BBA 3 winner set to wed fellow housemate

Charly Boy raises youths’ hope

Basket Mouth finally marries girlfriend

Bent Arrow goes to FCT

Edo: Sparring with a unionist

‘Why Jonathan won’t lose sleep over IBB’

PFWA: Helen, Vwede evicted

Tee A turns musician?

Glo to launch Recharge and go to Old Trafford

FIBA World Championship enters knockout stage

Arshavin is overrated –Man United legend

Olarinoye praises parents for supporting Ibadan tennis clinic

Television stations to inspect Nigeria Premier League venues

France humbled, Spain wins

Ada hosts Osun Golf Open

IPC lifts suspension on Nigeria Paralympic Committee

England bounce back with total victory

Pack of Bob Arum‘s missing son found

Power supply: Reps urge phcn to phase out wooden poles

Champions League draw makes me laugh -Seedorf

TREM Walk-For-Life holds

Edo govt releases N864m MDG intervention fund

Next US tennis talent gets curtain call

Cricket: Match fixing could attract life ban

Wenger presides over Homeless World Cup

Navigational charges: NAMA permits Arik to fly after paying N50m

No plan to attack Jos after Ramadan –Plateau CP

Nigeria sees demand for eurobond, plans Oct-Nov issue

FIFA blasts Africa for hiring foreign coaches

Woman killed as club celebrate

HP outlasts Dell in bidding war for 3PAR

People are always afraid of Nigeria and it’s not right

That late change of venue

NSE to get new mgt in 2011

Jonathan seeks support from coalition of parties

Over 1.5million people benefit from NDDC health programmes

FOI Bill: Coalition faults Senate Committee on Appropriation

3SC to sign new players

Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic

Congo confront Senegal with LuaLua

EU presses China to step up fight against fakes

Union considers fresh BA strike ballot

Race for 2012 Nations Cup begins in Africa

US policy under spotlight as unemployment expected to rise

Udi warns Eagles coach over big names

We’re not under pressure to move against govs –efcc

Voter registration commences October

Bayelsa pays N720m to subsidise workers’ mortgage

House of Reps fracas: Melaye, others lose bid to regain seats

Biafra: Gone too soon

National Junior Golf Championship winners emerge

Wheat pushes world food prices up

Galaxy Tab unveiled as Samsung’s first tablet computer

‘Software competency can reduce incessant building collapse’

US, China manufacturing growth eases concerns

I have no quarrel with 9ice, we are more like brothers – Isolate

WAFU Cup: Bosso slams critics, insists Tornadoes will qualify

Aso Savings boosts turnover on NSE

…Keyamo, Agbaje back decision

2011: ‘EFCC can’t bar corrupt politicians’

Commonwealth: Four wrestlers fail dope tests

‘Ex-players who want to help Nigerian football are regarded as being broke’ - Amunike

2011 election: Anenih vows to break party barriers for women politicians

Jan 2011 gov poll: Go to court, INEC dares six states

Perhaps, a professor’s final lesson (2)

Can insurers cope with a perfect storm?

Super Liga debut excites Olubayo

We didn’t break up over boyfriend snatching - Iban girls

We can compete with TuFace and Asa if we have the right support – Physically-challenged musicians

I’ll soon stop Fathia from using my name – Saidi Balogun

Indiscipline is reason Nigerian companies fail and multinationals succeed – Chief Osunkeye @70

I’d fallen in love with Orlando’s music before I met him in Alagbon – Aunty Ayo

Beauty foods straight from the kitchen

Telecoms base stations: Between hazards and love for money

Unveiling female reproductive organ (2)

Jang appoints acting VC for state varsity

2011: Mobile Police to demobilize weak officers

Moratti opens door to Mourinho’s return

Senegal arrests seven Koranic teachers over child begging

Oyo PDP crisis: Rep backs Jonathan’s, NWC’s peace initiative

Ex-police DIG alerts public on impersonator

Europe agrees new agencies to supervise financial firms

BP: Oil spill cost up to $8bn

Mexico clash ‘leaves 27 drug cartel gunmen dead‘

Gaza militants promise fresh attacks on Israel

Seven people killed in riots, Mozambique says

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Expert urges government to create virile credit system

Grocery Bazaar opens office in Lagos

Rice: Stakeholders alert FG to dangers of abnormal waiver

Cocoa farmers, processors urged to embrace modern technology

Firm introduces corporate taxis with mobile TV advert

Retailers’ August sales beat estimates

NIA chief blames poor insurance culture for industry woes

AP Moller-Maersk seeks to expand operations

‘Prudent capital financing, vital for economic development’

Eurozone economy rises by 1%

Lagos set to rejuvenate economy, mega city through LFTZ

N200bn agric fund: NACCIMA advocates increased crops cultivation

Manufacturers, Ogun in face-off over new levy

NEPC boss identifies problems of export trade

Four core investors eye Bank PHB

Ex-servicemen want pension offices in states

Lagos to assist NAPEP with N100m

Maritime professionals urge NIMASA to release MAN’s grant

Tuface visits Project Fame

D’banj’s Koko Mobile set to hit the market

Evaluating Nigeria’s port concession arrangement

Optimising wealth creating potential of airport book store

Suntai lauds Zenith Bank’s donation to varsity

Pension fund administrators switch to govt bonds

BUA targets 51% stake in Union DICON salt

EEG: Controversy trails NDC certificates’ value

Fashola inaugurates seven new judges

Edo releases N864m MDGs intervention fund

Education minister gives states ultimatum to submit data

NURTW: Tokyo alleges fresh plot to incarcerate him

FRSC still issuing driving licences in Lagos – Garba

Disaster management: Odey urges NEMA, armed forces to collaborate

Discourage babies from sucking fingers beyond two years — Dentist

Independence Motor Rally holds in four states

Cholera kills seven in Zamfara

I didn’t discuss 2011 elections with Jonathan – Buhari

‘Corruption, bane of Nigeria’s development’

NDDC boss assures on completion of coastal road

Obudu race: Organisers increase prize money

US Open: Angry Roddick crashes out

Uduaghan condoles Enechi’s family

NIM president commends Okiro

EFCC arrests three Rivers officials

Brass LNG: NNPC seeks Japan’s intervention on FID

2011: Jonathan presidency ’ll benefit Nigeria – Group

No fresh funds for INEC — Ekweremadu

Tenure: Fayose, ACN hail INEC’s position on Ekiti

Law to ban vehicular emissions underway

‘No Nigerian killed in Mozambique riot’

Olofinjana to face former club

Nigeria‘s future bright – Kanu

Police arrest Dutch mother suspected of killing babies

Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off Lousiana coast

Bolton cancel Shittu’s contract

Liverpool lied to me – Mascherano

Eid-el-fitri: FG declares Thurs, Fri public holidays

Lagos-Badagry Expressway project not terminated – LASG

INEC: A commission and the burden of voter apathy

Contempt: Onovo defies court again

Coup: Equatorial Guinea denies deaths of two Nigerians

Ume-Ezeoke steps down as ANPP chairman

12th anniversary: ACN, CD berate PDP

I’m ready for governorship poll – Imoke

NESREA introduces measures to regulate telecoms operators

Sunderland want Onuoha to stay

Yobo hits Calabar for Madagascar

Abbas, Netanyahu relaunch peace talks

EU criticises France on Roma deportations

‘Traditional rulers should learn Nigerian languages’

