Amnesty International says thousands killed, hundreds forcibly disappeared in two years in south-east Nigeria

13 august 2025 - 08:49:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the security crisis in the country’s south-east region has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian environmental activist Saro-Wiwa, colleagues back on global spotlight posthumously

13 june 2025 - 12:43:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nine Nigerian environmental activists, known more popularly as the ‘Ogoni Nine’, have been posthumously pardoned and [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags mounting death toll, looming humanitarian crisis in Nigeria amid unchecked attacks by armed groups

29 may 2025 - 08:15:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ shocking failure to protect lives and property from daily attacks by armed groups [...] Full text...

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UK High Court set to hear suit by Nigerian communities against Shell over pollution

10 february 2025 - 11:14:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UK High Court will from 13 February to 10 March 2025 hear a case in a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns killing of 40 civilians by Boko Haram in Nigeria

16 january 2025 - 06:49:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has strongly condemned the killing of more than 40 farmers and fishermen by Boko [...] Full text...

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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says victims of 'reckless air strike' in Nigeria still awaiting justice after one year

24 january 2024 - 06:52:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, is  demanding justice for 40 people who were killed in an [...] Full text...

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2023 AFCON: Nigeria Peseiro coach names 25 players

31 december 2023 - 17:41:13
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - José Peseiro, the coach of Nigeria, has named the 25 players who could represent the Super [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings

08 december 2023 - 11:33:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate, dozens of others demand justice for victims of enforced disappearances in Northeast Nigeria

04 november 2023 - 07:39:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, and more than 20 organisations and individuals are demanding justice for victims [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: ECOWAS orders activation of standby force as junta ignores ultimatum to reinstate ousted president

10 august 2023 - 19:30:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Fears of military action against the military junta in Niger moved one step closer to reality [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: US 'concerned' about health of ousted President Bazoum; ECOWAS leaders meet on crisis

10 august 2023 - 05:21:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about the health and safety of detained Niger President Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Nigerian authorities to disclose identities of #EndSARS protesters due for mass burial

25 july 2023 - 07:38:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has asked the Nigerian authorities to urgently halt plans to carry [...] Full text...

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Delta Queens dethrone Bayelsa Queens to win sixth Nigerian women's league title

13 june 2023 - 06:18:25
Asaba, Nigeria (PANA) - Delta Queens have won their sixth Nigerian Women's Football League Premiership title after beating holders, Bayelsa [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Football Federation says U-20 female World Cup team stranded at Istanbul airport

24 august 2022 - 16:39:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday washed its hands off the agony of Nigeria’s U-20 female [...] Full text...

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OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo dies

06 july 2022 - 09:50:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammad Barkindo from Nigeria, is dead. The [...] Full text...

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2021 AFCON: Nigeria interim coach Eguavoen releaes final squad

26 december 2021 - 08:35:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Nigeria interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has released his final 28-man squad for the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria name squad to face Liberia, Cape Verde

29 august 2021 - 13:01:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s German coach, Gernot Rohr, has called up a list of 30 players for the Super [...] Full text...

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Home-based Super Eagles face Mexico in Los Angeles

29 june 2021 - 20:00:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would literally be on trial when a full complement of players [...] Full text...

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CAF opens 3-day ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Nigeria

03 june 2021 - 18:09:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The first-ever Safety and Security Train the Trainers Workshop, organized by the Confederation of African Football [...] Full text...

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Coach Rohr drafts more home-based Super Eagles to face Benin and Lesotho

22 march 2021 - 21:28:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria trainer, Gernot Rohr, drafted two more home-based stars to bolster the Super Eagles for the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bandits kill 22 in 2 Northwest region States of Sokoto, Kaduna

01 march 2021 - 20:55:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Bandits once again went on rampage on Monday in northern Nigeria as they killed 10 persons [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police say 15 bandits were killed, 50 arrested in Northwest Nigeria

03 september 2020 - 19:41:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police Command in Katsina State says it has killed 15 bandits and arrested 50 [...] Full text...

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33 persons killed by armed bandits in Katsina, Northwest Nigeria

16 february 2020 - 09:26:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Armed bandits on Friday evening invaded two villages in Batsari local Government area of Katsina State, [...] Full text...

