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- Nigeria Attack Stops Shell's Bonga Offshore Oil
- By Nick Tattersall ABUJA (Reuters UK) - Militants in speedboats attacked Royal Dutch Shell's main offshore facility in Nigeria on Thursday, cutting the country's oil output by a tenth and raising fears of a new campaign against deepwater installations. The strike on Shell's Bonga field, which...
- News items 2008-06-19
- Shell Won't Challenge Takeover of Nigeria Oil Wells
- ABUJA (Reuters UK) - Royal Dutch Shell RDSa said on Tuesday it will not mount a legal challenge to the Nigerian government's plan to take over its oilfields in Ogoniland later this year. President Umaru Yar'Adua earlier this month announced the government will give the...
- News items 2008-06-18
- The Effects of Training on the Productivity of Construction Craftsmen in South Western Nigeria
- The study reported in this paper highlights a number of benefits apart from increased productivity accruable to Nigeria's construction industry through the application of improved formal and informal training programmes. Moreover, other factors such as financial and non-financial incentives, general organization and procedure, planning, control and supervision of workers had...
- White papers 2002-06-14
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- MWALIMU TOYIN FALOLA: THE MAN AND HIS WORK
- INTRODUCTION Upon his nomination for the presidency of the African Studies Association ASA in April of 2004, the following is part of what Mwalimu Toyin Falola wrote about himself in his Statement of Candidacy: I have a strong record of working wim others on boards of journals, academic...
- Articles 2008-06-30
- Multi-Links Selects Nortel to Expand Mobile Broadband Services in Nigeria
- Multi-Links Telecommunications Ltd., one of Nigeria's leading service providers, has entered into a three-year frame contract with Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT)to expand and upgrade its wireless network. The initial phase of the contract has been awarded and is valued at US $45 million. The enhanced network will use Nortel's ...
- Articles 2008-06-25
- Nigerian government seeks 90-day truce with militants
- World News IN BRIEF *ABUJA A senior UN official appointed by Nigeria to help end unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta has said he will seek a 90- day truce with militants as a first step towards formal peace talks. Ibrahim Gambari, right, a former Nigerian foreign...
- Articles 2008-06-25
- Presentation of Credentials at the Citadelle in Quebec
- Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will receive the credentials of two new ambassadors and two new high commissioners in the Ballroom of the residence of the Governor General, the Citadelle of Quebec, on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. His Excellency Andre William...
- Articles 2008-06-25
- EMTA Holdings, Inc. Holds Informative Live Conference Call With Shareholders and Investors
- EMTA Holdings, Inc., (OTCBB: EMHD), maker ofXenTxTM, SynergynTM and other engine treatment and fuel efficiencyproducts, held a live, open conference call last Friday, June 20, withshareholders, investors and other interested parties to discuss theCompany's current and future business opportunities, its financialposition, and to answer all participant questions that were presented....
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Majorities in four states say torturing terrorists is OK: poll
- UNITED NATIONS AFP — A majority of people in 14 countries favor a total ban on torture, but in four others they find the practice acceptable when dealing with terrorists, according to the results from a survey which has been released at the United Nations. The poll, conducted...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- SONNY OKOSUN
- Leading figure in Nigerian music One of Nigeria's leading recording artists for much of his career, Sonny Okosun gained a wider following between the late 1970s and mid 1980s with US and UK releases and several international tours. His warm, genial voice effortlessly carried...
- Articles 2008-06-24
- Oil prices ease slightly in Asia trade, OPEC 'done what it can'
- SINGAPORE AFP — Oil prices "will not come down," OPEC president Chakib Khelil said on Tuesday, assuring that the oil cartel has already done what it can on the matter. "OPEC has already done what OPEC can do and prices will not come down," Khelil told journalists as...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- El Anatsui: transformations
- [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] In March of 2006, while on one of our daily two-hour hikes through the landscape and villages surrounding the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, El Anatsui stopped mid-stride atop a crumpled, dusty, plastic tablecloth lying in the middle of the dirt path. He wanted to come...
- Articles 2008-06-22
- Nigeria loses another 120,000 bpd after pipeline attack: industry
- LAGOS AFP — Nigerian militants blew up a key oil supply pipeline operated by Chevron, in the latest attack targeting the country's multi-billion-dollar oil industry, company and military sources said Saturday. The US oil giant was forced to shut down operations as a result of the attack Friday...
- Articles 2008-06-21
- The new oil equation: Tight supply + high demand + much more = higher prices
- Saudi Arabia -- the world's largest net exporter of petroleum and owner of 20% of the Earth's known reserves -- has summoned representatives of major oil producers and consumers to a meeting Sunday. The price of crude has doubled in the past year and, this week, briefly sold for nearly...
- Articles 2008-06-20
- Nigeria militants raid Shell oil rig
- World News IN BRIEF *LAGOS Militants on speedboats raided an oil installation 85 miles off Nigeria, the furthest out to sea they have struck. Royal Dutch Shell was forced to shut down about 200,000 barrels a day in production from the Bonga oil field. The Movement for...
- Articles 2008-06-20
- European equities pause after global stocks slide
- LONDON AFP — European stock markets held steady on Thursday after heavy falls across Asia and on Wall Street that were triggered by fresh jitters about soaring oil prices and the global credit crunch, dealers said. They added that markets were nervous about signs of growing inflationary pressures...
- Articles 2008-06-19
- Oil prices hit $137 after fresh Nigeria outage
- LONDON AFP — World oil prices jumped to 137 dollars a barrel on Thursday, within reach of record heights, after another militant attack slashed output in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, spiked to 137.00 dollars per...
- Articles 2008-06-19
- Shell shuts down production at Nigerian oil field: spokesman
- LAGOS AFP — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell halted production Thursday at a major offshore oil facility in Nigeria because of a militant attack, a spokesman told AFP. "We shut down production at the Bonga oilfield following an attack by unknown militants this morning," Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo said....
- Articles 2008-06-19
- Shell halts production at Nigerian oil field after attack
- LAGOS AFP — Militants attacked Shell's main offshore oilfield in Nigeria on Thursday, forcing the Anglo-Dutch giant to shut down production and raising fears for the security of deepsea facilities in the region. "We shut down production at the Bonga oilfield following an attack by unknown militants this...
- Articles 2008-06-19
- Oil rebounds after US inventory data
- NEW YORK AFP — Oil prices rebounded Wednesday after news of a drop in US inventories and new concerns about a possible strike in key producer Nigeria. Prices had dropped earlier as the market mulled a possible output hike by OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia. New York's...
- Articles 2008-06-18
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