Stakeholders call for merging of artistes’ bodies

Rethinking the FDA rule on barring gay men from giving blood

The Folklore Brunch in Ikoyi

Hurricane Earl prompts US East Coast evacuations

Congo mass rape numbers rise to 240 —UN

Rid Lagos Lagoon of shanties

Power outage disrupts Eagles training in Calabar

Cash prevents Aiyegbeni’s £5m move

... unveils blueprint for financial reporting standards

Why Oni is afraid of Ekiti intellectuals – ACN

Restructuring: INEC retires two directors

Dawn crash in Lagos claims three lives

We’ve put Nigeria on the right path – PDP

FoI Bill: Groups tackle senator over comment

Lack of regulation bane of paper industry – CIPPON

Rivers releases N9bn for rural electrification project

FG to issue N80bn treasury bills next week

NJC clears judge over alleged misconduct

2011: Don’t condemn Jonathan yet, Soyinka advises Nigerians

Okada regulations: Law enforcement agents flouting Lagos State govt’s directive — Union boss

Two Islamic clerics kidnapped me — Six-year-old boy

2011: Jonathan seeks increased support from EU

2011: Police commission pledges end to electoral fraud

Nsofor will shine at West Ham – Grant

NFF to advertise Eagles’ coaching job

NSE: Waiting for the auditors’ monsters

Bar trucks from the roads at peak periods

How Ejigbo LCDA spoilt Jakande Estate road

Faulty deregulation of university education

Global health: Priority agenda for the 21st Century

The economics of ‘Jega’s budget’

Police end hostage drama at US TV station

Pakistan mourns as Lahore bombing toll rises

Why Britain shouldn’t renew nuclear weaponry

One Music channel debuts on HiTV

The highs and lows of HiTV

Divinelove presents book to the public

What to tell Alzheimer’s patients after a trial goes awry

Malaika breaks holiday for Kafidipe sisters

All-oil diet

NAFDAC reads riot-act to fake drugs manufacturers

Illegal clinics: NAFDAC nabs five Cameroonians

NHIS: FG wants coverage of all Nigerians by 2015

EFCC storms Rivers, invites Finance commissioner, others

Edo government releases N864m MDG intervention fund

New Constitution now operational - Ekweremadu

Deadly Mozambique price riots enter second day

Obama urges Mid-East leaders to take opportunity

Executed officers weren‘t abducted, E‘Guinea says

UN: Congo mass rape numbers rise to 240

Greenpeace rig activists arrested

BREAKING NEWS: Adewole emerges as new UI VC

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Boost your PC performance in three easy steps

How video games, TV affect children’s attention

UEFA bans vuvuzelas

Semenya flop attributed to fatigue, sickness

Judiciary workers give Zamfara ultimatum over entitlements

Normalcy returns to Mobil’s terminal after protest

Blake clocks 10.06 to beat Gatlin

Holyfield wants Haye, Klitschko brothers

No state is free from fake drugs —NAFDAC

Lack of research, bane of Nigeria’s devt — Lecturer

Floods kill three, displace families in northern Nigeria

Researchers allege theft of malaria drugs in Nigeria, others

NWF selects 11 for Delhi 2010

Rivers boosts MTN-AIT Football Awards

Delhi 2010: Nigerian athletes almost ready – coach

Water: Niger probes investment as scarcity persists

Lottery salesman arraigned for alleged theft

Ultimatum: NUC invites Osun, Oyo SSGs, education commissioners

N100bn bond: Utomi to moderate Ogun debate

Court orders JTF to release vessel

Injury knocks out Etuhu

Wozniacki in cruise control

Nadal through after tough tie

Ghana, Cote d‘Ivoire storm Abeokuta for Pepsi

Make your vote count, cleric urges electorate

Nasa experts head to Chile to help miners

FG asks teachers to drop proposed strike

OPEC’s oil output falls

NMA blames cholera outbreak on bad governance

2011: Coalition to present common candidates

NURTW: Oyo govt replies Tokyo over violence threat

Cholera epidemic: Jonathan approves toilets, water for affected areas

2011: No plot against anti-Jonathan govs —PDP

Oil chiefs say crude price may near $80

Uganda invites bids for hydro power plant

Three Oxfam workers killed in Afghanistan

2011: Jega assures women, vulnerable groups

Enyimba mourn Enechi

Mourinho wanted Drogba in Madrid

‘PDP is only industry in Ebonyi’

Liverpool too good to turn down – Konchesky

Criticism will make us strong – Sunshine

We have not endorsed any presidential aspirant – NU

Sri Lankan maid was not abused —Saudi official

Global currency trading jumps by 20%

Power: ‘FG should sell companies to capable investors’

Shell trains young Nigerian engineers

FRSC suspends issuance of driver’s licence in Lagos

Ekiti: Patients shun teaching hospital despite suspension of strike

Ramadan: Bankole doles out food items to Muslims in Ogun

Technical colleges bemoan teachers’ shortage

‘Proposed N200bn real estate lifeline too little’

Compensation: 36 Akure house owners shun screening

Ember months: Lagos CP assure residents of safety

Computer literacy: Mimiko orders compilation of defaulters’ list

34,328 prison inmates awaiting trial — NPS boss

Osun to inaugurate FTZ in December

Chevron seals exploration deal in Liberia

Nigeria raises Bonny, Qua crude prices for September

AFDB to increase private sector lending in 2011

Security Council condemns killing of four AU peacekeepers

NUBAN’ll enhance good corporate governance in banks – ASSBIFI boss

Rape: Sweden reopens investigation of Wikileaks founder

2011: Igbo group calls for adoption of true federalism

Murray urged to attack

‘I blame myself for missing World Cup’

Kolade tasks Nigerian youths on values

2011: Zoning can’t stop me from contesting – Kaduna gov

Yobo completes Fenerbahce switch

Day two quotes

Police clash with price protesters in Mozambique

2011: Why we are backing Jonathan –Nigerians in Diaspora

Ex-UK foreign minister, brother fight for party leadership

Wall Street jumps on manufacturing data

Alaska senator abandons re-election bid

Naira appreciates on increased dollar sales

Usan deepwater: Nigerdock achieves one million man hours

Natural gas prices fall on signs of slower economic growth

Nigeria embarks on vast FTZ development with China

FEC approves N1.7bn for primary school textbooks

DTN: NUJ lauds FG over prosecution of Folio, Anosike, others

‘Electricity consumers in Ibadan owe PHCN N800m’