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Gambian minister says tourism is key development determiner of government

13 february 2020 - 23:02:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -   Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has described tourism as one of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari expresses concern at rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in Gulf of Guinea

30 november 2019 - 18:18:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern at the rate of piracy, kidnapping and smuggling in [...] Full text...

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Buhari commends Police for discovery of child-theft racket, fake Quaranic correctional centres

19 october 2019 - 17:24:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the discovery of a child-theft [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International condemn proscription of Shiite Islamic movement

31 july 2019 - 18:35:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights body, Amnesty International, on Wednesday condemned the Nigerian government’s proscription of the Shiite [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Police officer injured in shoot out with abductors of President Buhari hometown chief

02 may 2019 - 18:16:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Katsina Police Command, Northwest Nigeria, on Thursday said its patrol teams at Kusada Division intercepted [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says Nigeria has second largest number of stunted children in the world

30 january 2019 - 09:23:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second largest number of stunted children [...] Full text...

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Nigerian traditional ruler urges Africa to put education, the poor at the centre of development

31 october 2018 - 12:52:35
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - One of Nigeria’s foremost traditional rulers has challenged Africans and development experts to rethink development [...] Full text...

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FIFA shelves worldwide ban on Nigeria

21 august 2018 - 16:26:20
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has shelved its plan to ban Nigeria from international soccer, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria averts FIFA ban, recognizes FIFA-backed Amaju Pinnick as authentic NFF President

20 august 2018 - 13:40:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Apparently acting to avert an international ban on football-related activities by the World Football Governing Body, [...] Full text...

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Ghana asks FIFA for 'further engagements' following threats of ban

15 august 2018 - 11:44:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Ministry of Youth and Sports is asking for further engagements with football's governing body, FIFA, [...] Full text...

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FIFA gives Nigeria, Ghana final deadline or face suspension

14 august 2018 - 10:35:26
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The Bureau of the FIFA Council in relation to undue influence in the affairs of the [...] Full text...

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Regional cooperation, structural reforms key to economic transformation - Emir Sanusi II

23 may 2018 - 06:11:30
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Africa’s development agenda must focus on the socio-cultural and commercial interests of Africans and the [...] Full text...

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Accelerating Africa’s industrialization, drawing on the example of South Korea’s economic transformation (An AfDB feature)

23 may 2018 - 06:00:52
Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Every year since 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group brings together development experts and [...] Full text...

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Three-day international conference on Lake Chad Basin opens in Abuja

26 february 2018 - 16:18:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day International Conference on Lake Chad opened on Monday in Abuja with the Nigerian government [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FA hands down life bans to 18 football officials

22 september 2017 - 14:39:01
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - In a dramatic 24 hours in Sierra Leone football, the Football Association (FA) has banned [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone FA president announces second term bid

19 september 2017 - 19:04:50
Freetown, Sierra Leone ( PANA) - After months of speculations, Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) president Isha Johansen on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: FIFA postpones Sierra Leone FA elections over unmet conditions

08 july 2017 - 09:25:29
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - FIFA has put on hold Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) Ordinary Congress, at which elections [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria Football Federation hires German coach for Super Eagles

09 august 2016 - 17:17:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria Football Federation on Tuesday signed on German national Gernot Rohr for a two-year contract as [...] Full text...

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US: Nigerians to hold talks on nation-building, investments in Washington DC

22 july 2016 - 14:42:57
New York, US (PANA) - The role of Nigerian professionals in Diaspora in nation-building and investments in Nigeria, will form [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Former Super Eagles coach Amodu Shuaibu is dead

11 june 2016 - 08:22:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former coach of Nigeria's senior national team, the Super Eagles, Amodu Shuaibu is dead. Until his death, [...] Full text...