Scrap office of first lady, bishops urge Jonathan

FG grounds Arik over non-payment of navigational charges

Commercial electricity tariffs to take effect Q1 2011

Daughter mediates in Alaafin, Alao-Akala’s row

New Deji for coronation on Sunday

Extradition: Police flout court order, refuse to release American

Gov poll: Bayelsa, Ekiti kick against Jan. date

Drama, anguish as Lagos enforces new rules on okada operations

Nigeria may become fifth most populous nation –Study

Correct pricing and development of Nigeria’s gas industry

Oil price rises from one-week low

How SMEs can get adequate funding

NEXIM supports indigenous firms to boost economy

Obama hails end to US combat operations

Stakeholders task SEC, NSE over moribund companies

N’Korea forges trade documents to dodge sanction —Report

PDP has no moral right to indict opposition parties – ANPP

The power sector roadmap

The Lekki-Epe escapade

Outdated politics of zoning and matters arising

School resumption: Parents patronise Lagos book expo

Lagos compiles report on Ikeja model city plan

IBB’s desperation to re-write history

N’Delta, Los Angeles among world’s most polluted places – Report

NFF writes Madagascar over change of venue

Mikel happy with Chelsea defensive role

President Jonathan, address police extrajudicial killings

Nicotine can fuel breast cancer, study suggests

More evidence virus plays role in chronic fatigue syndrome

INEC lists impediments to free, fair elections

Condom war in Jos

Giving thanks to whom it is due

Patience vs. Amaechi: Beyond the fiasco in Okrika

When HIV/AIDS, other diseases takeover FCT orphanages

Why we stopped former minister’s rally – Police

Nigeria @ 50: NANS decries FG’s letter to multinational firms

2011: Youths urged to work against bad past leaders

Murder allegation: Alaafin’s daughter mediates in dad, Alao-Akala’s row

Okrika crisis: Stakeholders explain council chairman’s resignation

Greece begins new crackdown on smokers and tobacco adverts

Pakistan jet strikes kill militants and family members

Tony Blair book describes Gordon Brown as ‘maddening‘

Obama hails US operations in Iraq

Somali Islamists ask president to step down

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Accumulating debt for unborn Nigerians

Oyinlola assures Osun residents of democracy dividends

ACN lauds MTN dialysis centre

Court remands three students for alleged impersonation

Attempted murder: Suspect’s illness stalls trial

Why we don’t award honorary degrees — UNILORIN

Bio laments poor results in sports

Globacom explains service disruption

Sports Classic debuts on television

Chrisantus sets 20-goal target

FG moves to revive New Nigerian

Troubled Mexicana ceases all flights

Robbers kill three at Seme border

N2bn NERFUND loan disbursement: 17 EDC trainees benefit

Power generation target remains inadequate – House Committee on Power

FRSC partners Rotary on ‘ember months’ campaign

CAN 2012: Ajilore hopeful of victory

Why unemployment is rising in Nigeria – NIESV boss

Bulgaria‘s state railway operator seeks World Bank loan

NZ SMEs’ tax compliance time goes down

Nigeria, China establish committee to monitor substandard goods

Japan Airlines to cut routes, aircraft

Civil service must be restructured— Oronsaye

Child abuse reports exaggerated —Akpabio

Ondo releases N66m UNICEF-assisted project fund

Endemic corruption in LG system worrisome — Ayoola

‘Prisoners also need proper medical care’

15 administrators benefit from SuperSport programme

Moyes wants Anichebe back

Doctors resume suspended strike

Lagos alerts residents on possible rise in water levels

N100bn Bond: ACN urges EFCC, others to probe bribery allegations

Nigeria at risk of climate change disasters — Odey

2011: We’ve done our best to ensure credible elections — Ekweremadu

Crash investigators reassess aircraft braking systems

How Glo 1 will revolutionise telecom businesses –Globacom

Google, Skype may be hit by India data curbs

Okada riders eye BRT buses

Resort Savings and Loans posts N1.2bn profit

Envoy urges SEC to restore confidence in capial market

Former HP CEO not returning to News Corporation’s board

Peter seeks revenge against Klitschko

Etuhu vows to keep scoring

Federer advances

Dealing with mistakes in the workplace

ILO to address job recovery at conference

Incar Plc to delist from NSE

Lagos contributes N18.7bn to pension scheme

Singapore’s population growth slows

Cement: Group wants FG to reduce 35% import duty

AirTran fined over disabled passengers

2011: We’re in support of Jonathan – YCE, Sylva

FG recounts contributions to UN in 50 years

Court faults attempted extradition of American

Association to tackle mass failure n mathematics examinations

Mexico arrests drug lord

Ogun, UNFPA canvass reduction in maternal mortality

‘Fake products can cause liver malfunctioning, cancer’

Cholera outbreak feared in Ekiti as sanitation workers strike

LUTH seeks public support for abandoned babies

Vatican to decide on Pope’s visit to abuse victims

2011: Why INEC won’t rush guidelines – Jega

UNIBEN medical students protest non-accreditation

N’Assembly moves to curb return of unspent funds

Lateness: Ministry of Defence locks out workers

Stakeholders advocate massive investment in arts

AA hails stoppage of political parties’ funding

PDP may start with presidential primaries

United wins US approval to buy Continental Airlines

NSE approves N74.3bn issues for listing

Tunisia to import two million tonnes of cereals

2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost: Superb ride with handling balance

Access Bank to reward customers

Recapitalisation: NSE council approves N9bn placing

How to recruit top talent

‘Training is a serious issue in insurance sector’s competitiveness’

Enechi, a rare gem – Uchegbulam

Venus, Clijsters in good start

Mascherano seals Barca move

Nsofor eyes Chelsea clash

Expert stresses role of project management in organisations

500 casual workers besiege Chinese firm in Lagos

Shareholders demand a say in AMCON

‘Logistics, essential to business growth’

Cat 1: ‘Nigerian airlines can’t compete on US route’

Japan manufacturing rises slightly

Dickson Iroegbu calls for peace

US withdrawal, return of Iraq’s sovereignty – PM

Boulos donates 10 hi-tech motorcycles to RRS

We are better off without Atiku – ACN

Waiver: Adamawa PDP receives Atiku’s application

AMAA speeds up film makers with early call for entry

Amaechi woos lawmakers over social service bill

PDP chieftain seeks pardon for suspended Reps

Navigational charges: Domestic operators divided over new payment mode

Akingbola may regain freedom today

Pakistan’s flood victims frustrated with medical care

S’African miners to export skills to India

Drinking very hot tea may cause throat cancer — study

Cancer information centre opens in Lagos

UMTH conducts its first successful kidney transplant

NGO sensitises pregnant women to good maternal care

Germany marks 20 years of reunification

Tampering with council funds

Manufacturing leads India’s economic growth

Para-military retirees in Lagos lament shoddy verification exercise

Re-Check excesses of BRT drivers, motorists advise LAMATA

Putin moves to increase import tariffs

Jonathan assures ECOWAS ambassadors of maximum cooperation

New Yorkers still divided over mosque

Court dissolves marriage over alleged diabolical acts

Nigeria @ 50: ACN asks FG to withdraw ‘beggarly’ letter for N401m

Three arrested over diversion of N7.5m goods

Ogun ACN aspirants fret over Amosun’s alleged N10m largesse

Zamfara gov deposes emir of Bakura

How to prevent email hacking

NMIC calls on broadcast stations to observe ‘No Music Day’

For Eloebo, the door of fortune has opened

Nigeria needs more women in governance – Aspirant

Masari hinges credible poll on integrity of electoral institutions

Regional airlines consolidating to cut costs

Lounges: FG goes tough on defaulting foreign airlines

Nigeria’s bank ratings may take years to recover – Report

IFC’s investment in sub-Saharan Africa rises to $2.4bn

Schmueckle quits Daimler

Eagles won’t miss Taiwo, Aiyegbeni – Chukwu

Yobo moves to Fenerbahce

Back to the basics: Onyali’s solution for athletics

Terry praises Mikel

Enhancing employee creativity in the workplace

Market rebounds as FG appoints AMCON board

SEC sets up committee on companies‘ internal control systems

NEPAD sets agenda for poverty eradication

Lagos motor show: New cars face stunt driving test

Peacock inaugurates airport transfer service in South Africa

Ume-Ezeoke is PDP agent – ANPP faction

June 12 and looming nemesis of an ex-dictator

Path to more productivity for Nigerian doctors

Inside Ayeni’s world of entertainment business

At Osun Osogbo Festival, tradition fills up a vacant throne

Cell phones, Internet may hinder teens’ development

Fashola inspects Oyingbo market, Odaliki waste incinerator

NURTW: Crisis looms as Tokyo’s loyalists threaten action

Women protest naked in C’River over LG election

Electricity: AFC, UBA, four others bid for power firms

Man drugs okada rider with 20 sleeping tablets

Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants

China’s growing focus on Indian Ocean upsets India

Hand-made carton business as financial lifeline for the unemployed

Woman facilitates arrest of suspects after being robbed of N2.5m

Tanzania needs workable export policy for domestic products

Babangida, stop ‘toasting’ the Press

Salary relativity: ‘Use available data for implementation’

AMCON: Operations can’t wait till next year – FG

INEC, NIGCOMSAT and 2011 elections

Dutch police question on trans-Atlantic passengers

Nigeria’s extended continental shelf project on course – Official

Another cholera outbreak

FG blames illegal mining for fresh deaths in Zamfara

Al-Mustapha: Judge warns prosecution against delay

Women protest naked as CROSIEC releases results

PDP chieftain canvasses pardon for suspended Reps, Speaker

NHIS urges more states to embrace programme

Why Babangida’s SAP failed –World Bank chief

Odey: Our nation at risk of climate change disasters

Work begins on Chile’s rescue shaft

Striking S’African workers to vote new wage offer

Mexico arrests ‘drug lord’ Edgar Valdez

US criticizes E’Guinea’s execution of coup plotters

Afghan roadside bomb kills four US soldiers

Venezuelan anti-Chavez hunger striker dies

Monday, August 30, 2010

Gastroenteritis deaths blamed on dearth of officials

Ekiti NYSC begins house-to-house security sensitisation

Fire destroys shops, goods in Lokoja

Singapore to invest $44bn in rail

Optimism returns to Australian farming

Asaba airport workers for local, foreign training

Ekiti intellectuals behind my govt’s image problem – Oni

Uncertainty in LAUTECH as NUC’s ultimatum expires Thursday

Jonathan: South-West’s decision best for Nigeria – Omisore

Court grants Akingbola N500m bail

‘PC industry‘s woes could mean bargains’

Resourcery, CommScope consider infrastructure solution for public sector

NBS urged to capture data of displaced persons

‘Transport Corp benefited from strong demand’

European poultry production projected to grow by 8%

... Jonathan urges Ogoni to cooperate with UN assessment team

BlackBerry’s RIM avoids India ban, offers solutions

Nokia to inaugurate enterprise server

South-East governors seek FG’s intervention on water supply

Traditional Birth Attendants still relevant – Pate

JTF attack on Bayelsa community unlawful, says ERA

Police warn against relationship websites

At last, Oyo schools reopen

Commissioner canvasses girl-child education

New NBA boss advises FG on anti-graft war

Ismaily blame loss on Ramadan fast

RCom opens 3G Innovation Lab

Experts to address spectrum management challenges

BCC records N9.4bn profit

Oil spill funds: Environmentalists condemn agitation

Airlines back in profit in second quarter

Oil price rise in Asian trade

Unemployment database: Lack of funds stalls implementation

Tax evasion: Lagos seals three financial firms

Voter register: INEC to verify corps members certificates

Ogbulafor to vie for House of Reps seat

Jonathan, save Abians from kidnappers

Juwah, others to proffer ICT solutions to national insecurity

‘Enterprises well placed to face cyber threats’

Southampton sack Pardew

Eagles hit camp for Madagascar

Fuel scarcity looms in Edo

Delta returns 133 hectares of land to owners

Bank robbery threats: Police beef up security in Ado-Ekiti

Anambra: Obi goes tough on kidnappers

New NBA boss tasks government on corruption

NIC orders Lagos, doctors to resume negotiation

Cross River pays N151m compensation to community

Woman dies on Delta Airlines’ Atlanta - Lagos flight

Mancini laments misses

Hodgson wants Torres rested

FG, scrap foreign medical treatment

‘Fibre cables’ll boost TelePresence technology in Nigeria’

MTN records over 800 cases of site vandalism annually

Kudos to UI Muslim community

Oshevire’s kidnappers lower ransom demand to N20m

Benefits of professional talent hunting

KOWA Party to sensitise electorate on credible leaders

Skill as key to business growth

7-Up’s market capitalisation hits N25bn

Stocks fall on income data

FG to spend N3.28bn on NITEL casual workers

UAE companies exploring more trade opportunities in S’America

East Africa: ‘Illicit trade threatening regional industries’

Zamfara govt signs ¤1.5bn refinery project

Exclusive e-deal with Amazon is cut back

Compliance to margin exposure drags down indices

‘Why investors are interested in rescued banks’

‘Professional bodies ready to aid national development’

Job selection - Your best career options

Lagos accident: My surviving daughter, Sukarat, still missing

Intel to acquire Infineon‘s wireless division

Saraki, Kwara police, probe Eyenkorin killing

Starcomms customers get dual SIM phone

Bowen varsity restates commitment to holistic education

Space technology critical to policy sustainability — Experts

Beware of fraudulent contractors, INEC tells Jega

Begovic denies going on strike

Yobo may join Nsofor at West Ham

We’ll stop corrupt politicians, EFCC insists

We’re being sexual assaulted – Physically-challenged persons

NDLEA arrests woman with 1.525kg of cocaine

Expose Soboma’s killers, Ateke Tom urges police

Defection: Orji has betrayed Ndigbo – APGA

Presbyterian Church urges parties to shun money politics

Minimising cost of communication for small businesses

Ahead of 80th birthday, Achebe to be ushered into hall of fame

Legal Aid Council, women lawyers collaborate on Child Rights Act

Lagos to adhere to 15,886 persons per ward benchmark —LASIEC

2011: Jonathan didn’t beg IBB to step down – Presidency

How to keep your debit card PIN safe

Shooting great wedding pictures

Comfort Monday: Nadum arraigned, granted bail

Our twins died because we could not raise N100,000 hospital deposit — Woman

NFF to name Eagles coach next week

Dementieva, Oudin, Baltacha win

Don’t trust IBB, group warns Nigerians

China hails relations with North Korea

Bottled teas may not deliver on antioxidants

Tracing oil reserves to their tiny origins

Lecturer identifies character deficiency as bane of education sector

A governor in the hands of angry students

Re: Moving on to secure our votes

Landlords protest Lagos refusal to renew leases

Traditional medical practitioners partner Lagos general hospitals

Cybercrimes increasing in Nigeria, others – Report

Infertility is highly preventable – Ajayi

Nigerian, Indian companies collaborate on $600bn IT outsourcing

On the nation’s 50th independence anniversary

2011: Mobilising all Nigerians

Preparing for natural disasters

Jonathan’s power plan and the little foxes

University admission on sale?