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CHAN 2016 Qualifiers: Nigeria kicks as Burkina Faso changes match date

20 october 2015 - 23:09:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has kicked against the change in the date of its African Nations Championships (CHAN) return [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: West, Central African leaders to meet on Boko Haram

10 june 2015 - 21:00:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin Republic are [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Audit finds US$1.4 billion oil money not accounted

05 february 2015 - 20:43:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A forensic audit conducted by an international accounting firm, Price Water Consulting (PWC), has found that [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Emir of Kano 'not affected' by mosque blast

28 november 2014 - 22:40:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was not in the Kano Central Mosque when [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lake Chad Basin Commission adopts resolution on cross-border military operation

13 october 2014 - 17:41:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A one-day ministerial meeting of member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Foreign investors dominate transactions at Nigerian bourse

11 august 2014 - 12:07:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Foreign investor’s participation in the Nigerian bourse from January to April 2014 hit 75.25%, compared with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate faults former CBN Governor, says US$49.8b oil money not missing

10 july 2014 - 17:20:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate Thursday formally faulted the allegation by former governor of the Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ex-CBN Governor is new Emir of Kano

08 june 2014 - 17:40:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has emerged as the new Emir [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New central bank governor unfolds 10-point agenda to grow Nigeria's economy

05 june 2014 - 18:46:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Thursday unveiled his [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: New Central Bank governor assumes office

03 june 2014 - 15:52:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Tuesday assumed office [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Suspended Central Bank Gov. barred from travelling abroad

04 may 2014 - 07:31:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's secret police on Saturday night barred the suspended Governor of of the Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate confirms Emefiele as central bank governor

26 march 2014 - 18:42:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian Senate Wednesday confirmed Mr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor-designate of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr. [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Apex bank retains interest rates at 12%

26 march 2014 - 09:05:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted unanimously to tighten the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Embattled apex bank chief drags Pres Jonathan to court

26 february 2014 - 12:25:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has filed a suit [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: National conference to commence in two weeks - Jonathan

24 february 2014 - 21:02:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, says the proposed national conference of ethnic nationalities and other interest [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: War drums, changes at the Central Bank, anti-smoking law highlighted in Nigeria

22 february 2014 - 11:22:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A State governor's "war drums", sudden changes at the apex bank and the anti-smoking law in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Acting Central Bank Gov. assumes duty

21 february 2014 - 19:48:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The new acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Sarah Alade, Friday assumed [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: I have no regrets, says Sanusi

21 february 2014 - 13:52:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said he has [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Mixed reactions trail suspension of CBN Governor, Sanusi

21 february 2014 - 08:45:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Thursday's suspension, by President Goodluck Jonathan, of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Governor of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. moves to calm nerves over suspension of CBN Governor

20 february 2014 - 18:29:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian government Thursday moved to calm nerves over the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Jonathan nominates leading private banker as new CBN Governor

20 february 2014 - 17:08:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Following his suspension of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan orders suspension of Central Bank Gov.

20 february 2014 - 09:49:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the suspension of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Apex bank gives deadline on customers' biometric registration

18 february 2014 - 09:27:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given all commercial banks in the country 18 months [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt. to hire forensic auditors over alleged missing US$20b oil money

14 february 2014 - 11:57:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government is to hire independent forensic auditors to examine the books of the state-owned [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NGO seeks probe of alleged missing US$20b oil money

09 february 2014 - 09:27:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A Nigerian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked the anti-graft Economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: External reserves drop to US$42.85b

22 january 2014 - 12:05:22
Lagos,Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s external reserves stood at US$42.85 billion as at 31 Dec. 2013, representing a drop of US$0.98 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Panel decries declining gross external reserves

21 january 2014 - 18:16:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Tuesday expressed worry that the nation’s gross external reserves are depleting. [...] Full text...

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Presidential brickbats, war against terrorism highlighted in Nigeria

28 december 2013 - 09:19:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The war of words between President Goodluck Jonathan and former President Olusegun Obasanjo as well as [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's oil giant, NNPC, denies diversion of US$49.8 billion oil proceeds

13 december 2013 - 16:06:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s oil giant, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Friday faulted claims by the Governor of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank lists priorities for 2014

12 december 2013 - 11:13:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With a few weeks to the end of 2013, Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the Central [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank retains interest rate at 12%

20 november 2013 - 09:25:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - For the 13th consecutive time, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the interest rate, [...] Full text...