Diaspora Bill: The joy and regrets of lawmaking (2)

Morgan Stanley gets new executive

Expert canvasses support

Financial system: Economists support creation of regulatory council

Nigerian index dips towards five-month low

Chinese bestseller slams Goldman Sachs for crisis

Kwara farmers demand release of N1bn agric loan

Energy: VP inaugurates Nigeria-Brazil cooperation working group

New Zealand’s trade balance swung to deficit in July

Balewa family denies link with pro-Jonathan campaigner

Army arrests suspected kidnapper with four human skulls

Many past Nigerian leaders are rogues – Bishop

Stop defending corrupt politicians, Osun Speaker urges lawyers

2011: Igbo group backs Jonathan, seeks fiscal federalism

USAID funds cultivation of cassava farms in Ondo

Petition against us fictitious – Plateau LG chairmen

Court grants N500m bail to Akingbola

Russian pilots abducted in Sudan‘s Darfur region

Gunman kills six people in Bratislava

Chile miners speak to loved ones for first time

Zuma asks ministers to negotiate with striking workers

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Diaspora Bill: The joy and regrets of lawmaking (1)

We’ll tackle electric power deficit

Ogun demands N4.6bn from FG on roads

Uduaghan insists on repositioning DESOPADEC

NESREA shuts more telecoms base stations in Kwara

15 foreign countries for Odu’a trade fair

NAMA to ground airlines over debts

FG to float $500m bond in September

Proper implementation, key to success of power roadmap -Experts

Ondo begins execution of new projects

PDP woos Fashola for 2011 race

Oni: Students’ union president alleges threat to life

Employment: ‘Owo poly discriminates against own graduates’

INC seeks Awolowo’s blessing for Jonathan

How to make electoral reform work — Agagu

Rep faults FG over budget process, implementation

Akure indigenes in US pledge support for Deji

Fashola urges Nigerians to be more active in politics

ACN blames cholera outbreak on failure of govt

Tension mounts in Owo over vacant stool

N100bn bond: Daniel, Egbetokun may shun debate

‘Why we are challenging jumbo pay for legislators’

Architects want govts to earmark land for mass housing

Pakistan cricketers in match-fixing scam

Margarito gets licence to fight Pacquiao

Mixed reactions trail C’River LG elections

Ibadan religious crisis

Bravo, Ogun State legislators

Fix St. Gregory Road, Lagos

2011 elections: Group cautions EFCC chairman on comments

2011: PPA condemns call for postponement of election

Gunmen kidnap Ibori’s ex-aide

Bologna sack coach

Clijsters eager to defend title

Soe Properties partners REDAN, FHA on building fair

Village excision: Bureau warns landowners, others against fraudsters

Woods keeps top world ranking

Robben could miss rest of 2010, says Bayern boss

Nigeria@50 Committee partners firm

President inspects burnt PDP headquarters

We’re supporting Jonathan, not PDP– Coalition

See what they are doing to our football

Lagos’ enterprise zones to be ready in 2011

Idris, develop other senatorial districts

Still on Police extortion

Critics, leave Fashola alone

2011: Abians will back Jonathan – Orji

‘Ogun PDP executive has come to stay’

PDP, Oshiomhole trade words over N50bn debt

Police arrest kidnappers of Balewa’s son

I’ll boost Milan attack –Ibrahimovic

Emeka Enechi dies at 40

Propertymart to rebuild Mowe community school with N35m

Firm partners IKO to market quality roofing shingles

Nigerian inter-bank rates flat on fresh inflows

Sale of banks: Analysts express divergent views

World Bank, others to boost financial literacy in Nigeria

Minister objects to biotechnology bill

UK government bonds advance on recession risk

‘Fiscal policy must mimic monetary science’

FHA commences sale of flats in Abesan Estate

QMB boss advises on quality materials, cost

Tornadoes in slim victory

Capello opens door for Becks

Disasters: NEMA urges states, LGs to establish management agencies

Labourer electrocuted in Rivers

Oyo Senatorial aspirant seeks FoI Bill

Opposition parties in disarray – PDP

Erratic power supply at Eleyele police barracks

Radio stations and dearth of news

No single good road in Ejigbo LCDA

Fashola, construct pedestrian bridge at Berger

We’re not afraid of CPC – Kano PDP

2011: US chapter of PDP backs Jonathan for presidency

Reckless drivers to pay N50,000 fine in Lagos

Cholera may spread across Nigeria — FG

Ballack can‘t save club from

Heartland restore hope

LAWMA begins green waste collection

Report on Ikeja model city plan ready

Oceanic Bank appreciates customers’ role in turnaround

Repositioning: Union Bank reassures workers on welfare

UnityKapital restates commitment to professional ethics

Computer server shipments surge in Q2 – Report

Asian stocks post weekly decline as growth concerns intensify

Architectural gems languish on California home market

Local content: Fidelity Bank, Gzi inaugurate manufacturing plant

CBN deadline: Banks, stockbroking firms engage in massive sell-off

Japan’s Noda ready to use ‘all measures’ on yen

US economic growth slows to 1.6 per cent in Spring

e-Learning: Phillips Consulting, NetDimensions partner on bandwidth challenge

Insurers explore alternative sources of revenue

Fed to act if needed – Bernanke

Spring Bank makes network expansion priority

US property market slows, prices may fall in 2012

NIA canvasses immediate implementation of building code

Sports festival: Underwriter seals deal with LOC

Sports Radio names Fagbolagun GM

US Open: Federer eyes sixth title

‘Rescued Nigerian banks’ value at risk’

PDP primaries: IBB, Atiku’ll lose – Jonathan’s aide

MOSOP rejects UN report on Ogoni oil spills

Agbaso urges Nigerians to fight societal ills

1999 Constitution contributes to Nigeria’s under-development – Fashola

Nigeria and professional praise singers

Thousands flee Indonesia volcano on Sumatra

Police arrest suspected vandal with 27 jerrycans of petrol

Alao-Akala, pay Ibadanpoly lecturers, others’ salaries

Naval rating kills policeman over girlfriend

Mindless delay of students’ results at OOU

Check excesses of BRT drivers, motorists advise LAMATA

Notting Hill Carnival gets under way in west London

Kenya defends refusal to arrest Sudanese president

Survivors, Obama mark five years of Hurricane Katrina

Police extortion on Papa-Shagamu road

Returning to the debt trap

Specific type of blood clot filter linked to complications

Maths solution: Post elusive proof, watch fireworks

Port-Harcourt demolition: Between Jonathan’s wife and Amaechi

Fraud examination: ICPC may invite 105 govt officials

Nigeria @ 50: FG begs oil firms, others for N401m donation

New NBA leadership and challenge of nation building

‘Documentary evidence is more reliable than oral’

Cap banks’ profits, remuneration – Credit administrators

Turning small printing jobs into big business

Osaze crashes with West Brom

My agenda for Nigerian football – Maigari

Niger insurance strengthens life arm to boost fund

Overseas buyers, to sustain London property market – Report

Light House delivers Alausa health complex

Why telcos engage in promos – Experts

Jonathan reiterates commitment to credible poll

Mo Ibrahim Prize 2010: Where is Africa going?

Skye Bank supports Beloxxi’s growth

CBN reforms: Assessing industrial sector’s prospects for revamp

Insurance deals head for biggest year since M&A boom

Ireland’s trade surplus narrows as imports rise by 12%

China, Japan talks to strengthen economic ties

Starcomms’ loss drops by 15.8%

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Yet another MKO birthday gone, yet an apt national memorial awaited

Cholera on the loose

Oyo State’s Oyato governor

2011: Who advocates for Nigeria?

Women should desist from presenting styles from magazines to their tailors – Lola Onabanjo

Pea sized frog found on Borneo Island

No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons

Massachusetts police: Shark sighting a practical joke

Kentucky champion ham fetches $1.6m for charity

Two arrested in Oregon at ‘Shop With a Cop’ day

T-shirt explains Philadelphia’s blunt speech

New ‘NFF’ board: Won’t it be as lame as others?

Ohio police chopper camera falls off, smashes cars

I won’t push to coach Super Eagles – Eguavoen

Even Jonathan is affected by HIV/AIDS – Nigerian child-activist, Owoola-Adeojo

How can a man commit adultery with his wife? – asks Chris Okotie

PDP: Outsmarting the predators

Yacht stolen from Mexico washes up on Florida Coast

Snake in electrical box causes NY hospital outage

Heartfelt letter to the President

Change of tack for Twinkul boss

Okadigbo’s wife eyes politics

Jennifer Obayuwana gets groovy

Menstrual cycle may affect reaction to breathing tube

Deola Sagoe steps up

Early steps can protect your knees, prevent later problems

Tony and Nkoyo Rapu

Titi Oseni calms down

Relieving eye pressure may slow glaucoma

Understanding the cycle of destructive thinking

Still on the Atlantic Beach Centre

Ronke Bello holds show-stopping launch

‘Biomarkers’ could spot Alzheimer’s disease early, studies suggest

Foot doctors can help diabetics avoid amputation: Study

Look who is experiencing marital blues

Ajimobi to stage bumper celebrations

Just a little belly fat can damage blood vessels

Police shake-up in Indian Kashmir amid deadly riots

What if this secret blows open?

Insecurity and the amnesty question

What next after release of kidnapped journalists?

France urges EU to threaten Iran sanctions over stoning

Rights groups: Zimbabwean police torch informal settlement

Brazilian court blocks ban on satirising politicians

Muslims, Jews still back Obama as his approval rating slips

Between physical attributes and character

Essential seeds

New beginning at 50

Jonathan and his 1,027 drummers

Firm promises 10,000 jobs

250 containers miss scanning daily –Customs

Serena’s absence gives others real U.S. Open hope

World basketball title can cap Spain’s spectacular year

Disabled person arrested for impersonating NYSC D-G

‘Strategic partnerships critical for global competiveness‘

Cement: MAN hails FG over reinstatement of backward integration policy

Fire guts PDP secretariat

Lagos to set up justice centre for child offenders

We lost a political game to Togo, says Ahmed

DStv League: Comets, Islanders in battle of wit

NDIC pays second liquidation dividends to Lead Bank depositors

Seme Customs declares war on smugglers

City tell Robinho, Adebayor to stay professional

Nadal aims to complete changing of the guard

Nigerians fed up with corruption – Buhari

Workers’ strike: Implement N18,000 minimum wage now – Unions tell Jonathan

NBC celebrates 350 broadcast stations in 18 years

FG urged to expedite action on Calabar port dredging

Fuss as Alao-Akala caucus disowns Ladoja, Balogun, others

LASU graduates decry non-issuance of certificates

Abandoned ships: FG to remove wrecks in September

Scoring goals not my problem – Chrisantus

Belgium tournament good for AKOFA League – Fani

Donor bolts with N6.2m belonging to kidney patient in India

Barca put aside transfer distractions

UEFA calls for tougher laws on corruption

Stakeholders divided over single registrar for public companies

Independence promo: Malta Gold gives 1.7 million free drinks

Fundamental human rights (2)

The Debaters set to twitter again

John Travolta and Kelly Preston to have baby boy

Golden Jubilee: National Theatre opens its door for Nollywood

2011: Waiting for Jonathan

George: Ex-militant leaders seek fg’s protection

2011: South-West PDP endorses Jonathan

‘Meet the Ambassadors’ reality series enters season two

Salma for Eviction Show!

Home-made facial care

FG awards exploration licences to 18 firms

… how they voted

Ethiopia’s Yacob relocated

A blast and a red diary

2011: Ndigbo have not decided – Nnamani

We’ve resolved 466 cases in six months – Oyo ombudsman

You are the only solution to your problem – Pa Anthony Oladipupo

We’re not overpaid in any way – Rep

Leonardo DiCaprio ‘attacker’ to face trial

From refugee camp to hip hop temple, now eying Naija music scene

Osbourne lands major film role

Musicians should rise to re-brand Nigeria – Gospel artiste

Logic and some common mistakes in reasoning (3)

Landlord in trouble for allegedly raping three-year-old

‘We’ll train world leaders’

The worst has finally happened

Osaze leads West Brom attack against Liverpool

Eyes on Mourinho as Madrid opens campaign

Once upon a hand

My husband must be cursing me in his grave

Milan race to finish deals before opener

Shoot at sight, Siasia tells Heartland players

How high will you go in heels?

Understanding cruise control

Genevieve, Nkem Owoh on list of Stingomania award

Eminem & Elton John’s ‘Most Surprising Duet’

Black nationalities dance to home music in Osogbo

UI gets N120m bonus from bookish governor

Wyclef Jean sings for Haitian president

Federation Account: Delta didn’t receive N650bn – Commissioner

I was so excited about an event that I didn’t sleep for 48hrs – Aregbesola, celebrity planner

In Nigeria, death is cheap

What has your local govt council done for you lately?

Taming sexual harassment on campuses

The travail of robbery suspect on revenge mission

Aspirants kick as Ogun West picks six governorship candidates

N150bn wonder bank scam: Why investors may not get their money back

Bid for the presidency (1978-79)

MAMA returns to Nigeria

Two up for eviction

Slow down ageing with banana

Plugging financial holes of telephone expenses

CIPSMN trains stakeholders on public procurement

Why FG must ensure credible polls in 2011– NBA

Lagos multiple accident: Police yet to identify victims

PDP must go into general election united – Nwodo

2011: Jonathan’s declaration delay undermines governance – Shittu

Soboma George: Police launch manhunt for three suspects

Multi-billion naira fraud: ICPC investigates Plateau LGA chairmen

Friday, August 27, 2010

Roma ready to challenge Inter for Scudetto

Mikel cautious over goal feast

Bordeaux face life after Gourcuff

We still have good goalkeepers -Wenger

Bundesliga prepares for more shocking results

Spurs in talks with Milan over Huntelaar

Jonathan to constitute Asset Management Corporation Board

Venables makes case for Rooney

Commonwealth Games venues to miss completion deadline

Two cups of water before each meal enhanced weight loss in clinical trial

Chilean miners to create shrine inside mine

New video gives tour of trapped miners’ refuge in Chile

Banks in Ogun shut as robbers raid them with dynamites

Militants kill 8 policemen in Northern Afghanistan

Scientists shed light on painkilling system in brain

Italians lament tough CL draws

Gay targets 2012 Olympics

I want to leave - Adebayor

Nigeria’s Ujiri gets Nuggets top job

Failure proven to be a better teacher than success

Sudan’s date-gin brewers thrive despite Sharia

Google set to compete with Skype

ANPP sacks Ume-Ezeoke-led NWC

Three foreign firms bid for national grid management

A hasty search for greatest Nigerian song since 1960

Day of violence hits Iraqi cities

Cold salt water reduces damage in heart attack patients

Mexico tries to identify 72 bodies found near border

Tiger Woods shares lead at FedEx Cup

I smoked for two hours when we lost in 1990 –Schillaci

Distraction in Barcelona

Up to one in four patients report more physical problems a year after surgery than before