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Jonathan meets with Nigeria's Honourary Int'l Investors' Council in London

19 november 2013 - 17:29:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, leaves Abuja Wednesday for London where he is scheduled to preside [...] Full text...

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Nigerian banks boost power supply with 109b naira

05 november 2013 - 13:56:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian banks have so far disbursed 109.3 billion naira (US$684.5 million) from the Power and Airlines [...] Full text...

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Nigerian airline sends 40 pilots for Computer-Aided-Engineering assessment

14 october 2013 - 17:47:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian airline, Arik Air, is to send 40 pilots for Computer-Aided-Engineering (CAE) assessment in London, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Sanusi wins sub-Saharan Africa Central Bank Gov. Award

14 october 2013 - 12:00:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been named by the Emerging [...] Full text...

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13rd Economic Forum on Africa begins in Paris

07 october 2013 - 19:22:59
Paris, France (PANA) – The 13th International Economic Forum on Africa kicked off Monday in Paris, France, with the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s Finance Minister, Central Bank Governor nominated for 2013 African Investor awards

05 october 2013 - 13:27:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda and Bank of Zambia Governor Michael Gondwe have been nominated for [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria, highest importer of US dollars worldwide'

25 september 2013 - 10:04:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's apex bank has said the country is the highest net importer of the US dollar [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s external reserves fall

24 september 2013 - 11:56:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s external reserves dropped from US$48 billion in February to US$45.9 billion as at 20 Sept., [...] Full text...

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Experts dismiss fears over decline in Nigeria’s foreign reserve

09 august 2013 - 13:52:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Economists and financial analysts have dismissed fears over the US$ 1.8 billion fall in Nigeria’s external [...] Full text...

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Nigerian football: Life ban for match officials, players involved in scandalous scorelines

22 july 2013 - 17:30:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - "For bringing the game of football into disrepute", the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Monday slammed [...] Full text...

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Mali troops, lingering ASUU strike, Mandela's birthday bash reported in Nigeria

20 july 2013 - 08:01:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Government's intention to withdraw its troops from Mali, the lingering university teachers' strike, low inflation figures [...] Full text...

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‘Nigeria spent 11.7b naira yearly on tomatoes importation’

04 july 2013 - 12:41:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has expressed displeasure over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s apex bank moves against currency counterfeiting

25 june 2013 - 13:42:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said the bank will [...] Full text...

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NFF cautions Super Eagles against complacency despite beating Kenya

05 june 2013 - 17:58:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigerians celebrated the 1-0 victory of their national football team, the Super Eagles, over the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Guarantee Trust Bank is African Bank of the Year

30 may 2013 - 08:39:52
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - Nigeria's Guarantee Trust Bank won the African Bank of the Year award at the 2013 African [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGO seeks moratorium on govt borrowing

27 may 2013 - 11:52:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the country's federal government to provide [...] Full text...

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War against Boko Haram, Chinua Achebe's burial highlighted in Nigeria

25 may 2013 - 08:50:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The State of Emergency declared on three north eastern States and the following war against insurgency [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria’s apex bank committed to e-payment’

23 may 2013 - 11:47:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has assured of the readiness [...] Full text...

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Gunmen kill four policemen in Nigeria

11 april 2013 - 16:48:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Gunmen suspected to be members of Nigeria's violent Islamic sect Boko Haram Thursday stormed a police [...] Full text...

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Three Korean doctors killed in Nigeria's Islamists hotbed

10 february 2013 - 11:09:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three South Korean doctors were killed by yet unknown persons in Potiskum, Nigeria's northern Yobe State, [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Nigerian parliamentarians visit Super Eagles

31 january 2013 - 18:41:01
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The chairman of the Senate Committee in the Nigerian Senate, Adamu Gimba, leading a delegation [...] Full text...

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'Attacked Nigerian Emir flown to London'

20 january 2013 - 16:17:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, a highly respected Nigerian traditional ruler and Islamic religious [...] Full text...

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Nigeria, USAID partner to increase agriculture financing

18 january 2013 - 11:36:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has entered into an [...] Full text...

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Nigerian state set to get another sea port

17 december 2012 - 22:55:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, in south west Nigeria, is on the verge of having another [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank set to stop ATM charges

10 december 2012 - 12:15:50
Lagos, Nigeria(PANA) - The apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will from next Monday commence the enforcement of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s economic summit begins Monday

03 december 2012 - 09:27:09
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s annual economic summit was due to start Monday in the capital city of Abuja, with [...] Full text...

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Obasanjo's revolution, security, fuel and health concerns reported in Nigeria

01 december 2012 - 09:17:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's call for a revolution, knocks for CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, government's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria govt says won't sack workers

30 november 2012 - 08:27:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal government has said it will not sack any of its workers, following a call [...] Full text...

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Nigerian workers want central bank governor sacked over comments

29 november 2012 - 09:02:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian workers have called for the sack of Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank Governor wants 50% of civil servants sacked

28 november 2012 - 09:53:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has called [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank canvasses more financial inclusion

26 november 2012 - 12:22:16
Lagos, Nigeria(PANA) - Governor of the apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has made a case for [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's media chat, EFCC's frustration, nation's low rating highlighted in Nigeria

24 november 2012 - 08:47:36
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's media chat comments and the attendant criticisms, his 2015 political ambition, inability of [...] Full text...

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President Jonathan to attend D-8 summit in Pakistan

19 november 2012 - 16:43:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja, the Nigerian capital city, on Tuesday night for Islamabad, [...] Full text...

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'76% of transactions in Lagos cashless'

19 november 2012 - 12:07:05
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 76 per cent of business transactions in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos are being carried [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank 'defers' nationwide launch of cash-less scheme

16 november 2012 - 11:34:37
Lagos, Nigeria ([PANA) - The planned nationwide roll-out of the cash-less programme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank retains interest rate at 12%

19 september 2012 - 10:07:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the monetary policy rate at 12%, according to [...] Full text...

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More protests greet planned 5,000 naira note in Nigeria

11 september 2012 - 08:44:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The rejection of the plan to introduce the 5,000 note (US$31) as Nigeria's highest currency denomination [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt backs plan to introduce 5,000 naira currency note

05 september 2012 - 09:34:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Unswayed by the widespread criticism of the plan by the apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media awash with stories on Jonathan's performance pact with ministers

25 august 2012 - 12:03:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's performance contract with ministers, a rare oil find in an unlikely place and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank set to introduce 5,000 naira note

24 august 2012 - 11:03:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to introduce a new 5,000 naira note [...] Full text...

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Experts call for more financial inclusion for women

13 july 2012 - 18:40:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Participants at the ongoing African women’s economic summit in Nigeria have advocated for more women in [...] Full text...

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Nigerian farmers shun 189b naira agric facility

06 june 2012 - 10:12:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Only 37 billion naira out of the 189.294 billion naira which the Central Bank of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigeria needs to focus on rebuilding its reserves - Apex bank governor

30 may 2012 - 10:24:32
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria needs to focus on rebuilding its reserves and stabilising the exchange rates as a way [...] Full text...

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Nigeria opposition demands presidential apology over Jan. fuel price hike

24 april 2012 - 15:33:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In a scathing rebuke, Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Tuesday criticized the federal [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank retains interest rate at 12%

21 march 2012 - 10:19:46
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has for the third time in recent months retained [...] Full text...

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Nigerian NGOs sue apex bank over fuel subsidy payment

19 february 2012 - 11:10:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two Nigerian non governmental organisations have sued Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi of the Central Bank of [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's job-creation moves, rainstorm in Lagos reported in Nigeria

18 february 2012 - 10:05:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government's determination to generate 370,000 jobs, a rainstorm and its havoc in Lagos, high [...] Full text...

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'Inflation is on downward trend in Nigeria'

16 february 2012 - 07:13:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Inflation in Nigeria is on a downward trend as a result of the coordinated efforts to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report the continuing orgy of violence

11 february 2012 - 11:27:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The unending orgy of violence, especially the non-stop bombing campaign (almost on a daily basis) by [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Nigeria attacks rises to 215 - Newspaper

22 january 2012 - 09:30:01
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The death toll in Friday evening's coordinated bomb and gun attacks on many targets in Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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Nigeria fuel strike: SERAP calls for documents on alleged corruption in fuel subsidy

15 january 2012 - 11:42:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A civil society group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has sent a Freedom of [...] Full text...