My girlfriend sleeps with her boss

Kenya jails Chinese national for Ivory possession

Maid ‘tortured’ with nails to have surgery

Jazzman Olofin‘s favourite hobbies

Gene therapy to treat epilepsy a step closer

Police may not use FG’s N581.8m cars for patrol duties –Investigation

Molinari clinches Ryder Cup spot

Youth as the flavour of change

My wife is seeing another man

Senators, ministers hijack 524 jobs in FIRS

‘Indigenous construction firms must merge to compete with multinationals’

King, AIDS activists condemn Swaziland official’s claim

Miss Universe frowns at unsupervised Internet use

Mercy Johnson: Once bitten, twice shy

Basket mouth voted number two comedian in Africa

Members of Somali parliament killed in bombing are identified

Cholera toll approaching 300 in Cameroon

Help! I chase skirts a lot

Research heralds potential for early diagnosis of degenerative brain disorders

NFF elections devour other sports

I need another grand slam now -Sharapova

Mourinho in La Liga debut

Nadal starts US Open with Gabashvili

Dealer in scrap metals at war with John Holt Plc over breach of contract

Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt Cancer cells?

He does not want to wed me

When the greedy becomes the needy

Unveiling female reproductive organ (I)

Success tips for students

You can achieve your dream (3)

I sponsored him through school, now I’m his punchbag because I’m not educated

Experimental drug that targets BRAF cancer gene shows promise against metastatic melanoma

Somali government claims to contain Islamist rebels’ offensive

‘The future of the global music industry lies with Nigerian music’ –Tiwa Savage

Jimmy Jatt’s disappointing outing

Fashion tips for mums to be

Set your closet free

Broadcast rights: HiTV, DSTV in battle for subscribers’ attention

I hold no grudge against Mark for delaying my inauguration – Senator Onwe

Nigerian aluminum workers mourn assassinated Board of Trustees Chairman

Car bomb explodes in Mexico where 72 bodies found

How to prevent fatal road accidents (2)

Blue chip stocks lead the bulls

Perhaps, a professor’s final lesson

2011: Obasanjo may dump Jonathan

Business opportunities at the home front

Iwu’s world of fantasy

Concerns in Ibadan as three minors commit suicide in one month

Help! Many guys want me

The Nigeria of our dream

Three new firms bid for national grid management-Report

Rivers, LG boss disagree over resignation letter

Solid Minerals: FG grants exploration licences to 18 firms

Governorship primaries: Aspirants reject selection process in Ogun

Kenya president ratifies new constitution

Afghanistan‘s Karzai criticises US troop pullout

Court sentences N‘ Zealand‘s first plane hijacker

UN report: DR Congo killings may be genocide

Thursday, August 26, 2010

SAN: NBA to convene stakeholders’ meeting

‘15,000 Nigerians suffer kidney problems yearly’

Ondo names Akinruntan as OSUSTECH chancellor

ASUU president warns on Yar‘adua university

Oyo speaker threatens sanctions against reinstated lawmakers

FG to spend N255.7m on prisoners’ reintegration

Chime inaugurates N18m Enugu water project

Robbery: Delta police kill three in gun battle

Kidnappers of Odimegwu’s wife, Lulu’s mother paid N104m — Police

Two held over alleged attempt to kill Otedola

Humiliation of Priest: Catholic Church takes on Ohakim, demands public apology

Naturalised American challenges extradition from Nigeria

Six-year-old girl drowns inside drainage in Abia

Monetisation arrears to be paid from Sept — AGF

Oil spill: 6,000 fishermen rendered jobless —Community

Police arrest Ondo paymaster, doubt robbery story

Nigerian girls forced into prostitution in Cote d’Ivoire — HRW

Kas, Chuddy K play for Naija

Five companies bid to manage Kaduna sports

RBC’s profit misses estimates on decline in trading

Slide in manufacturing, economy blamed on N’Delta crises

FG sets up committee to review port concession

YQ celebrates

Tight security, traffic jam as Jonathan arrives Lagos

2011: Mimiko’s commissioner, adviser resign

A’Ibom to host NAFEST 2010

Bond: Ogun executive accepts public debate with assembly

One killed as building collapses in Osun

Unilorin to develop anti-plagiarism software

Abduction: LG boss regains freedom after seven days

Isu Iboji

FG raises BoI’s capital base to N500bn

2011: EFCC, CCB vow to stop corrupt politicians

Nigeria Customs Service loses N32bn to importers

Yaw goes to prison

Stock Exchange sacks 95 workers

Chellarams acquires 49% stake in ATCT

Private equity funds lose commitments from pension

Bank lending: ICA seeks establishment of NCGC for SMEs

‘Economic downturn won’t affect Nigerian sports’

NBF banks on Agbaje for Delhi gold

I’m not scared of Cisse – Olubayo

Maid needs surgery after abuse by couple

German HIV popstar gets suspended sentence

Champions League: Real tackle AC Milan, Spurs face Inter

Imoke hinges good governance on credible elections

Sambo seeks partnership among African countries

‘Govt, private bodies should patronise indigenous firms’

Manufacturers seek N500bn yearly investment in infrastructure

A.M. Best affirms ratings of African Re

Manufacturers seek FG’s commitment to economic development

150 companies operating in Onne Port FTZ

Back on the block

Agency seals premises of Glo, MTN, two others

Nigerians set London aglow

Harassment of Lagosians by area boys

PDP primaries begin September 11

Kidnapped A’Ibom LG boss regains freedom

Flash from the past: Without shame

How to automate your Twitter follower list

ASUU seeks enabling law on new retirement age

FG summons contractor handling Ado-Ekiti silo project

Police arrest ‘son’ of Sudanese rebel leader

End time for power sector woes?

Panic grips residents over release of water from Oyan Dam

Jigawa declares public holiday to mark anniversary

Child marriage: ‘Yerima will not rest until justice is done’

Can’t sleep? Turn off your gadgets

Have FM stations made progress?