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Massive fuel strike reported in Nigeria

14 january 2012 - 04:53:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The massive strike, called by two main workers' unions and their civil society counterparts, following government's [...] Full text...

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Fuel strike: 'Nigeria's economy loses US$3b'

13 january 2012 - 10:02:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The total loss from the ongoing fuel strike in Nigeria will be US$3.085 billion by the [...] Full text...

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Fuel subsidy removal, Boko Haram's threats reported in Nigeria

07 january 2012 - 08:06:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The fuel subsidy, removed on the 2012 New Year day, and the three-day ultimatum from the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian papers highlight subsidy debate, oil spill, ASUU strike

24 december 2011 - 07:04:35
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian newspapers this week feasted on the continuing debate on government's plan to remove oil subsidy, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's central bank gov. named Forbes' African Person of the Year 2011

29 november 2011 - 13:43:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been named [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank chief wins continental award

26 september 2011 - 10:47:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido has been named winner of the 2011 [...] Full text...

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Looming nationwide strike, continuing circle of violence reported in Nigeria

24 september 2011 - 09:16:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A nationwide shutdown, planned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in collaboration with pro-democracy [...] Full text...

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Central Bank Governor insists fuel subsidy must go in Nigeria

20 september 2011 - 08:30:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Monday insisted that government subsidy on fuel must go, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s external reserves record 3.32 percent increase

20 september 2011 - 05:58:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s gross external reserves stood at US$ 34.85 billion as at 15 September, 2011, representing an [...] Full text...

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'ATM frauds drop by 90% in Nigeria'

15 september 2011 - 09:51:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The level of fraud committed through the use of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in Nigeria has [...] Full text...

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Nigerian banks affirm commitment to sustainable practice

13 september 2011 - 14:05:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Chief Executives Officers (CEOs) of Nigeria’s 24 deposit banks have restated their commitment to responsible business [...] Full text...

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'Why banking equities at Nigerian bourse remain bearish'

12 september 2011 - 11:43:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The poor performance of the equities listed on the banking sub-sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bank partners UN agency on sustainable financing

06 september 2011 - 23:37:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first edition of the Nigeria Sustainable Finance Week put together by one of country’s leading [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to include Chinese yuan in external reserves

06 september 2011 - 09:02:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amidst rising concerns over the impact of the recent downgrading of the US credit rating, Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Muslims mark end of fasting with prayers

30 august 2011 - 16:04:34
Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria (PANA) - Muslims across Nigeria Tuesday observed the Eid-Eil-Fitr prayers, signifying the end of the Ramadan fast, with [...] Full text...

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Domestic issues dominate headlines in Nigeria

13 august 2011 - 08:03:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Domestic issues, including the return of World Bank Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Finance Minister, dramatic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Govt to sell new banks after 3 years, appoints transition consultants

09 august 2011 - 09:18:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The lifespan of the new management of the three banks acquired by the Nigerian Federal Government [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt takes over three banks

05 august 2011 - 19:17:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government Friday announced the take-over of three banks which were yet to sign the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian's economy grew by 6.4% in first quarter, inflation down

03 august 2011 - 18:19:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) held its second session under President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Labour's strike, Islamic banking, Boko Haram reported in Nigeria

23 july 2011 - 07:36:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The three-day warning strike, averted at the last minute, Islamic Banking which has stirred controversy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Lower House endorses 'controversial' Islamic banking initiative

21 july 2011 - 17:21:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Lower House of Representatives has endorsed the controversial issues of Islamic banking and 150,000 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank gives out US$ 891 million loans to farmers

16 july 2011 - 12:20:18
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Saturday that it had given out loans totalling 133.65 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank allays fears over Islamic banking

05 july 2011 - 10:32:50
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - To douse the controversy trailing the decision of the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) for issuing [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s foreign reserves hit six-month low

05 july 2011 - 09:42:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s foreign reserves have fallen to the lowest level in six months, after dropping from US$32.88 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank to liquidate undercapitalised banks by October

30 may 2011 - 18:31:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said any of the nine rescued banks that [...] Full text...

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ASTII workshop ends in Addis

26 may 2011 - 08:51:24
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The three-day African Science Technology and Innovation Indicators (ASTII) Initiative workshop has ended in Addis [...] Full text...

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Mixed reactions greet Africa Day celebration

26 may 2011 - 08:26:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants at an international workshop on African Science Technology and Innovation Indicators Initiative (ASTII), have [...] Full text...

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Presidential, gubernatorial polls dominate Nigeria media

23 april 2011 - 07:29:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The presidential election, held 16 April and won by incumbent president Goodluck Jonathan, and the upcoming [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank chief makes Time Magazine's influential people's lists

22 april 2011 - 12:50:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been named among [...] Full text...

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New lending rates may have negative effects on real sector in Nigeria

31 march 2011 - 13:54:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's financial sector experts have warned that the recent review of the benchmark lending rate [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank tackles inflation, raises interest rate

23 march 2011 - 08:51:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point, [...] Full text...

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New agriculture financial framework under way in Nigeria

07 march 2011 - 23:59:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new financing framework for the agricultural sector known as the Nigerian Incentive–Based Risk Sharing [...] Full text...

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Fresh non-performing loans worry Nigeria's apex bank

07 march 2011 - 12:48:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - After intervening to bail out eight banks two years ago, over accumulating non-performing loans running into [...] Full text...

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CBN gov warns Egypt, Tunisia-like revolution can happen in Nigeria if....

27 february 2011 - 08:59:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Saturday warned that the [...] Full text...

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Libya, Freedom of Information Bill, new minimum wage reported in Nigeria

26 february 2011 - 08:16:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's order that Nigerians in Libya be evacuated, the passage of the Freedom of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s apex bank chief disagrees with IMF on economy

21 february 2011 - 18:41:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido, has disagreed with the International [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s apex bank chief optimistic on regional single currency by 2015

14 february 2011 - 10:50:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s apex bank Governor Sanusi Lamido has expressed confidence that the 15-member Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Nigeria created 7,195 jobs through loan scheme - Minister

02 february 2011 - 16:49:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - No fewer than 7,195 jobs were created in Nigeria in the last quarter of 2010, thanks [...] Full text...

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Rescued banks to be recapitalised in Nigeria

01 february 2011 - 10:19:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido, has said four of the [...] Full text...

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Experts say Nigerian economy a mixed bag in 2010

07 january 2011 - 14:42:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With just seven days into 2011, mixed reactions have trailed the performance of the Nigerian economy [...] Full text...

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Nigeria apex bank's chief named World Central Bank Governor for 2010

06 january 2011 - 09:47:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Lamido Sanusi has been named the World Central [...] Full text...

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Nigerian banks to sign 1 trillion naira bad loans deals

30 december 2010 - 10:11:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - About 21 banks in Nigeria are set to transfer their non-performing loans to the newly-created Asset [...] Full text...

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Business group faults Nigeria's 2011 budget

23 december 2010 - 10:36:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s foremost business group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has expressed dissatisfaction with the [...] Full text...

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Nigerians ''oppose'' jumbo pay for legislators

20 december 2010 - 09:55:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 88 per cent of respondents in a survey have said they are opposed to the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank to lend 75b naira to agric sector

14 december 2010 - 13:57:02
Lagos,Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has announced that a new financing [...] Full text...

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Nigerian manufacturers lament failure to access credit facilities

07 december 2010 - 17:01:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Bashir Borodo, has blamed the current banking [...] Full text...

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Central bank gov. identifies challenges of infrastructure finance in Africa

07 december 2010 - 10:02:30
Lagos,Nigeria (PANA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanusi Lamido, has identified major challenges confronting [...] Full text...

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Harvest of deaths, legislators' “war” with CBN over jumbo pay reported in Nigeria

04 december 2010 - 09:38:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The tragic deaths of more than 30 persons in auto accidents involving petrol tankers, the face-off [...] Full text...