Alaibe condemns Soboma George’s murder, calls for probe

FG to sell 51% stake in electricity companies

Re: It’s illegal for doctors to dispense drugs – NHIS

Furore over amended Constitution

Foreign trips: Money-spinner for schools

X-Factor: Let the sob stories begin

Ultima Studios: Fire in the wheel of a promising mission

... grants 9,000 mining titles in three years

MAMA comes home

Nigeria suffering from global decline in world seaborne trade

Bulls rebound at NSE

Informal sector fetches Lagos N7bn in revenue

Stockbrokers urge govt to enhance market liquidity

Electricity workers end strike

NNPC insurance: Charged premium could be less by 60% – Consultant

How SMEs can minimise burden of taxation

Again, Sarah Jibril declares for presidency

2011: Uwais, Jega seek alternatives to post-election disputes

NFF defies court order, votes Maigari

Flood: Pakistani govt orders evacuation

N’Korea leader travels with son to China – Reports

Tony Blair’s lies that led to war in Iraq

Poor state of the nation’s schools

Lagos traffic congestion: Traffic lights to the rescue

Arsenal secure Squillaci signing

Economic downturn won’t affect Nigeria’s sports fortunes – Expert

Lawal: Capacity-building of health workers, key to achieving MDGs

PHCN: Group calls for judicious spending of task force fund

BREAKING NEWS: NFF defies Court orders, elects Maigari

Suntech signs MOU to build S’Africa solar plants

Court to deliver verdict on HIV popstar, Nadja Benaissa

UN reviews security after Pakistani Taliban ‘threat’

Taliban kill eight Afghan policemen

Court bars S’Africa police from joining strike

NEWS ALERT: Electricity workers union calls off strike

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

LP members accuse Ondo govt officials of hoarding forms

Reinstated Oyo lawmakers allege threat to lives

NURTW: Alao-Akala, Balogun trade blame

Ibadan fracas: ‘Islamic cleric won’t escape justice’

Police arraign six UNAD students for allegedly stoning Oni

Crisis rocks Tansian University

Court remands undergraduate for raping groundnut hawker

Oron National Union demands $10 bn from oil firms in A’Ibom

How to make your password stronger

‘Benzema did not have sex with prostitute’

Semenya for C’Wealth Games

REDAN decries non-passage of housing bills

Afghan schoolgirls in suspected Taliban gas attack

FSA fines Societe Generale £1.58m

I went through hell – Woods’ex-wife

Access to Justice receives Gani’s award

52 die as car bombs target Iraq police – Officials

FEC approves new retirement age for professors, others

Nigeria, US sign MOU on HIV/AIDS

England will win nothing with Capello – Mourinho

FIFA drops North Korea World Cup probe

Ademoroti elected LBS’ OMG President

Budget hits the poorest hardest, says IFS

Kwara uncovers plot to blackmail Saraki

Ex-US president in N’Korea on rescue mission

Branson abandons cross-Channel kitesurf bid

Peace deal unlikely soon – Israeli minister

Masked assailants attack Bahraini editor

2011: Jonathan will win election – Opinion poll

LG poll: Kwara SIEC to recruit 5,832 ad hoc staff

BHP Billiton profits rise to $19.6bn

FG to complete Ekiti silo in December

Shell shuts Nigeria’s oil flow-station

Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company constructs 10 injection substations

Robinho rejects Fernabahce switch

Olopade denies accord with Dikko

Nigerian general ends tenure at UN

Court to rule on Akingbola’s bail Aug 30

ICPC interrogates Plateau lawmakers over N960m constituency fund

435 lives lost to cholera, measles this year — FG

Eze no problem for Heartland –ThankGod

Blues up N’Zogbia bid

Delta, chamber of commerce to acquire Sapele power station

Flood stalls railway rehabilitation

Shell holds subsea awareness course in Angola

ECOWAS, CSOs‘ partnership will boost capital inflow – FG

Analysts sceptical over Waterloo’s competitive strength

Jonathan’s wife urges women to seek political offices

Voter register: INEC to take delivery of DDC machines early Sept.

Lightning kills 25 in India, heavy rains strike Delhi

Prosecutor seeks suspended sentence in German HIV trial

Police probe murder of Colombian youths

Victims of bus hijacking arrive in Hong Kong

Lagos PDP now stronger and more united – Publicity secretary

2011: Senator denies supporting IBB, backs Jonathan

AP workers accuse Otedola of mismanagement

Naira weakens as dollar demand rises

Brass LNG: NNPC, LNG Japan Corporation in strategic talks

Irish credit rating downgraded

Tullow sees delays in development of Ugandan oil fields

Saraki, repair Arandun road

Liverpool‘s Aquilani on loan to Juve

English FA invites Nigeria’s U-13, U-15 teams to meet

Nigerian arrested over US identity theft scam

Ilorin: Mother of shot driver still unconscious

Ex-militants deposit Soboma George’s corpse in mortuary

Osotimehin bags WHO appointment

Glo, CAF to renew deal

Stoke defiant over Begovic

Legislators’ pay suffocates the economy

Nigeria wants greater share of rising oil investment

NCDMB, NBA to partner on local content implementation

Goldman Sachs loses market share in corporate finance

Why FG paid one kobo into pensioners’ account – HOS

AMCON Act: Shareholders’ groups sue FG, CBN, N‘Assembly

Ajimobi advises politicians on voter registration

Sambo expected at Burundian President’s inauguration

Gardening, cooking parties double kids’ veggie consumption

Dealing with lactose intolerance

Dearth of manifestos by political office holders

Saudi supermarket employs female women cashiers

Sarkozy returns to work amid leadership pressure

8,000 Pakistans need help – UN

Liberian president to brief parliament on truth panel

Nine children die in S’Africa accident

No significant esophageal cancer risk from osteoporosis drug —Study

Help prevent liver spots

Anaesthetic said to aid depression

Aregbesola canvasses postponement of 2011 poll

Fresh crisis looms in Edo Assembly

FG weighs options for reducing NITEL wage bill

Why investors lost money to forex trading – IFX boss

Joblessness, foreclosures may keep US housing depressed

Access Bank records 14% rise in half-year profit

Oando to bid for Lagos electricity firms

Chrome Group acquires $20m pipeline barge

Poor hygiene: Canteens and food vendors in Nigeria

IG, rid the force of bad eggs

Mowonla community, developer settle three-year dispute

Liverpool target Etuhu

NFF: Elections must hold today – Presidency

FG faults UN’s report on Ogoni oil spills

FEC approves N154.3bn for road projects, fertiliser supply

Re: Still on Police checkpoint revenue

Sanitation: Lagos suspends restriction

Ogun State is underpoliced — Daniel

2011: PDP governors divided over Jonathan

Sorry, Gov. Oni, but it could have been worse

Jos crises: Truth commission not a solution — Plateau AG

Nigerian girls win silver at Singapore

Everton hold on to Yobo, Yakubu

Court jails fake breast cancer patients

Our sons died after brutal beating by policemen – Parents

Badagry monument resort to cost N577.6bn

Re-open LAUTECH

Lagos-Ibadan expressway serial accidents

Corruption and abuse of nolle prosequi

Joining advanced countries in 2020 achievable

Power: ‘Three billion scf/d of gas required by 2015’

Power industry on the threshold of change

50 stocks record losses in bearish trading

Kaduna State floats N8.5bn bond

German business confidence rises

Banks frustrating implementation of Nigerian Content Law – Oil firms

Making a fortune from tie and dye business

Between a minister’s directive and an ex-director’s desire

Rising challenge of a city’s mass transit scheme

Electricity workers begin strike as Jonathan unveils roadmap

Ogun INEC operates from LG offices – ACN

Jonathan: Scion of canoe makers on path of history

Scientists unravel secrets of sound sleep

Looking this way and that, learning to adapt to the world

Eye strain may cause headaches

Many girls now begin puberty at 7, 8

SON berates abattoirs, poultry farms’ operators on standards

Nigerian chairs UN session on continental shelf extension

McCain headed for Arizona primary win

Virus empties thousands of UK accounts

Kaduna government sets to secure N8.5b bond from capital market

PHCN workers begin strike in Osun

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