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MPs to quiz top govt officials in Nigeria over legislative expenditure

01 december 2010 - 09:04:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's federal legislators are set to grill two top officials of the federal government over allegations [...] Full text...

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Nigeriaâ?s apex bank chief bags global business award

11 october 2010 - 20:49:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Governor of Nigerian Central bank (CBN), Sanusi Lami do, has been named the Central Bank [...] Full text...

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'Jail awaits more ex-bank chiefs in Nigeria'

11 october 2010 - 09:40:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- More former bank chiefs in Nigeria, who are facing crimi nal trials, will go to jail, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria at 50: Jonathan launches 50 Naira commemorative note

29 september 2010 - 21:56:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- As part of activities marking Nigeria's 50th independenc e anniversary, President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday formally launched [...] Full text...

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Novel plan to power banks in Nigeria

24 september 2010 - 08:35:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a plan to build a power plant [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media report fuel subsidy removal, bid for power generation

04 september 2010 - 10:26:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The announcement by the Minister of Finance, Olusegun Ag anga, that government's fuel subsidy on petroleum [...] Full text...

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Nigerian central bank disburses 130 billion naira to manufacturers

29 july 2010 - 21:42:00
Benin Nigeria (PANA) -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed a total of 130 billion naira as loans [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank charged to realign economic policies

28 july 2010 - 18:20:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) has charged th e Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) "to realign [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank reiterates commitment to reforms

28 july 2010 - 15:13:00
Benin- Nigeria (Nigeria) -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its determination to pursue its four-pillar reforms agenda [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bank hosts conference on international financial reporting

15 july 2010 - 16:21:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- One of Nigeria's leading financial institutions, Access Bank, will organize a two-day (19-20 July) conference on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report ministers' code of conduct, Jonathan's energy plan

10 april 2010 - 08:03:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The code of conduct for the newly inaugurated ministers and Acting President Goodluck Jonathan's plan to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Acting President sacks powerful Oil Chief

06 april 2010 - 16:35:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesd ay sacked the powerful Group Managing Director (GMD) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Acting President inaugurates new cabinet

06 april 2010 - 14:28:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday ina ugurated the 38 ministers-designate who were cleared by the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria media highlight new ministerial list, constitutional amendment

27 march 2010 - 08:08:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Acting President Goodluck Jonathan's new ministerial list, constitutional amendment and passage of the 2010 Federal budget [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Acting President nominates 25 Ministers-designate

24 march 2010 - 08:22:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has sent th e list of the first batch of 25 [...] Full text...

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SA firm eyes Nigerian bank

01 march 2010 - 08:27:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Leading South African financial services provider Standa rd Bank may have concluded plans to acquire 75 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria spends 620b naira on troubled banks

09 february 2010 - 20:17:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- About 620 billion naira has been spent on the 10 trouble d banks through the Expanded [...] Full text...

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Nigerian apex bank fixes tenure of bank chiefs

21 january 2010 - 23:59:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- In a move to address some corporate governance issues in Nigeriaâ?s 24 banks, the apex bank [...] Full text...

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Bank shake-up highlights Nigeria's economic sector in 2009

31 december 2009 - 09:23:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Amid the myriad of major economic developments in Nigeri a in 2009, analysts have identified the [...] Full text...

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More bank workers to lose jobs in Nigeria

29 december 2009 - 09:38:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As the sack gale sweeping through Nigerian bank intensi fies, more workers are set to lose [...] Full text...

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'Gambia's financial system not directly exposed to global financial crisis'

20 december 2009 - 11:33:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambian financial system is not directly exposed to the instability in the global financial system, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Central Bank governor visits Gambia

05 november 2009 - 17:28:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Nigeriaâ?s Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Thursday begins a working visit to the Gambia on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian bourse places 2 banks on technical suspension

05 october 2009 - 18:47:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Monday placed two of t he three banks whose Chief Executive [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Apex Bank to sanction banks over non-core businesses

20 september 2009 - 09:01:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Banks that are currently involved in non-core banking ac tivities such as recharge card business, hospitality [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's apex bank assures capital market operators on bank reforms

17 september 2009 - 08:41:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Sanus i Lamido Sanusi, has assured [...] Full text...

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